Why Is Torture Necessary

Using the consequentialism approach, I am for torture because performing this action to possibly save lives is better than doing nothing and suffer through worse consequences. Another reason why torture is necessary is to make an example out of the terrorist to prevent future terrorist attacks. According to Timmons, torture is defined as any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for purposes.” An example the book used, if there was a ticking bomb terrorist scenario, then there should be a protocol that is non-fatal to gain information from the terrorist. Objectors may argue that there is no need for torture because the ticking bomb terrorist situation is rare. However, because something is rare does not make it exempt …show more content…
I am not saying that even having a proper procedure of doing things will prevent murders, however, there is a chance of reduced murders. For example, school shootings would not have as many people killed if there were law enforcement guarding the schools versus not having law enforcement at all. Secondly, a critic’s objection may be the possibility of the person being tortured withholding information, lying, or gaining time to tell the truth. Despite if the person being tortured is doing any of these acts, torturing him can serve as a form of justice for the many people losing their lives. Also, we should keep in mind that even if the terrorist did any of these acts, it still does not prevent the terrorist to eventually tell the truth due to torturing. It is easy for critics to say that there is no use of torturing this terrorist for the acts listed. However, the terrorist attack’s effect on the critics might not be is bad as the effect on the family and friends of the