RE: Torture..
October 26, 2014 at 1:02 pm
(This post was last modified: October 26, 2014 at 1:08 pm by Heywood.)
(October 26, 2014 at 5:38 am)Aractus Wrote: I'll sum up the UN treaty:
1. Torture means an act causing pain or suffering (whether physical or mental) that is intended to extract information or a confession, punish, intimidation, coercion or discrimination of any kind.
2. All acts of torture AND attempted torture are illegal.
3. No justification of any kind can be given for acts or attempted acts of torture.
4. All persons involved in acts or attempted acts of torture must be duly prosecuted in a criminal court.
Imprisonment causes mental suffering for the purpose of punishing those imprisoned. It meets the UN definition of torture.
So why aren't there UN resolutions condemning putting criminals in prison?
The answer is deep down inside, everyone is a little okay subjecting someone else to physical or mental suffering.....as long as its not too much.....as long as its not too much punishment for the crime. How much mental anguish did the Japanese war criminals experience while they waited for their execution? How much suffering did they experience during the act of execution? The guys who got waterboarded had it easier in my opinion.
