Death Penalty Vs Torture

Torture and Death Penalty The death penalty and torture have been a human rights issue for a very long time, both of these methods of torture could be dated back to thousands of years ago when people were beheaded and hanged for a crime that they had committed. Torture was basically the action or practicing of severe pain on someone as a punishment, for your own pleasure, or for the sake of someone else. The Death Penalty, which is the punishment of execution, administered to someone legally convicted of a capital crime, has been used as a system of torture since the Eighteenth century. The Death Penalty violates the most basic form of a human right, which is the right to life. Methods of torture can be dated back as far as to the Greeks …show more content…
The methods they were using were usually put upon prisoners or people who could not do anything about it because of the lack of power they had, these methods consisted of being beaten with fists, bats, whips, baseball bats, etc. That left victims bruised, bleeding, broken bones, missing teeth, and even death. Rape and sexual abuse were used as forms of torture, which was spread worldwide at the time, along with the submersion of water (drowned), stubbing of cigarette buds on the body, and also being tied to the back of a car then being dragged behind it. (The Evolution of …show more content…
Back then, more physical and primitive methods were used and now the more modern uses of torture consists of electricity, the death penalty, firepower, and words to torture people, not only physically, but mentally. Torture now, regardless the fact or situation, is considered inhumane, even though it has changed dramatically, it is still being used often. These people that are still doing this torture is it usually for public spectacle or it’s secretively used for execution, some believe it is an effective method and will almost always be used. But mostly is secretive and is being hidden. (The Evolution of Torture) It is now illegal to use methods of torture, but unfortunately there has been a reported 141 countries that practice the use of torture, which is three-quarters of the world. Countries sometimes use torture as a necessary means to extract confessions, identify terrorists, and obtain intelligence critical to preventing future violence. In this case a person can see where it is thought as for being useful, to get rid of and prevent further violence. (http://physiciansforhumanrights.org) Other than governments respecting the law, it is usually turned away and done anyways, no country openly says that they use torture, but they keep it hidden so well. (The Evolution of Torture). A big issue happening with torture today is the torture of