Pros And Cons Of Torture

Torture is the act of inflicting pain on somebody to force them to give information. But Americans have rarely gotten any type of information from torture. The people being tortured usually innocent people who are fighting for their country. On top of that, the people torturing these prisoners have complete power of what happens to the prisoners, which basically means that they could do anything they please with the prisoners. This is why I am against the practice of torture. You would think that an act as sadistic as torture would be only reserved for the worst of the worst, but most of the people getting tortured are innocent people who were just fighting for their country. And aren't trained for the torture techniques that they are faced with, which in turn could mess up the prisoner's heads. …show more content…
According to The truth about torture “domestic detainees are entitled to most of the privileges that regular citizens enjoy” (Krauthammer;70). The detainees their rights are constantly violated. So the detainees are treated like they're terrorist. These detainees are being waterboarded, stripped of their dignity, water doused and deprived of sleep “These Are The 13 'Enhanced Interrogation Techniques” The CIA Used On Detainees” Association Press. Waterboarding for example is used to simulate a drowning sensation by strapping the detainees to a board sloped downwards and covering their face with a washcloth or something of that nature then pour a large amount of water into their breathing passages. “What Is Water Boarding” Waterboarding.org. According to “The Most Gruesome Moments in the CIA ‘Torture Report” Harris “Detainees are forced to stand on broken legs or go 180 hours without sleep.” Half of these people were just fighting in a war and didn’t know anything about