What is reasonable torture?

What do, we, as human beings consider reasonable torture to be? Sometimes we use the word to describe occurrences in our everyday lives. Is what we come across daily really torture? Torture is defined as mental or physical pain and suffering intentionally inflicted on a person for purposes as obtaining information, a confession, or punishing someone for an act they have committed or is suspected of committing.

There is a quote that says, “Two wrongs don’t make a right.” In my opinion, torturing someone to obtain information, for a confession or as punishment is immoral. It is not fear to the person or the family. Even if someone did commit a crime and the torture was for punishment, why would you want the family to go through the same torment? In most cases, the family of the victim prefers for the murderer to go to jail.

In the “Pillowman” Katurian was not guilty of committing any crimes that he was being accused of. His brother committed the crimes and he felt completely responsible for everything. His brother was tortured as a child and decided to the same to three little children. These were innocent children. What were his reasons for torturing them? Just as the officials feel its okay to torture him and his brother, he felt the need to do the same to the kids, innocent kids.

Torture is not justifiable. It is definitely negative and sends out negativity to the public. We should not feel that if something was done to us that we should do the same to someone else.