Monday, May 18, 2009

Torture.

When the question was asked, should torture be allowed, I immediately had a quick answer. No. It shouldn't be allowed. If someone is being hurt just as punishment, torture is a horrendous option. I would never think twice about putting someone under torture, it's just not morally right. However if torture is used against terrorists harming our country and we need to get information out of them quickly, then I think it is tolerable. For me, it really depends on the situation. If our country was in diar need of help and we needed to get information out of someone we were 80% sure had information as to save our country, then yes, torture that person. I feel as though torture is okay in moderation. If it is not done all the time and if we only use it for emergencies, then I'm fine with it. There are other alternatives to torturing as to get information out of someone. I believe to use torturing if it is completely necessary. If one person dying for the sake of our country of 6 billion and counting means I'm morally corrupt, then so be it. 

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