12-27-2005, 06:22 AM
I think that torture is never justified. doesnt matter what its use it or should be. and even the menace of torture isnt justified since that is "torture of mind".
Some time ago the following happened in germany: a guy kidnapped a boy to blackmail the boys parents. somehow the kidnaper was captured by the police but they didnt know where the boy was and there was the danger that the boy could choke in the cellar where he was imprisoned by the kidnaper. the police decided to tell the kidnaper that they would use torture if he didnt tell where the boy was. he told them where he was.
then there was a lawsuit about the acting of the police and the policeofficer who threatened had to leave the police because the judges said that the menace of torture is already torture. I agree on that.
A question I asked myself then was that what would happen if someone like a kidnaper for example is tortured to get information but doesnt tell anything. that would mean you violated human rights for nothing. (Im not saying that violating them for something is ok)
conclusion: torture to punish is not ok because you violate human rights and human dignity. doesnt matter what the person did you want to punish.
torture to get information is not ok because you violate human rights and human dignity. doesnt matter if you COULD get important information. remember: you only could get it..there is no 100% chance of getting it. so in my eyes torture is never ever justified but if you have a good reason to torture tell me:)
Some time ago the following happened in germany: a guy kidnapped a boy to blackmail the boys parents. somehow the kidnaper was captured by the police but they didnt know where the boy was and there was the danger that the boy could choke in the cellar where he was imprisoned by the kidnaper. the police decided to tell the kidnaper that they would use torture if he didnt tell where the boy was. he told them where he was.
then there was a lawsuit about the acting of the police and the policeofficer who threatened had to leave the police because the judges said that the menace of torture is already torture. I agree on that.
A question I asked myself then was that what would happen if someone like a kidnaper for example is tortured to get information but doesnt tell anything. that would mean you violated human rights for nothing. (Im not saying that violating them for something is ok)
conclusion: torture to punish is not ok because you violate human rights and human dignity. doesnt matter what the person did you want to punish.
torture to get information is not ok because you violate human rights and human dignity. doesnt matter if you COULD get important information. remember: you only could get it..there is no 100% chance of getting it. so in my eyes torture is never ever justified but if you have a good reason to torture tell me:)