The Pros And Cons Of Torture

Torture is a method of interrogation that the government uses to receive information they need out of suspects, so they could potentially stop future attacks on the U.S. Torture can be looked at as something horrible and inhumane, but it can also be seen as something the government must do to keep the public safe. It must be hard to have to hurt someone because they choose to put innocent lives in danger, but this is something the government has chosen to do. Whether or not the government has been able to stop any attacks is what counts, and the government must do what they feel is necessary to keep their country safe.
There are many known methods of torture and they can be dated back to centuries before today. Marie- Monique Robin, a documentary filmmaker, reviews the history of torture and brings up how governments teach each other different torture techniques (Thornton). Waterboarding, for instance, is a technique when the suspect …show more content…
Men have been shackled to walls or ceilings for days, in diapers, locked in coffins, rectally violated, subject to days of sleep deprivation, beaten, and (in one instance) murdered (Chait). The Convention Against Torture (CAT) was ratified 20 years ago, and it continues to ask questions that involve banning torture and cruel treatment (Memo). This convention clearly wants to know whether the U.S. considers these practices illegal, and not just ill advised (Memo). Since 9/11, torture has increased throughout the U.S. and it is coming back into intellectual fashion (There’s). Torture may be hated, but it has beneficial outcomes; and no one wants torture to be used because it is inhumane, but without torture there is more of a chance that terrorists attack. They feel no threat to themselves, so they can “do whatever they want.” There are certain circumstances where torture is needed, it is allowed, and controlled