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 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

No

 @9F8D65G  from Massachusetts agreed…7mos7MO

I'm not going to waste our time finding data and statistics. Torture is wrong. That's all the context needed.

 @9F99VD6from Guam disagreed…7mos7MO

I'm not going to waste our time finding data and statistics. Torture is right. That's all the context needed

 @8GSYNK9  from Minnesota disagreed…7mos7MO

We should be spending time to find information on terrorist groups from captured terrorists. Torture is right in some context.

 @9F9KGZW from Alabama disagreed…7mos7MO

Would torture be wrong if it was towards the man who murdered your wife? If you say yes, then you have morals. However, if you say no, then you must retract your previous statement.

 @9F9TCS2 from Minnesota disagreed…7mos7MO

torture is a valid and use abele method for gathering intel especially if that person is the only score they are going to do it anyway and so will are enemies

 @9FPWM4N from Pennsylvania disagreed…6mos6MO

The military is a scary place for people. Not everyone is fit for the military but for the people in it then props to them, just because you suspect an awkwardness from them doesn't mean they're a terrorist and deserve to be tortured for information. What happens if they don't answer at all, are you just gonna take an innocent life because you feel like they're a terrorist? You'd have to live with that for the rest of your life. That's all you'll hear when you have nightmares, that's all you'll think of when you're sitting in your room alone. You can't just act upon torture just because you suspect someone.

 @9FNBX5W from West Virginia agreed…6mos6MO

If you made a mistake or did something that you were raised to see as normal and not know any better, would you want to be tortured for that. The terrorism is the only thing these people know.

 @9C6QN3Y from Texas agreed…10mos10MO

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

Yes

 @9FLDDS5from Maine disagreed…6mos6MO

Torture is often used as a weapon against people of minority or other racial/ religious backgrounds. such as Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib etc. Leading to lifelong breakdowns of certain groups of people along with mental health issues and broken families and broken communities. No human has the right to hurt another human, unless in defence.

 @9FL8XS9 from Colorado disagreed…6mos6MO

Torture is ineffective, as it just incentives the person being tortured to lie. If someone is being put in pain for information, and telling the truth doesn't work, people are going to do anything to make it stop. Also, it is inhumane and how could anyone willing subject someone to pain and damage?

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

No, torture is inhumane, unethical, and violates the 8th amendment

 @9FLPS7Y disagreed…6mos6MO

If a terrorist has information and it is clear that they have commited the act, then they should absolutely be used as a meatbag until they waste away to the useless beings that they are.

 @9FP4ZG8  from California agreed…6mos6MO

The 8th Amendment only applies to American citizens, so it can not be used as a defense. It should also only be used as a last resort because it is inhumane and unethical.

 @9FNR3PS from Missouri disagreed…6mos6MO

The 8th amendment only applies to American citizens, so it can not be used as a defense. It should also only be used as a last resort because of it being inhumane and unethical.

 @9FWDWZ9Independent from Georgia disagreed…6mos6MO

Depending on the crime and the person, torture may be necessary. International terrorists who refuse to comply should be subjected to torture, depending on what their actions are and how cooperative they are.

 @9F7PQ9N from Texas agreed…7mos7MO

the 8th Amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment, and torture is inhumane and is a cruel and unusual punishment

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

No, and we should strictly follow the laws of the Geneva Convention

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

Yes, we must use any means necessary to prevent terrorism

 @9FNBX5W from West Virginia disagreed…6mos6MO

No matter what type of terrorism it is they are still a person. They could be a very bad person but nobody deserve read to be tortured on any level. The should pay for their crimes but not in this way.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

Yes, but only as a last resort

 @9FLPS7Y agreed…6mos6MO

By having it as the last resort, we have already tried them and convicted them of this, so now we should go in and make sure they give us more information so that we can protect our country from future attacks.

 @9FQM5MSIndependent from Massachusetts disagreed…6mos6MO

Torture has been proven as ineffective in gaining useful information. It is also a human rights violation

 @9FQKG9F from Virginia disagreed…6mos6MO

Torture is inherently unethical, since the state should do nothing that is not legal for the average citizen.

 @9FTFHHS from Georgia disagreed…6mos6MO

Torture is all and all morally and constitutionally incorrect. It doesn't matter what the crime is, no human being should be subjected to that. It goes against the 8th amendment.

 @9FWDWZ9Independent from Georgia agreed…6mos6MO

Individuals such as international terrorists should be subjected to torture in the event that a terrorist attack is going to happen/has happened and they are not willing to comply. Torture has, and always will be an effective way to crack people and gather information.

 @9GNG2DW from Pennsylvania disagreed…5mos5MO

Torture has been proven ineffective in gaining useful information. It is also a human rights violation

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

No, torture is an ineffective form of interrogation

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

Yes, but only if they are convicted terrorists

 @9FRPRPH from California disagreed…6mos6MO

Torture onto anyone is an immoral act that should never be used. If the people voluntarily give the right to torture anyone, it opens a fluid gate for a government to enact other immoral positions.

 @9FNR3PS from Missouri agreed…6mos6MO

It can be difficult to get the information you need to stop further attacks from other sources besides from the actual individuals acting out terrorist actions. Which means we have to get the information from them to stop more of them.

 @9GNG2DW from Pennsylvania disagreed…5mos5MO

The use of torture destroys people, clears the rule of law, undermines the criminal justice system, and erodes public trust in public institutions and the state they represent.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

Yes, allow the use of psychological but not physical tactics

 @9F84C7Y from Washington disagreed…7mos7MO

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Any person that is put under severe stress, whether it's physical or mental, will undeniably do anything to save themselves. This means that any answer they give is clearly under duress and can't be considered true evidence.

 @9F87BJSdisagreed…7mos7MO

Torture is inherently unreliable, as answers under duress are more likely to be made to please the people inflicting torture.

 @9F7WKY5Peace and Freedom from California disagreed…7mos7MO

Both cause trauma but the impact of psychological trauma is stronger and can stay with the person for way longer than physical trauma.

 @9F8D65G  from Massachusetts disagreed…7mos7MO

I don't have statistics handy, but I'm willing to bet psychological torture is oftentimes just as detrimental (if not more so) in the long term than physical torture.

 @9FBKFZXRepublican from Texas disagreed…7mos7MO

Physical torture can lead to more negative consequences for the defendant's country or homeland. Psychological appeals will simply cause truth to come about without causing physical harm.

 @9FCP636 from New York disagreed…6mos6MO

that may or may not be true but we have to find out information somehow and physical torture is worse than psychological and there would be no evidence of psychological torture.

 @8GN4YCZUnity from Virginia answered…3yrs3Y

No, while not only is it ineffective, psychology indicates that a person can and will (falsely) incriminate themselves to stop the torture

 @4P82YYHfrom Arizona answered…3yrs3Y

Enhanced interrogation should be allowed as well as psychological interrogation. These terrorists perform extreme atrocities on anyone, including innocent civilians. Our enhanced interrogation is child's play compared to what they do. This question should really be answered by someone under the threat of terrorism, or who has family of friends in captivity or otherwise affected by a terrorist act. You can pretty much guess what the answer will be 99.9% of the time.

 @4PCJZXRfrom Utah answered…3yrs3Y

We are the only country in the world that worries about being politically correct. If you go to any other country illegally and get caught, you will see horrible conditions, and not get any fair treatment. If you are believed to be a terrorist or spy in another country water boarding would be at the bottom of their lists. Other countries do much more horrible things like electrocution tactics, etc.. Yes torture is cruel, but how cruel is the planning of mass murder in the name of a religion. When you deal with animals that think a man, woman or child don't have the right to live because they don't believe in their ideology, well in my opinion the gloves need to come off.

 @4PWMQ5Mfrom Utah answered…3yrs3Y

I'm with Sam Harris. Torture should be strictly banned. In world-ending-nuclear-threat situations where torture seems the only path, the ethics of preventing mass death should outweigh the immorality of breaking the law and an individual's human rights. So... it should basically never be allowed.

 @4PGH697from Minnesota answered…3yrs3Y

No. There should be a "bright line" between allowed interrogations techniques and anything that amounts to a war crime or crime against humanity. However, there may be discrete circumstances where there is a critical need to obtain life-saving intelligence, in which instance it is the theater commander and his/her staff's call if there is a need for crueler interrogation practices. If such actions are subsequently authorized, then the burden of accountability must fall on those who authorized such "extra-judicial" actions. If the solution saves lives and/or ends a threat, the issue of accountability may be rendered moot; if it fails OR it is learned subsequently that the threat, and thereby the enhanced interrogation measure was overstated, those involved must stand to answer for their crime.

 @4PB2KT6from Texas answered…3yrs3Y

I think we should stop telling the world what we would do. Terrorists need to be afraid.

 @4NWJXRYfrom North Carolina answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, IF combatants of the USA use these techniques. NO, IF combatants of USA do not use these techniques.

 @4NS8KYHfrom Virginia answered…3yrs3Y

No, and prosecute those that authorized the uses of torture (waterboarding is torture according to the Geneva convention) including George W bush and **** Cheney

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