When hearing about torture, whether on the news or in an article, we as Americans do not consider the lasting effects it has on people. Physical and psychological torture is mainly employed as war tactics, to get information out of people. Torture is not a concept that is talked about on a day to day basis, because of the many freedoms we experience as Americans. In the article The Case for Torture, Michael Levin portrays torture as something that should be permissible. He uses a bomb being on Manhattan Island to give readers a visual of why he agrees with the use of torture. He compares the lives of million people to the rights that a terrorist should have. This example gives readers the wrong impression when trying to decide if torture
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His views were very similar to Michael Levin, in the case that he felt if torture was necessary it should happen. The difference between Dershowitz and Levin was that Dershowitz felt like there should be a legal document in place in the ticking time bomb situation. His solution to torture is to have someone with high authority make the decision, whether to torture someone or not. My question as a reader is, does immunity validate torture for the soldiers that are distributing it? Cathy Young, in the article How Much Torture is OK, makes a very valid point when talking about torture. She believes if some torture is considered to be OK all torture will be considered OK. To be more specific, if they make exceptions for some circumstances, then it’ll be hard to justify between what is right and wrong. She also mentioned that the ticking time bomb situation was highly improbable. Young is a pragmatist, she understands that there is no right answer to the situation but in this case she wants to preserve America's core …show more content…
When reading through these articles, John McCain Torture’s Terrible Toll was eye opening to me. When he used personal experience to educate the reader on his experience with torture, it really affected me as a reader. Knowing firsthand what he had went through and what he felt was the best decision when it came to torture. The main point that I agree on with McCain, would be claim number three. I am a strong believer of the golden rule; do unto others as you would have them do unto you. In claim three, he talks about torture in the United States leading to the torture of United States soldiers in other countries. If we do not torture then most likely other countries will reason with the United States and be open to
His views were very similar to Michael Levin, in the case that he felt if torture was necessary it should happen. The difference between Dershowitz and Levin was that Dershowitz felt like there should be a legal document in place in the ticking time bomb situation. His solution to torture is to have someone with high authority make the decision, whether to torture someone or not. My question as a reader is, does immunity validate torture for the soldiers that are distributing it? Cathy Young, in the article How Much Torture is OK, makes a very valid point when talking about torture. She believes if some torture is considered to be OK all torture will be considered OK. To be more specific, if they make exceptions for some circumstances, then it’ll be hard to justify between what is right and wrong. She also mentioned that the ticking time bomb situation was highly improbable. Young is a pragmatist, she understands that there is no right answer to the situation but in this case she wants to preserve America's core …show more content…
When reading through these articles, John McCain Torture’s Terrible Toll was eye opening to me. When he used personal experience to educate the reader on his experience with torture, it really affected me as a reader. Knowing firsthand what he had went through and what he felt was the best decision when it came to torture. The main point that I agree on with McCain, would be claim number three. I am a strong believer of the golden rule; do unto others as you would have them do unto you. In claim three, he talks about torture in the United States leading to the torture of United States soldiers in other countries. If we do not torture then most likely other countries will reason with the United States and be open to