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    Does Torture Work?

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    Yunji Kim English 102 Professor Harkness 10/24/12 RE 1 Revised Does Torture Work?: Is it really one effective way? Taxi to the Dark Side (Alex Gibney 2007) accuse of what was going on behind the curtain in Abu Ghraib. Dilawar‚ the innocent taxi driver who took 3 passengers for a taxi ride‚ has been under detention with harsh torture under the purpose of getting information‚ and died. The military police Thomas Curtis‚ who was at Bagram says‚ “My memory of Dilawar was chained up with the

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    Torture: Right or Wrong Jennifer Lopez April 22‚ 2013 Ustick 7 US History Lopez 1 Torture: Right or Wrong Torture means 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

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    Is Torture Ever Ok?

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    Thomas Erb Is Torture Ever Ok? As a I discussed in my third essay‚ there are many disputes between people on whether or not torture should ever be allowed. I am writing my opinion on this heated issue and explaining why torture should be allowed under extreme circumstances. Extreme instances that should allocate torture are: times of war‚ a terrorist attack‚ or high profile criminal activity. If lives are at stake in these circumstances than I believe torturing someone is permissible. Torturing

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    but there was torture and terror involved which some people argue that torture is far worse than just being given the death penalty. So is being tortured actually worse than just being given the death penalty? The importance of considering this question is that if torture is worse than the death penalty then the death penalty would be a lesser punishment and any punishment “above or below what would be acceptable for the crime committed would be immoral because it does not

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    Torture is an evil and inhumane form of treatment. It has been practiced throughout history in civilizations such as the Roman Empire and the Egyptians. Those cultures believed that torture was an essential and indispensable element of their justice system to punish and deter criminals. Today‚ torture is banned internationally. However‚ there are still countries and armed groups that defy the prohibition from the United Nations and practice this form of degrading treatment. One current example of

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    the utilization of torture and its effectiveness as a means to elicit information. A main argument has been supplied that torture is ineffective in its purpose to gather information from the victim. The usefulness of torture has been questioned because prisoners might use false information to elude their torturers‚ which has occurred in previous cases of torture. It has also been supposed that torture is necessary in order to use the information to save many lives. Torture has been compared to

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    Why Is Torture Unethical

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    under deontology torture can be justified. Some‚ however‚ may have an obligation to God. If this obligation out ranks the first then deontology would say that torture is not justified. Categorical imperative would not be followed by all people. There are people willing to commit torture‚ but would not want others committing torture. On the other hand‚ some people believe torture is wrong all around. They would follow categorical imperative. Rational egoism can justify torture. If someone’s family

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    Legalizing Torture Analysis

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    Aysha Meeks COM 125 Dr. Lasser 26 April 2010 The Debate on Torture: Should It Be Permissible The act of legalizing torture has been a debate amongst people for a long time. Most people feel discomfort imagining someone being tortured‚ whether under any circumstance‚ however‚ there are those who feel that torture can be beneficial to the government‚ in the most extreme cases‚ seeking information. For example‚ after the events of 9/11‚ where al Qaeda terrorists hijacked commercial airplanes

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    Torture can be justified if it serves the greater good’ critically discuss this statement with reference to human rights theories. Torture‚ and consequently its definition‚ has changed through time. A Roman lawyer once stated‚ ‘torture is the inquiry after truth by means of torment’ (cited in Peters‚ 1985). This definition is the foundation for the understanding of torture in modern times. It is now looked at not only in terms of physical pain‚ but mental stress and damage as well‚ (ScienceDaily

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    What Is Torture Ethical

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    Torture and Ethics Karen D. Davis University of Phoenix Ethics of Justice and Security 530 Eddie Koen October 24‚ 2010 Torture and Ethics The purpose of this paper is to analyze whether torturing enemy combatants or high-value targets violates standards of morality in an American free society. Examine whether the act of torture violates basic human rights and if it could have global implications. Also it will discuss ethical theories that justify torture. Torture used to

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