The Pros And Cons Of Torture
Growing up in a safe country such as Canada, it is very easy to be naïve to the darkness and dangerous of a world it is in some places. Factions of people believe in using terror tactics such as rape and murder as tools of persuasion and promoting of their agenda. The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment defines torture as:
“any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on …show more content…
The misconception that torture only affects the tortured is short sighted as we forget about the people which often reluctantly are following orders of the senior leaders. Regularly, these personnel which must administer the torture will manifest similar psychological problems such as; anxiety, Post-traumatic stress disorder and impaired social and cognitive skills. This is shown by the Nazi doctors which preformed experiments on humans during World War Two. Although, effects did not manifest during the years of experiments due to the lack of remorse, it was only years after the war that the doctors realized the atrocities which were done. Moreover, child soldiers in Africa will show the same signs even though the involvement was forced upon them, often at very young ages (Average age 12 years). When we think about the arguments against torture we must realize that the victims of torture is not always so …show more content…
According to Lieutenant General Harry E. Soyster the former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency “Experienced military and intelligence professionals know that torture, in addition to being illegal and immoral, is an unreliable means of extracting information from prisoners… Use of such primitive methods actually put our own troops and our nation at risk.” General Soyster gives an example where the Federal Bureau of Investigation was extracting reliable information from a terrorist involved in the September 11 attacks in New York City until the Central Intelligence Agency which was known to use torture took over. Unfortunately General Soyster alleges that “there are numerous examples of cases where relying on information obtained through torture has disastrous consequences”. People who wish to remain in a free and safe society must stand behind methods of information extraction that are proven and humane which will not jeopardize our citizens and troops as a result.
When we preach about how we wish that other nations wish to operate morally we must hold our selves at the same standards as if we don’t then the hypocriticalness will shine though and affect our influence. If we live by the wording of the Bible “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them” (Matt. 7:[1]2) then not resorting to the tactics which we condemn
“any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on …show more content…
The misconception that torture only affects the tortured is short sighted as we forget about the people which often reluctantly are following orders of the senior leaders. Regularly, these personnel which must administer the torture will manifest similar psychological problems such as; anxiety, Post-traumatic stress disorder and impaired social and cognitive skills. This is shown by the Nazi doctors which preformed experiments on humans during World War Two. Although, effects did not manifest during the years of experiments due to the lack of remorse, it was only years after the war that the doctors realized the atrocities which were done. Moreover, child soldiers in Africa will show the same signs even though the involvement was forced upon them, often at very young ages (Average age 12 years). When we think about the arguments against torture we must realize that the victims of torture is not always so …show more content…
According to Lieutenant General Harry E. Soyster the former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency “Experienced military and intelligence professionals know that torture, in addition to being illegal and immoral, is an unreliable means of extracting information from prisoners… Use of such primitive methods actually put our own troops and our nation at risk.” General Soyster gives an example where the Federal Bureau of Investigation was extracting reliable information from a terrorist involved in the September 11 attacks in New York City until the Central Intelligence Agency which was known to use torture took over. Unfortunately General Soyster alleges that “there are numerous examples of cases where relying on information obtained through torture has disastrous consequences”. People who wish to remain in a free and safe society must stand behind methods of information extraction that are proven and humane which will not jeopardize our citizens and troops as a result.
When we preach about how we wish that other nations wish to operate morally we must hold our selves at the same standards as if we don’t then the hypocriticalness will shine though and affect our influence. If we live by the wording of the Bible “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them” (Matt. 7:[1]2) then not resorting to the tactics which we condemn