Week 2: Student Response To Discussion 1 & Discussion 2

Discussion 1 week 1

Cynthia Sifuentes

3/2/2017 11:15:38 AM

Is it ever permissible to torture a person?

Premise 1: If you commit a crime against a human being, then you deserve to be punished.

Premise 2: Torture is punishment.

Conclusion: Therefore, criminals deserve to be tortured.

Torture is a method used mainly in war situations. Criminals lose privileges and it is permissible for them to be tortured if the reason is to save another human being.