Cultural Evaluation of Torture
Cultural Evaluation 1
Team B
Professor Monroe
BCOM/275
Cultural Evaluation 2
Torture the word alone can start a heated argument, cause some to wince or even chill us to the bones from the sheer cruelty that the word stands for. Here in the United States we really look down on torture we view it as an archaic and barbaric form of punishment or interrogation.
Brazil is one of these countries, though Brazil is one of the most influential democracies in regional and global affairs. The current president of Brazil was a past torture victim from back in the 1970’s during the countries. The former guerrilla was captured in 1970 being only 22 was held behind bars for 3 year where she was interrogated and tortured repeatedly with electric shock to her feet and ears but their favorite method of torture was to suspend the victim upside down naked, bound at the wrists and ankles. Though the military officials that were in command during the dictatorship that were responsible for 400 deaths and torturing an over 1000 people are still shielded by a 1979 amenity, are being protested by their own countrymen. Maurício Lopes Lima, 76, a former lieutenant colonel accused of torturing Ms. Rousseff woke to find someone had painted on his from door in red paint “A torturer of the dictatorship lives here”.
Despite the countries dark past and the dark past of their president, and her efforts to prevent these types of actions Brazil has a problem with their police department using excessive force. Faced with high levels of violent crime, some Brazilian police units engage in abusive practices with impunity. The problem goes even further though justice official that seek to reprimand police for using excessive force are threatened with physical violence. August 2011 Judge Particia Acioli Was shot to death outside of her home, after order the arrest of a police officer suspected of murder. Widespread violence perpetrated by criminal gangs and abusive police
Team B
Professor Monroe
BCOM/275
Cultural Evaluation 2
Torture the word alone can start a heated argument, cause some to wince or even chill us to the bones from the sheer cruelty that the word stands for. Here in the United States we really look down on torture we view it as an archaic and barbaric form of punishment or interrogation.
Brazil is one of these countries, though Brazil is one of the most influential democracies in regional and global affairs. The current president of Brazil was a past torture victim from back in the 1970’s during the countries. The former guerrilla was captured in 1970 being only 22 was held behind bars for 3 year where she was interrogated and tortured repeatedly with electric shock to her feet and ears but their favorite method of torture was to suspend the victim upside down naked, bound at the wrists and ankles. Though the military officials that were in command during the dictatorship that were responsible for 400 deaths and torturing an over 1000 people are still shielded by a 1979 amenity, are being protested by their own countrymen. Maurício Lopes Lima, 76, a former lieutenant colonel accused of torturing Ms. Rousseff woke to find someone had painted on his from door in red paint “A torturer of the dictatorship lives here”.
Despite the countries dark past and the dark past of their president, and her efforts to prevent these types of actions Brazil has a problem with their police department using excessive force. Faced with high levels of violent crime, some Brazilian police units engage in abusive practices with impunity. The problem goes even further though justice official that seek to reprimand police for using excessive force are threatened with physical violence. August 2011 Judge Particia Acioli Was shot to death outside of her home, after order the arrest of a police officer suspected of murder. Widespread violence perpetrated by criminal gangs and abusive police
References: ROMERO, S. (2012). Leader’s Torture in the ’70s Stirs Ghosts in Brazil. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/world/americas/president-rousseffs-decades-old-torture-detailed.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 World Report 2012: Brazil. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.hrw.org/world-report-2012/world-report-2012-brazil