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2007-02-09 13:36:51 · 8 answers · asked by ♠Gotham♠ 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Never. The chance that they could be innocent is too great, and doing something that cruel to a person is something you can't take back. Furthermore, it's inhumane.
Despite the fact the person is a suspected terrorist, it is both cruel and unusual to torture ANYone, for ANY reason. I don't think it's ok to break our laws just because someone else did.
The government can't degrade itself, the ends just don't justify the means.
Add that to the fact that there is evidence to suggest that torture "plants" information in people. They're hurt and will confess to anything to make it stop. It's not right and I think it's an ineffective route to justice.
2007-02-09 13:49:31 · answer #1 · answered by cheryl_2007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No--that would be bringing us back to the barbaric ages--and make us no better than the terrorists, themselves.
Remember, you said "Suspected" terrorists--that means that there is no proof that these people even are terrorists. They could be put in a special holding jail until we were sure that they posed no danger--but that would be calling a person guilty and making him prove his innocense.
2007-02-09 13:49:14 · answer #2 · answered by Holiday Magic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The key word there is "suspected" -- NOT convicted.
But, for the record, no in either case.
I find it interesting that someone would be so numb to the implications of terror that they could use the word "FREE" in a question regarding terror.
2007-02-09 13:56:06 · answer #3 · answered by lilly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make it personal. If someone had my wife or kids I'd do whatever would get them back. The idea that torture would reduce me to their level would never enter my mind.
2007-02-09 14:13:19 · answer #4 · answered by lightperson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Torture is not something a loving being does.... who are we really harming, anyway? Torture, is being done to ourselves.
2007-02-09 14:14:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way...
All of my reasons were already listed above. The main one being... what if they're innocent? Enough said, really.
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2007-02-09 14:58:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Every human should be treated with dignity, regardless of who they are or who you suspect that they are.
2007-02-09 15:25:14 · answer #7 · answered by ms_lain_iwakura 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What ever it takes to keep us safe and free...
2007-02-09 13:46:18 · answer #8 · answered by Dixie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋