I. Identification: The main ethical issue presented in the case of “Medical Torture” is, assigned article is, “What should Fergus do?” Fergus Jackson faces a serious ethical issue which many military service men and women may face at some point during the duration of their service. Fergus must decide if he will take Colonel McDonald’s offer to work with an intelligence unit responsible for interrogating captured hostiles or instead continue to support wounded troops in Iraq. Fergus Jackson is a
led to the king’s gaols. Her trial spread over several weeks, and was subjected to numerous interrogations and confronted with the witnesses. During the length of the trial Angelique remained adamant and complete denied any involvement
of Intelligence in Northern Ireland,” details the ways the British gathered and used intelligence to counter the Provisional Irish Republican Army’s goals and strategies. Alistair Horne’s “The Battle of Algiers” focused on the French’s use of interrogations and informants in Algiers as a means of breaking up a bomb making network in Algeria. For the British, their counterinsurgency effort was mostly a success. For the French, their counterinsurgency efforts mostly ended in failure and the eventual
Torture: Justifiable or Not? Torture, as an interrogation device, has been used by many, mostly because its efficiency in extracting information from its victim. But what does torture truly do? Many despises the crude method of itself, many questioned its legitimacy of gathering information. Regardless of its prohibition by the international law, torture is commonly used illegally. For this reason, in this essay I argue that torture should not be justified because it is not trustworthy, in inflicts
coerced-compliant false confessions are explained by the innocent suspect’s wish to escape an aversive situation and ensure a pleasant consequence. Drake summarized previous researchers’ results of the relationship of between confessors’ characteristics and interrogations’ influences, In other words, the confessors’ experience adversity and interrogative suggestibility (Drake, 2011). Generally, the confessors, who do not present with any mental health issue or learning disability, share same characteristics, for
of war much better and abided by the laws of the Geneva Convention much more than any other nation involved in the war. Some may think torture is alright to use on enemies of their country. They may believe this is due to a hatred for the enemies because of past actions or threats to their country. They may believe that torture is a valuable interrogation technique. They believe that we do not need to treat our prisoners with respect and honor. They feel that a prisoner of war’s life is less
were told that the torture was an interrogation technique that was required to get information out of the inmates, information that would save American lives. Although many of the guards felt hesitant, knowing that what they were doing was morally and ethically wrong, they felt like they had no other choice but to obey their orders.
authority. It suddenly cuts back to the interrogation part as an extreme close up of Jamal’s head being plunged under water. The bucket his head is in is red which causes the water to look red. This symbolises blood and danger which makes us feel that there is impending doom. The part of the scene where it is showing Jamal on the show, it is a flashback as when Jamal is being interrogated, he is remembering what has happened as that is the reason for the interrogation. This brings us closer to Jamal as
"Guantanamo Bay is a "legal" black whole that plays host to a variety of human rights violations. The detention center is known for the human rights violations committed at that facility and the international community has failed to take actions to successfully close the facility. Congress passed the Authorization for the Use of Military Force which granted the President the authority “to use all necessary and appropriate force against those planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist
Interrogating and Interviewing: Is There Really a Right Way? During the 1940s, a new form of interrogation was introduced to the criminal justice system of America. The Reid technique, shared and taught by John E. Reid, became popular among police officers, anti-violence movement groups, and the general public due to its non-violent nature and satisfying results. The idea of the method is to interview the suspected person in a non-accusatory manner, and if that person is guilty then the nine steps