Recent questions tagged torture

Description : How can heaven be considered a "good" place (see details)?

Last Answer : There seems to be two very different questions here: (1) how can Heaven be considered a good place? and (2) how can Heaven coexist with this particular conception of Hell? But the ... . So it also does not follow that being happy in Heaven necessarily entails some sort of callous psychopathy.

Description : Is there a punishment that could deter mass killings?

Last Answer : I’m aware many of the perpetrators are already suicidal…

Description : Which CIA-approved torture would you prefer to be used on yourself?

Last Answer : I prefer to be tortured by the constant devaluation of our dollar due to a debt-based economic system. How did America sink to it’s current level? I think George Carlin hit the nail on the head. “When you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you get selfish, ignorant leaders.”

Description : What's your special hell?

Last Answer : having to walk outside in flip flops to doctors appointments. On the flip side having cab fare be like heaven.

Description : How do you discipline someone who botched an execution?

Last Answer : Make them watch the video of the man and his family suffering.

Description : What terrible things did you do to your siblings?

Last Answer : When I was four I bashed my little brother in the back of the head with a big chunk of cinder. We had a coal burning furnace, and there was lots of cinder scattered around. It didn't knock him out, but that ... a good gash. He bled freely for a while. When he let out that scream I knew I'd had it.

Description : Do you think torture victims should be forced to pay their torturers?

Last Answer : What, as a kind of Pay As You Woe system? “You’re low on credit, if you want free kneecap adjustment & unlimited pain then top-up now.”

Description : Is torture ever justified?

Last Answer : If the suspect is in on the plot, sure.

Description : Should the death penalty be extended to violent rapists, pedophiles, and/or those who torture?

Last Answer : answer:Yes. EDIT: Oh snap, didn’t see the “explain yourself” bit in the details. I believe the most violent offenders can’t be “fixed”, and, well, to be honest, I believe in that whole an eye for an eye thing.

Description : As a kid, did you have to endure unusual punishment?

Last Answer : I think I said shit. But basically my big brother just wanted to put soap in my mouth.

Description : If you were tortured for information, how long would it take for you to give it up?

Last Answer : It depends on what it is.

Description : Should CIA torturers have personal privacy concerning their job performance?

Last Answer : No, they should not. If they actually felt that using torture was in the best interests of our country, why would they want to hide it? The fact that they want to keep it secret is a clear indication that they knew what they were doing was WRONG.

Description : Is torture ever justifiable?

Last Answer : I tortured a cricket to its eventual death when I was 10. It was completely unjustified. I am not proud of this. And, yes, I realize it doesn’t answer your question.

Description : Is waterboarding torture?

Last Answer : answer:Start with Wikipedia here… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterboarding I personally find the concept aberrant.