Torture Flashcards
1
Q
what is tortire
A
Any act by which severe oain and suffering - ohysical or mental - is intentionally inflicted on a person by a public authority
2
Q
Catholic teaching on torture
A
Scantity if life
Catechism of the catholoc church CCC “using torture is contray ti resoect for human dignity
3
Q
Why is it ineffective
A
Morally and ethically wrong
Impossible to know if there kying or not
More pewceful ways to interrogate
4
Q
Why sometimes torture good
A
May be the only way to get info
Can save other lives
a subject can end the torture by giving up infomation
