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Is tasering torture?
When I think about this question... it centers the debate exactly where I like it to be centered.
Nobody has ever died from waterboarding. It leaves no physical scars and it's not physically painful. People die from tasering. two days ago it happened again. It's extremely painful and often leaves physical evidence if not scarring. How is it that we are having a debate about torture and yet tasers are in such common use that we see it done on the news almost daily? |
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Well, tasering instead of shooting someone is definitely preferable.
As with any weapon, the definition between defense and torture depends on when you stop. If you continue to taser someone when they no longer present a threat, it's torture, the same as if you continue to beat someone with a baton after they no longer present a threat. |
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Oh Merc, you're wrong 'un mate :P
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Is tasering torture? I'd have to go with what rich said. A taser is meant to be a method of self defence just as much as a weapon, in fact, it would be true to say that any time a cop even thinks about putting his hand on his gun (or any other weapon) it should be in the interest of self defence or the defence of people or property.
There's a huge difference between protecting and preserving to deliberately setting out to cause pain and suffering for ulterior purposes. |
The question isn't "is tasering torture?", it's "can you torture with a taser?" The answer is obviously yes. Most of the times that tasering enters the news, it's because that actually happened- someone was tasered when they weren't an immediate threat, to punish them or to satisfy a power trip.
Water boarding, on the other hand, inherently can't be used on someone who isn't already under control. |
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