Torture: A Short Story

Torture is something that is known as wrong internationally. Torture is “deliberate, systematic or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons acting on the orders of authority, to force a person to yield information, to confess, or any other reason” (World Medical Association, 1975, pg.1). There is a general consensus that there is a right to be free from any kind of torture as it can be found in many different human rights treaties around the world. The treaties show that all of the thoughts about torture are pointing away from the right to torture someone no matter what the case

In “The Case for Torture”, philosophy professor Michael Levin attempts to defend using torture as a means to save lives is justifiable and necessary. Throughout the article, Levin provides persuasive arguments to support his essay using clever wording and powerful, moving examples. However, the essay consists heavily of pathos, fallacies, and “What if?” situations that single out torture as the only method of resolution, rendering the argument hypothetical, weak, and unreliable for the city of San Jose as a whole community to follow.

David Figueroa Eng. 101A Professor Stern 4/20/15 Final draft In conclusion, in discussions of torture, one controversial issue has been on the use of it. On one hand, the people against torture argue that it is cruel and unusual punishment. On the other hand, those for torture argue that it should be used for the greater good. Others even maintain that under extreme circumstances, it may be admissible if it can save American lives. My own view is that no one should be subjected to cruel punishment because it is not only illegal, unreliable, ineffective, time consuming, it also has too many flaws that could potentially ruin innocent lives. The definition of torture is any act, whether physical or emotional, or maybe both, is intentionally subjected to a specific individual or a group for many reasons. Most of these reasons that torture is administered is for extracting information from an individual or just for punishing him/her for a crime that he/she has committed or is suspected of committing. The use of torture can be used to intimidate a person to give information that may be beneficial for a nation. The use of torture has been used for many centuries. The purposes of using torture have changed over the years as well as the methods in which a person is tortured. One crucial piece that has been established that separates us human beings from barbarians is the prohibition of using torture. There are many reasons why torture has been deemed a crime now in society. There are

With Robots becoming a popular part of our everyday lives people are beginning to question if people are treating robots with the same respect that they treat people with. Researchers are also beginning to wonder if there need to be laws to protect robots from being tortured or even killed. Scientists have done research to test and see if people react the same to robots as they would to actual people or animals. In Is it Okay to Torture or Murder a Robot Richard Fisher contemplates the reason on why it is wrong to hurt or kill a robot by using a stern and unbiased tone.

The War on Terror has produced several different viewpoints on 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 civil disobedience. In addition, the argument has been raised that torture is immoral and inhumane. Lastly, Some say that the acts are not even regarded as torture.

Should Interrogation Techniques That Some Consider Torture, Such as Waterboarding, Be a Legal Option? This has been a controversial issue for a long time, the fact that it’s supported by some and others not so much has also been debated. Hillary clinton does not support this, where as Donald Trump is in agreement with it. Also Should the United States Send Ground Troops to Fight ISIS? The war in the middle east is still alive and raging on, and the U.S involvement is an often discussed issue. Should we or shouldn't we be over there? These are both good question in which we will discuss. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have almost opposite opinions everything.

Everything is pitch black. I am pressed up hard against my peers in this moving enclosure and have been for what feels like a lifetime. I can hardly breathe and the heat is almost unbearable. The stench of death is penetrating, filling me entirely. Suddenly, light pours from outside blinding me, I am shoved and kicked by men, who maneuver me out of my previous prison. I realise that I am free, and begin to run forward, only to collapse as my legs and lungs cannot cope after standing for so long. I am herded into yet another dark and crowded enclosure with my peers, my heart begins to race with panic, and I try to resist, squealing and thrashing around. The cruel men from earlier reappear and poke me with what I assume is a stick, but it sends shockwaves through me, rendering me unable to move. Little did I know that that would be the last time I would move. Little did I know that my death could contribute to the destruction of a planet. You are probably thinking, ‘What is this? Some cruel form of torture in a medieval prison?’ I hate to tell you, no, it is not.

Torture (Latin torquere, “to twist”), in law, infliction of severe bodily pain either as punishment, or to compel a person to confess to a crime, or to give evidence in a judicial proceeding. Among primitive peoples, torture has been used as a means of ordeal and to punish captured enemies. Examination by torture, often called the “question,” has been used in many countries as a judicial method. It involves using instruments to extort evidence from unwilling witnesses.

To understand more of what occurred in late medieval Europe and why the use of torture was seen as necessary, especially for the crime of witchcraft, we must first analyze what we can about the standard practice when it comes to the accusation of witches during that the period. Looking back on historical events we often view the use of torture as an interrogation technique as barbaric and inhumane. Although it was indeed a gruesome act, the procedures and regulations used in those times show that torture was used with great reluctance and not without supervision, illustrating just how seriously they took an investigation that called for such practice. The letter written by Johannes Junius was written to his daughter Veronica in 1682, a time

Torture is an action of severe physical or mental pain, or suffering for a purpose, such as extraction of information, confessions, or for punishments. In the Middle Ages torture was used for suffering and to punish captured enemies. It involved the usage of instruments to force evidence from witnesses, criminals, and slaves and was only committed by a public official or another person with similar authority. In ancient Greece and Rome, torture was lawfully used, it was usually used on slaves to extract information or confessions. Later, in early medieval Europe, torture was used as an ancient test of guilt or innocence by subjection of the person who was accused to extreme pain (Rodley 1). Survival was taken as a proof of innocence, the suspect’s response to pain established guilt or innocence. But there were many methods used to torture people. In medieval times punishments were often for crimes. The people who tortured witnesses, criminals, and slaves, used methods like the rack, guillotine, mandatory bath, pillory and trial by combat.

Innocent individual, minority and nation should not give up into torture, humiliation injustice and bullying. And they should hope and dreams of abolishing discrimination and slavery by raising their voice. The writer is saying African Americans and women are being mistreated by oppressors through writing. I know that because in the first two lines she said “You may write me down in history, With your bitter, twisted lies”. This quote shows how writing can destroys the minds of the oppressors by giving them false stories.

“This is what it looks like?”(J.Sartre). The Hell depicted by Jean Sartre is not the conventional Hell that most people think of. There is no “racks and red-hot pincers and...other paraphernalia”(J.Sartre); instead, Hell is a room with no windows and Second Empire furniture. The torture in Sartre’s Hell is not a physical torture as one would expect, rather it is a torture of the mind. The first aspect of this mental torture is, “life with-out a break”(J.Sartre), absentees are not able to blink or sleep because the mental torture does not stop. Joseph Garcin, Inez Serrano and Estelle Rigault are eventually all brought into the room to begin the torture. Inez is the first to realize that “nothing was left to chance...This room was all set

Again, I looked at the row upon row of horrors before. I started to scream. But, no sound came out. Fanatical sobs began to rack my body. Doubling over, I began to pound my head against the floor. Embracing the future with an untouchable passion, I let go of my sanity.

Perhaps the most important lesson of the film—and the French experience in Algeria—is that successful military tactics do not lead to lasting peace unless accompanied with a successful political strategy. The use of torture inevitably backfired on the French, reducing public support for the occupation. Although the FLN was crushed, the closing scene of the movie portrays Algerians in 1964 taking to the streets and demanding

A sigh of frustration escaped my pursed lips and I made my way into the kitchen, snatching the largest knife found. A weapon of minimal use, even in the hands of a skilled master. The wooden floorboards creaked with every cautious step tiptoed towards the crescendo of violin strings. It was like an enactment of a horror film, the edgy music accompanying the damsel about to meet her doom.