I've heard too many people over the past few years argue about what is torture and what isn't torture. This argument has escalated since Obama released memos that showed exactly what our interrogation methods are. I am now going to define exactly what is and what isn't torture. You're welcome.
If a journalist willingly accepts to go through an interrogation method, this is not torture. Example. I've seen Christopher Hitchens and Steve Harrigan waterboarded. Therefore, waterboarding does not equal torture.
If my 3 year old niece is not scared of an object, it is not torture. Example. She has zero fear of caterpillars. Therefore, caterpillars do not equal torture.
If people pay money to go to concerts which play loud music, it is not torture. Example. People pay money to go to concerts which play loud music. Therefore, loud music does not equal torture.
So what is torture? Anything from the movie Hostel
It's really that simple. There is a huge difference between enhanced interrogation, where people are uncomfortbale, and torture. There isn't one journalist on earth who would volunteer to have their hand cut off by a chainsaw. Therefore, having your hand cut off by a chainsaw equals torture. I didn't see that method in the memos though.
If a journalist willingly accepts to go through an interrogation method, this is not torture. Example. I've seen Christopher Hitchens and Steve Harrigan waterboarded. Therefore, waterboarding does not equal torture.
If my 3 year old niece is not scared of an object, it is not torture. Example. She has zero fear of caterpillars. Therefore, caterpillars do not equal torture.
If people pay money to go to concerts which play loud music, it is not torture. Example. People pay money to go to concerts which play loud music. Therefore, loud music does not equal torture.
So what is torture? Anything from the movie Hostel
It's really that simple. There is a huge difference between enhanced interrogation, where people are uncomfortbale, and torture. There isn't one journalist on earth who would volunteer to have their hand cut off by a chainsaw. Therefore, having your hand cut off by a chainsaw equals torture. I didn't see that method in the memos though.
So what is torture? That picture :)
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