Why Torture Is Wrong

You awaken in a dark room, with no recollection of how you got there. You realize that you sit across from a few men, with a table separating from you. Next to the men you see a bucket filled with water and a rag. You are blinded by a bright white light and one of the men bangs on the table and says, “We know you are with the terrorists. So where are they hiding?” You answer almost immediately saying that you’re not a terrorist and have no idea. The men ask again and you give the same answer. The men get furious and drag you out of the chair and force you to lie down on the table, tying you to it. They ask one more time, “where are the others?” You respond with the same answer as before, “I don’t know.” The men then put the rag on your face and pour the bucket of water on you. You try to sit up, but the restraints keep you on the table. You feel your lungs start to burn and the men ask the same question again. You try to speak, but you don’t have enough oxygen to mutter a word. The ridiculous thing is, you’re not drowning, you just think you are. What you just experienced was a …show more content…
Torture is generally ineffective, effects those subjected to it for the remainder of their lives, and is unacceptable no matter the reason. Consider the United Nations, what it is and what it stands for. The United Nations wrote and signed something known as the Geneva Conventions. The Geneva Conventions explicitly state in article 3 that, “humane treatment is required for all people in enemy hands. The use of murder, mutilation, torture, and the use of humiliating or degrading treatment is prohibited.” The Geneva Conventions should have protected you earlier on. But countless countries violate these written rules and they continue to unfairly subject their prisoners to torture. Even the United States of America uses this horrendous act. If we condemn our enemies methods, yet we also partake in those same practices, who is the real enemy