The Debate

Debates are only fun when you actually have a strong point to argue. I don't think that switching sides was the best idea... more interesting points would have surfaced if we hadn't.
Anyway, in regards to the whole "drug" comment... that was all me... don't blame the group!!!! But, it did give us something more interesting to debate about than just going in circles and repeating everything that we had just covered right? Oh well, anyway, seemed like a good idea at the time. And for the record, I do believe that it is a type a torture.
I was surprised to see that the class was almost split down the middle on such a harsh subject. I have always been for torture when it comes to certain situations. Most of the arguments made referred to the war, but when I think of torture I think about it more as in what we do to our own people, not our enemies. I know... that sound horrible right? But what if a child molester, a rapist, or a serial killer got caught, immediately confessed, but had hidden a few of their victims? Should you cut them a deal because they're EXTRA evil???? NO!... You should find other means to save the victims and punish the evil person and if that means torture, then so be it! You may say... wow Emily, you watch too much Law & Order and CSI... but the truth is that there are a lot of bad people out there in the world and they shouldn't necessarily be protected by our government.
One thing that did tip my view a bit was the outcome of torturing an enemy of war, knowing that in return our soldiers would be bestowed with the same type of treatment. One question though, are out soldiers safe from torture (even if we don't use it on our enemies)? If I knew the answer to that question, I would be able to make up my mind pretty quickly. It is because of all the different consequences resulting from torture that I would change my vote on the subject, not because of morals or "humane treatment."