Torture

Torture; what is it? The action or practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment or in order to force them to do or say something. It is something so unethical and morally wrong. This happens everyday and we blame the big corporations such as FBI or CIA. But what about the small groups that torture people nearly every day? People such as ISIS, Al Qaeda. We do not take them into account and we do not stop this horrible process. But we simply let it carry on. The truth is that if we don’t stop this way of obtaining information, from the root, then it will continue to grow.

 Some people might argue that Torture isn’t necessary evil to save innocent lives, they may argue that it is the only way to gain invaluable information at times of crisis. However this isn’t always the case. The people being tortured may be innocent and may genuinely not know anything at all. This uncertainty is when the unethical and immoral component must take precedent. It is a certainty that there have been many innocent people that have testified under the act of torture.It is also a certainty that the people conducting this act would not have had  ‘enough evidence’ to find this person guilty yet still tortured them. The research shows that information provided by torture victims was unreliable. This is largely because torture victims would say anything to make it stop.

Instead we should be looking towards alternative methods. We should seek to develop our understanding of  practices such as reverse psychology. We should seek to fund scientific research into medical solutions such as truth pills. We should not seek to torture potentially innocent members of society to the point where they are on the verge of dying.

So now enemies of fundamental human rights will often site the “ticking bomb case”.Every second is precious hence the name. As movies have shown and the testimonies, torture will leave you with no strength to carry on. People would argue and say that torture is horrible . Let me ask you something? What if your family are in the situation of becoming hostages and  there is one person which has the information need to save them. Would you do anything to save them, even if it means torturing them?

Torture destroys many people’s families and many people’s lives. The memory would haunt them for life. They would then be paranoid, they would no longer live in peace and wouldn’t trust in anyone. It’s not something pleasant but sometimes necessary. These groups and organisations need to understand what they are doing and who they are doing it to. As you can see I am talking to you more about family. The reason for this is because this is a situation where we cannot apply our mind but use feelings and emotions to decide whether it is right or wrong. The figures no longer matter. Pain will only be temporary and will pass eventually, but the grief of hundreds of families will not pass; it will remain there for an extremely long time.