The document discusses torture and why it should not be legalized or condoned. It defines torture as inflicting severe pain on someone as punishment or to force them to do or say something against their will. It argues that torture does not respect human dignity and that victims will say anything, including misleading information, just to stop the pain of torture. Legalizing torture would depart from humanity, as power without morality often leads to disaster.
The document discusses torture and why it should not be legalized or condoned. It defines torture as inflicting severe pain on someone as punishment or to force them to do or say something against their will. It argues that torture does not respect human dignity and that victims will say anything, including misleading information, just to stop the pain of torture. Legalizing torture would depart from humanity, as power without morality often leads to disaster.
The document discusses torture and why it should not be legalized or condoned. It defines torture as inflicting severe pain on someone as punishment or to force them to do or say something against their will. It argues that torture does not respect human dignity and that victims will say anything, including misleading information, just to stop the pain of torture. Legalizing torture would depart from humanity, as power without morality often leads to disaster.
What is torture? It is the action or practice of inflicting
severe pain on someone as a punishment or to force them to do or say something.
We disagree on this basically because it does not value
the dignity of every human person.
Torture interrogation will produce more bad than good.
The downside of torture interrogation is when the victim of torture will intentionally say misleading information if they think the authorities will believe it.
They will say whatever the torturers want them to say
just to stop their suffering. If we legalized torture interrogation, then we are departing downward from humanity . “Power without morality is a prescription for disaster”