Torture during interrogation is one of the many difficult ethical issues that people in the United States debate. Is it true or is it false? Many believe that the United States does not practice intense interrogation acts such as torture. Many people have fought to abolish all forms of torture, while others fight to retain some forms to help maintain peace. Whether you believe it or not, torture is and always will be an ethical dilemma that arises. According to Joycelyn M. Pollock, torture is defined as the deliberate infliction of violence and, through violence, severe mental and/or physical suffering on a person. individuals. Torture, according to Christopher Tindale cited in Bob Brecher's Torture and the Ticking Bomb, describes torture as: "any act by which intense pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person in the purpose of obtaining from that person, a person or a third party, information or confession, the punishment of that person for an act committed or suspected of having been committed, or the intimidation or dehumanization of that person or others people” (Brecher). Brecher explains that torture cannot be defined but only described because it is such a real thing, and real things cannot be defined because they are constantly changing. Should torture be used to obtain important information? We must first ask ourselves whether torture during interrogation works. As Brecher described, torture is not a useful tool for obtaining information about the ticking time bomb scenario. Brecher puts forward several arguments which rule out the use of torture during interrogations. First, from the point of view of the person being held captive, they know that if they know the location of a bomb for example, they will be... middle of paper ... their own case involving extraordinary circumstances. This is the case of a Canadian citizen named Maher Arar. Arar was apprehended by U.S. officials for allegedly having ties to al-Qaeda. He was deported to Syria where he was imprisoned and tortured. In 2009, documents released by the Obama administration revealed that the Bush administration ordered the use of torture against al-Qaeda suspects on 266 occasions (Breehner). The debate now focuses on torture and interrogations. There will always be opposing points of view and arguments. The War on Terror has changed the way we deal with suspected terrorists, and the proper way to handle them will always be debated. Whether torture works or not, whether it is morally right or morally wrong may be viewed differently by everyone and will certainly be at the forefront of ethical dilemmas in the field of criminal justice..