Group Members Syed Ali Zain Naqvi L1F19BSCS0214 Presented To : Faran Mazhar L1F19BSCS0202 Professor Mohammad Shahid Mohammad Faizan L1F19BSCS0185 IS TORTURE EVER ACCEPTABLE?
Torture is the act of deliberately hurting someone,
physically or psychologically, as a punishment or as means of obtaining some information. TORTURE AFTER WORLD WAR II • Although in decline after the Second World War, torture continues to be used not only in dictatorships but also in some democracies. • Some claim that torture may be a necessary evil to guarantee peace and security. • But many doubt of the real effectiveness of torture. THESIS • Many people may argue that torture should never be acceptable; however I believe that in extreme cases it is acceptable • Extreme Cases: When National security is on risk. To counter the extreme terrorists escalations. In case of SPY detection. In case of detecting any conspiracy which may led to extreme results. VIEWS ON TORTURE METHODS OF TORTURE • Blinding with light. • Boiling. • Bone breaking. • Branding. • Castor oil. • Castration. • Chinese water torture. • Cold cell torture. PSYCHOLOGICAL TORTURE • Torture is not all physical pain; there are methods that are designed for psychological torture. • Pharmacological manipulation • Food, water, and sleep deprivation • Sensory assault: hoods, goggles, loud music, bright lights. shouting, gloves, deodorizing masks. to self or others, of death or violence, mock executions, witness torture. REASONS FOR USING TORTURE • Obtain a confession. • Obtain information. • To punish. • To make the sufferer or others to act in a certain ways. • Revenge. • Extortion. • Persuasion. • Political re-education. • Deterrence. POINTS AGAINST TORTURE • Geneva Conventions ban the use of "violence to life and person- cruel treatment and torture. • United Nations Convention Against Torture bans torture of all civilians, combatants, prisoners of war and terrorist alike, forbids the use of torture in all circumstances including the 'exceptional ticking time-bomb' scenario. • The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court classes torture as a "crime against humanity." POINTS IN FAVOR OF TORTURE • I believe that if one person wants to inflict pain on a bunch of innocent people, including children that aren't even exposed to war, should get a type of punishment that also helps get information out of it as well. • Torture is just a means of preventing Terrorism. • In the ticking time-bomb scenario there is a bomb that will detonate in a public area and we have a way to prevent. • I believe harm to one person besides hundreds or thousands is a ratio that everyone should agree with. • The benefits outweigh the cost of one man. SLIPPERY SLOPE POEM AGAINST TORTURE Let it be a red light for torture never to turn to green-ever. Let it be buried, never to grow again. Eyes to see, ears to hear, Noses to smell the sweetness of freedom, Tongues to speak the truth without fear, Hands to work with happiness and joy, Legs to walk in the land of freedom. To jump, to run, to dance with my nation, To understand the reality of life from my birth until my death, to glorify my creator in each moment. THE EFFICIENCY ARGUMENT • Torture can elicit information more quickly and efficiently than any other method. The “ticking bomb” case: necessary in order to prevent a much greater catastrophe. He is a scholar of United States constitutional law and criminal – Alan Dershowitz law. He has also been described as a noted civil libertarian. TORTURE PROS AND CONS • We summarize some of the most commonly cited advantages and disadvantages of the utilization of physical & physiological torture techniques to extract information PROS OF TORTURE • Torture can be sometimes the only way to extract information from suspect criminals. Some terrorist or members of organized crime gangs are trained not to reveal information. • Torture can speed up interrogation processes. This could essential in cases when there is little time to prevent an attack. • Some torture techniques, such as waterboarding, do not entail long-term physical consequences for the prisoner. • Thanks to torture, sometimes it is possible to foil terror attacks and save the lives of many. The harm caused to one or few people could prevent much greater harm to society. CONS OF TORTURE • There is no conclusive evidence that torture has been the key to foiling terrorist attacks or capturing or killing terrorist leaders. • Often innocent people or people who do not have the information sought are tortured. • Torture can have long-term physical and psychological consequences for those who are tortured. • Sometimes torture goes beyond the search for information and becomes a sort of cruel entertainment for torturers. • Torture is illegal in most countries and the International Criminal Court class torture as a crime against humanity. • The use of torture by governments can be use as propaganda by terrorists. • Torture is unethical. DEONTOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE • It can be argued that torture is an intrinsically morally repugnant act that violates human and civil rights Thus, torture conflicts with some of the core principles that underpins our democratic systems. THE ARGUMENT FROM OUR DIGNITY
• It is wrong to torture because it degrades us as a nation, putting us on the same level as our worst enemies.