Please explain how you compromise on the issue of torture. Nothing in the teachings of Christ, the Constitution of the United States, or the common sense of all humanity can justify torture. Vigillanity justice usually hangs half a dozen innocent people to get one guilty person hung. This is the reason we believe in an America based on law, not vigilantism. The days of old when all the bad guys were bold have passed with archies of gold, "Give me a Mac for my last snack!" No joke, cowpoke!
2006-09-19 05:39:53 · 13 answers · asked by zclifton2 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Check this video out: - this is a former major general speaking out against torture. I completely agree with it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcTOPU0_Ipo
The problem with torture is that you can't define where the line begins. There are so many qualifiers. "What if maybe he might have information that could possibly someday hurt American people?" How do you draw the line? It's opening up torture to be legal for anyone captured, because they "might maybe have a bit of information that could possibly someday be used to maybe hurt Americans."
I call BS on this administration. They are throwing our nation's reputation down the toilet. Please, people, open your eyes and don't believe everything Mr. Bush and Fox News tell you.
2006-09-19 05:52:36 · answer #1 · answered by el_scorcho6 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Are you trying to make argument against physical torture only!?! What about mental "torture" to the uneducated, female, tourist,or enslaved laborer! That's just the first stepping stone towards torture! But step back a second...why did they boast about what they would do...do It...and then go silent! when captured and imprisoned?!?! to torture the guards more! or just to hide among the innocent dupes they always exploit!? Hey this is no new plan! Oh, and vigilante's are afoot in Iraq! and Afghanistan!
2006-09-19 06:13:15 · answer #2 · answered by K9 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is morality and there is law. One has nothing to do with the other.
If you break the moral rules of your church, or your culture, then you are frowned at, or disliked, or at worst told you are not longer welcome. It's a social stigma that only has effect through peer pressure.
If you break the law, you face civil and criminal penalties, ranging from fines to imprisonment. And law is not determined based on what people think it should be. It is determined by the statutes passed in the legislature, and the holdings of the courts.
People keep confusing morality and law. They are not the same. And whether something is morally good or morally bad, that has nothing to do with whether it is legal or not.
2006-09-19 05:55:14 · answer #3 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not only is it morally wrong, it is also illegal.
The Geneva Convention states
Torture
Torture is forbidden by the Geneva Conventions, both in cases of internal conflicts (Convention I, Art. 3, Sec. 1A), wounded combatants (Convention I, Art. 12), civilians in occupied territories (Convention IV, Art. 32), civilians in international conflicts (Protocol I, Art. 75, Sec. 2Ai) and civilians in internal conflicts (Protocol II, Art. 4, Sec. 2A).
It is apparent that Bush has some warped idea of morality, legality, and justice.
And for those who are so afraid that they want to torture terrorists, will you change your mind when it is proven that the real terrorists in 9/11 were the Bush administration?
2006-09-19 15:54:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reality sucks sometimes.
Most people are so insulated and far removed from the horror of war, they can only speculate what they would do.
Just be damm glad you aren't in that position.
Of course torture is immoral in a civilized environment but war is not civilized.
2006-09-19 06:35:22 · answer #5 · answered by Kuntree 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a tough issue. How far do you want to take it? What if someone had information that could save 1000 lives and torturing them is the only way to get them to reveal it?
Ok, no you say, it's still wrong.
Well, substitute 1 million for 1000. Or one billion. Or all of earth's population. Is it still wrong?
2006-09-19 05:43:16 · answer #6 · answered by dave_taylor1900 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You have to fight fire with fire. We know that these terrorist bas****s will torture our troupes if they capture them. They need to know that we will do the same to get what we need out of them the same as they would. It's not like we are going to bring them to American soil and do that. As far as I am concern there is nothing our troupes can do to one of those bas****s that would warrant their going to prison or being court marshaled over. Nobody ever said war was pretty.
2006-09-19 05:58:41 · answer #7 · answered by Papa WILL 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Constitution of the United States makes it the primary function of government to protect and provide for Life,Liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These are written a very specific descending order. With out protecting life first - Liberty and happiness have little value. By locking up the scum of the earth that have sworn to die in the jihad to make islam a worldwide cult and destroy everything America stands for and protecting my life from them - Yes locking them up in this manner is in accordance to American principals.
2006-09-19 05:44:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
If you could prevent something from killing a large number of innocent people, wouldn't you torture one person to do so?
2006-09-19 05:49:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
If it's a choice between getting bombed by terrorists or torturing them, I'll torture them.
2006-09-19 05:42:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋