1. Do you agree with Bush that waterboarding is an accetpable punishment or do you agree with the Obama adminstration that it is considered "cruel and unusual"?
2. Do you think it was an effective punishment for the people behind 9/11?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37485383/ns/politics-white_house/#storyContinued
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I really don't agree with waterboarding for two reasons, it's immoral and it doesn't work. First of all, it is directly stated in our constitution that punishment cannot be cruel or unusual and waterboarding is definitely a form of torture. Torture in my book is definitely under the whole "cruel and unusual" thing. Secondly, there are reports that torture "waterboarding" doesn't really even work. The reasoning behind this is that when someone is torturing you and asking you for information, you're going to tell them anything to make it stop. As a result, a lot of the information gained from such methods is said to be inaccurate. Bush's opinion doesn't really hold a whole lot of weight anyways...
I agree with Rory. Why use an immoral, unconstitutional form of punishment when it doesn't even work anyway? It's right in the Bill of Rights that the United States does not use cruel and unusual punishment, and that's where the line should be drawn.
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