Torture can be defined as inflicting pain, mental or physical, on another person. The topic of torture is typically a controversial subject. The overall idea of torturing someone, usually has a bad connotation to it. In both, Uwe Steinhoff’s “Torture — The Case for Dirty Harry and against” and Jessica Wolfendale’s “Training Torturers: A Critique of the "Ticking Bomb" Argument”, they discuss the pros and cons of torture. Each article addresses the dilemma of the ticking time bomb. I will argue that in every case of torture, it is not justifiable due to ineffectiveness, counter-productivity, and overall, being inhumane. With the argument that torture is not justifiable in any case, even though Steinhoff argues otherwise, saying “under certain circumstances torture is justified” (Steinhoff 345). Using a careful examination of the ticking time bomb argument to support the idea of torture being unjustifiable. As well as, providing information from various scenarios where different forms of “interrogation” was used. Even diving into, why terrorists became terrorists and how they could even deceive the torturer. And how the torturer would need to be trained a …show more content…
The soldier needs to find this bomb and every idea or tactic has been used to attempt to gain the information. But, even using this scenario can lead to the effect of counter productivity. This would cause other countries and terrorist groups to see the Americans performing these tasks and lead to them to do the same damage to American soldiers. The terrorists could even use this idea to recruit more people into joining their group by showing them what America is doing. By using this sympathy, the terrorist group could continue to grow until there is an overwhelming amount of terrorism. Then even more bombs could be planted, due to the backlash and anger from the terrorists who knew America tortured someone in their