Torture Persuasive Essay

Little do people know that the use of torture on victims is still widely practiced throughout the world today. The reason being is that some may use the excuse that they choose to continue the practice of torture in attempt to obtain the ‘truth’ from the detainees. By definition torture is the act or practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as punishment or to force them to do or say something, or for the pleasure of the person inflicting the pain (Irct.org). Proofs of interrogation techniques used on victims may not only leave physical marks but can sink into one’s mental health leaving a long-term or life-long impact. While harassing someone may help quicken the speed of getting an answer or a piece of information out of someone, are the techniques that are being used on the victims doing us any justice? While the United States is so quick to call out the distasteful flaws of the rest of the world, is it doing us any better that we could become so passive aggressive and start giving in to the acts of torture when it comes to our own benefits? No country publicly supports the idea or …show more content…
Traumatic stress can be associated with lasting changes in several areas in the brain. This is correlated to “increased deregulation of Cortisol systems and norepinephrine responses to subsequent stressors” (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, 2006) in which the brain undergoes stress-induced changes in structure and function. Stress results in severe and chronic changes in neurochemical systems and specific brain areas that results in long-term transformations in the brain’s “circuits involved in the stress response” (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, 2006). Memories from traumatic situations can arise unconsciously, and at the worst times. Nightmares and hallucinations can both recreate the trauma in unwanted detail for the victim. These are just a select few samples of what tortured survivors have to go through from the mental disturbance of a horrific