The Pros And Cons Of Torture

Would you like to know what's stopping millions of americans from losing their lives? Or who puts an end to the plots? Well the gruesome truth is that what's stopping these attacks is torture. Torture is defined by, to inflict severe pain on, what hundreds of people believe, is doing what's necessary to save lives. Many people disagree with the thought of torture and believe it's inhumane and unconstitutional, but the reality is that it is what’s preventing another severe attack like 9/11. The CIA has been using torture methods to combat terrorist plots and has succeeded several times, but while inhumane, is partially constitutional. Torture saves lives, is constitutional , and prevents attacks. People just can't grasp the idea that lives of the many are more important than the lives of few. …show more content…
Torture can be seen as inhumane, in the case of Hamza Ali al-Khateeb in Syria. The brutal leader Bashar al-Assad had the 13 year old boy swept up off the streets during a peaceful protest. The boy’s body was found 3 months later with both kneecaps and jaws smashed in, cigarette burns and deep cuts all over his body. This is an example of torture yet seems to have had no purpose and was used just to simply cause pain and possibly make a statement to the other protesters. Also, under the US Constitution torture, technically should not be allowed “...nor cruel and/or unusual punishments be inflicted” - 8th Amendment. Also, in several cases torture has been found not to work or even the detainee does not hold the information that they are searching for, meaning the person tortured was done so for no