Justifiable Means

Justifiable Means

Torture is justifiable when information is needed to save a life. It doesn’t matter what kind of methods are used to obtain the information especially when you need to save lives. As quoted in the film, the military used the most inhumane methods of torture. Number 063 was the inmate who received the most extreme form of torture. He had a woman’s thong placed on his head. The interrogators forced him to strap on a bra. They called him a homosexual while female guards straddled him. In addition, guard dogs were brought in to intimidate him by barking, lunging, growling, and attacking him over and over again. Despite all their efforts and techniques, the military was not able or successful in extracting valuable information. Torture is appropriate within reasonable limits when the prisoner has the right information and where the military can use that information to their own benefit, otherwise, it is never justifiable.

When torture is used to save lives of many it is acceptable, however, there is a point beyond which it is morally unacceptable. When the investigator shows signs of psychological deterioration as well as the inmate as well as a result of the relentless demands of the commanding officer who want the information at any cost, then it is not justifiable and morally unacceptable. According to the film the interrogation methods that were used by General Miller broke the psychological “backs” of the FBI agents. They testified that his methods were too inhumane for any kind of prisoner of war, that is, the interrogation methods used were: asking the prisoners a series of basic questions, asking where is Saddam? Who is your commanding officer and etc. all this time, the prisoners would stand naked, being forced to wear women’s underwear, while being straddled like a dog. General Miller would make sure