Comments on: Thoughts on the ‘Torture Debate’ http://www.chisuji.com/2009/09/02/thoughts-on-the-torture-debate/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 18 Mar 2011 04:20:40 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Project_Demise http://www.chisuji.com/2009/09/02/thoughts-on-the-torture-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Project_Demise Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:56:09 +0000 http://www.chisuji.com/?p=151#comment-104 And it goes even beyond that! The innocent civilians who were falsely imprisoned with the terrorists would, if and when they were/are released, would hate America for its treatment of them, so much so that they in turn become terrorists, seeing America as evil because of what our country did to them. And it goes even beyond that! The innocent civilians who were falsely imprisoned with the terrorists would, if and when they were/are released, would hate America for its treatment of them, so much so that they in turn become terrorists, seeing America as evil because of what our country did to them.

]]> By: Project_Demise http://www.chisuji.com/2009/09/02/thoughts-on-the-torture-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Project_Demise Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:23:22 +0000 http://www.chisuji.com/?p=151#comment-101 Torture is an awful thing in all its forms. Recall bygone days when your older siblings (or relatives in general) would hold you down to play 'tickle torture', making you laugh so hard you can't breathe, and they have your arms and legs pinned so you can't get away. Imagine if they continued that sort of thing for hours on end, never ceasing until you would say anything, do anything, to get them to stop. That is what torture is. That is what torture does. It makes liars out of honest men, punishes the innocent, empowers the guilty, turns friend into foe, and disgraces every single principle our country stands for. Torture is an evil practice and the hands of good American soldiers should not be sullied by such acts. Worst of all, these brave men and women, who fight so hard for the future of our country, who are just following orders, are the ones being punished for doing so. The ones ordering them to do it, those in positions of great power, receive a slap on the wrist, if anything, while these soldiers are dishonorably discharged for following orders. Their faces become known to the world and a stigma follows them around for the rest of their days, little better than war criminals like Saddam Hussein in the eyes of the very people they were fighting for. And they deserve better than that. This is why torture is an absolute no. Torture is an awful thing in all its forms. Recall bygone days when your older siblings (or relatives in general) would hold you down to play ‘tickle torture’, making you laugh so hard you can’t breathe, and they have your arms and legs pinned so you can’t get away. Imagine if they continued that sort of thing for hours on end, never ceasing until you would say anything, do anything, to get them to stop. That is what torture is. That is what torture does. It makes liars out of honest men, punishes the innocent, empowers the guilty, turns friend into foe, and disgraces every single principle our country stands for. Torture is an evil practice and the hands of good American soldiers should not be sullied by such acts.

Worst of all, these brave men and women, who fight so hard for the future of our country, who are just following orders, are the ones being punished for doing so. The ones ordering them to do it, those in positions of great power, receive a slap on the wrist, if anything, while these soldiers are dishonorably discharged for following orders. Their faces become known to the world and a stigma follows them around for the rest of their days, little better than war criminals like Saddam Hussein in the eyes of the very people they were fighting for. And they deserve better than that. This is why torture is an absolute no.

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