In this paper I will argue that torture is morally justified under certain extreme circumstances. I will also argue the meaning of torture, the circumstances under which it should be morally justified, and whether it should be legalized or not.
Before we discuss any issues related to torture, we first need to understand the meaning of torture. After we thoroughly understand what torture is, we ought to ask questions like: Is torture morally just under any circumstance? Under what circumstances should torture be morally just, if at all? And if torture is just, how much torture is morally just under given circumstance? Should torture be legalized or institutionalized?
INTRODUCTION
What is torture? Torture is the procedure of giving physical or psychological pain to an organism in order to compel or force it for some desired action. There are different types of torture ideology, common being the two One is …show more content…
This paper says the abuse was either officially sanctioned or caused by the placing of unreasonably high demands for information on interrogators [3].There were many instances where these torturing activities were recorded by media and condemned.
In a situation where two officers were interrogating which lead to the death of an individual. After this incident all the agents were asked to understand the policies of interrogation and human rights [1].
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld approved 24 interrogation techniques (out of 35 proposed techniques) for use at Guantanamo Bay aimed at ‘significantly increasing the fear level in a detainee’ and ‘attacking or insulting the ego of a detainee [4]. The Church Report noted that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Richard Myers, had expressed doubt about their legality [5]
An activist reported saying “If officers continue such activities, this would not stop them but in fact this would produce more terrorist
Before we discuss any issues related to torture, we first need to understand the meaning of torture. After we thoroughly understand what torture is, we ought to ask questions like: Is torture morally just under any circumstance? Under what circumstances should torture be morally just, if at all? And if torture is just, how much torture is morally just under given circumstance? Should torture be legalized or institutionalized?
INTRODUCTION
What is torture? Torture is the procedure of giving physical or psychological pain to an organism in order to compel or force it for some desired action. There are different types of torture ideology, common being the two One is …show more content…
This paper says the abuse was either officially sanctioned or caused by the placing of unreasonably high demands for information on interrogators [3].There were many instances where these torturing activities were recorded by media and condemned.
In a situation where two officers were interrogating which lead to the death of an individual. After this incident all the agents were asked to understand the policies of interrogation and human rights [1].
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld approved 24 interrogation techniques (out of 35 proposed techniques) for use at Guantanamo Bay aimed at ‘significantly increasing the fear level in a detainee’ and ‘attacking or insulting the ego of a detainee [4]. The Church Report noted that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Richard Myers, had expressed doubt about their legality [5]
An activist reported saying “If officers continue such activities, this would not stop them but in fact this would produce more terrorist