This is the topic I chose for my PHI 2604 class. I'm specifically talking about "Stress and Duress" techniques (not water boarding), although "Stress and Duress" methods have in large part been described as not constituting torture. This includes techniques like sleep deprivation, restriction of food/water, confinement to a small space, exposure to overbearing/loud/obnoxious/intimidating/repetitive sounds.
In my essay I'm writing about these techniques, weather I think they are justifiable, ethical, and why.
What do you guys think about it?
I think they are justifiable because they provide valuable, time-sensitive and otherwise difficult or nearly impossible intelligence to acquire. They are effective and do not cause the physical/psychological effects that 'true' torture techniques (like water boarding) can sometimes cause.



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