Torture is good. Haha, I got you with that one. Did you really think I would flat out say it’s 100% ok and we should do it as our first choice to get information? Well, torture has been outlawed by the United States, it’s the act of using deadly force to get information out of prisoners. Before it was outlawed, we saved millions of lives by prying information out of people that wanted to hurt the good citizens of america. I believe torture is a usable method of getting information and it should be legal for the government/military to use to get information as a last resort method. If we allow this it will get us very vital information in very dire situations and could save lives. Torture, well regulated to make sure it doesn’t get out of hand, could be used to save lives, give justice to those who have done wrong, and be used for intimidation. …show more content…
For example, an article called Torture Report: Former CIA Directors Say Interrogation Program 'Saved Thousands of Lives' says that, "The CIA never would have focused on the individual who turned out to be bin Laden’s personal courier without the detention and interrogation program, So the bottom line is this: The interrogation program formed an essential part of the foundation from which the CIA and the U.S. military mounted the bin Laden operation." (Karl) Without the CIA torturing bin Laden’s personal character, the would have had a foundation to mount his operation. This is also supported by the CIA Director John Brennan, he says, “Enhanced interrogation techniques did produce intelligence that helped thwart attack plans, capture terrorists, and save lives. The intelligence gained from the program was critical to our understanding of al-Qa’ida and continues to inform our counter-terrorism efforts to this