Two wrongs don’t make a right, how can you morally solve a problem is there is no ethically correct answer. Torture is a problem from hell, sometimes you have to choose the lesser of two evils.
BBC conducted a survey in 2006 about the use of torture. The survey included over 27,000 people from 25 different countries. The majority of the population agreed that torture in prisons should not be allowed; it is immoral and it weakens human right standards. Although there was a mass agreement about non provoked torture, countries who see themselves actively engaged in political violence, such as the United States, Iran and Iraq, supports the use of torture more than countries like Canada and Australia, who’re not currently involved in political violence. 72% of the Britons surveyed by BBC were opposed to any type of torture even when it could save lives. In Briton torture is illegal under all and any circumstances. Also, in Britain if the suspect is tortured it can be impossible to successfully prosecute them because under British law involuntary statements or confessions on the group that such evidence is inherently unreliable.
Torture has recently started to be regarded as wrong, even though in the late 1990’s it was said that 1 of every 3 countries practiced some form of torture. UN …show more content…
Anything that is done to the terrorist being tortured will never compare to what they have done to others. It allows officials to obtain information in a timely fashion, and sometimes more information then what was asked for is given. This is very useful because officials don’t always know what specific questions to ask, the information that has been obtained can be used for a variety of purposes that will help keep innocent civilians safe. Many argue that terrorists deserve to be punished, they have heartlessly executed and murdered in cold blood a countless number of innocent
BBC conducted a survey in 2006 about the use of torture. The survey included over 27,000 people from 25 different countries. The majority of the population agreed that torture in prisons should not be allowed; it is immoral and it weakens human right standards. Although there was a mass agreement about non provoked torture, countries who see themselves actively engaged in political violence, such as the United States, Iran and Iraq, supports the use of torture more than countries like Canada and Australia, who’re not currently involved in political violence. 72% of the Britons surveyed by BBC were opposed to any type of torture even when it could save lives. In Briton torture is illegal under all and any circumstances. Also, in Britain if the suspect is tortured it can be impossible to successfully prosecute them because under British law involuntary statements or confessions on the group that such evidence is inherently unreliable.
Torture has recently started to be regarded as wrong, even though in the late 1990’s it was said that 1 of every 3 countries practiced some form of torture. UN …show more content…
Anything that is done to the terrorist being tortured will never compare to what they have done to others. It allows officials to obtain information in a timely fashion, and sometimes more information then what was asked for is given. This is very useful because officials don’t always know what specific questions to ask, the information that has been obtained can be used for a variety of purposes that will help keep innocent civilians safe. Many argue that terrorists deserve to be punished, they have heartlessly executed and murdered in cold blood a countless number of innocent