how did torture affect people?
339764
it made them give in because they didnt think theyre minds could take anymore so pyhcologicly they were messed up then
1170699
BECAUSE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER THAN THAT.  AND IF WE DO IT, IT JUST GIVES THEM MORE OF AN EXCUSE TO TORTURE.  AND YOU WILL SAY ANYTHING, ANY LIE, UNDER TORTURE JUST TO GET IT TO STOP.  SO IT DOESN'T WORK ANYWAY.  Get it?
919216
Yes! In my day canings were done by the teacher for minor cases of bad behaviour, and became a test of strength to all those watching, could you take the cane without flinching and showing pain afterwards. The tougher you were the more canings you took and walked away as though nothing had happened, even if you were screaming inside, you didn't show it. I took my canings and it made me a better person.\n\nNowadays children know that they can behave badly and get away with it, because no-one wants to be taken to court over "human rights", and they grow up thinking they can do anything they want and not be punished, which is why you have so many young thugs who don't care what they do and who they do it to, because they just scream about human rights and their punisher goes to jail instead of them.
164644
Torture is never ok.  Numerous treaties have been signed to this effect.  Where this becomes a grey area is the recent trend of "redefining" words in politics.  Arguably this was started with Clinton arguing semantics when on trial during his presidency (amazing when you consider what he was accused of vs. what is currently happening in government), but this has been taken to new levels by current politicians.  Bills are routinely given names that are opposite to thier effects, and as for torture - they made a point to redefine that to just permanent debilitating injury.  No mention of psychological or even temporary debilitating injuries.  I believe the final wording stated the definition of torture would be defined in a classified military document (that can be changed).\n\nConsider also that Cheney actively campaigned for not cutting off the option of torture up until the newest law was signed.  The UN is still not allowed to see prisoners at our Guantanimo Bay camp (where many are still held without charges for years).  And, Bush has refused to sign the war crimes treaty that would allow the UN to investigate torture / mass murders / genocides committed by Americans.\n\nDoes torture still happen?  With some of the games that are played with this issue one can only wonder.
996948
Outcry? What, from our liberal media? No, to them torture is having women's underwear on your head or being made to stand naked and have your picture taken. That's the liberal idea of torture.\n\nThe media doesn't want to focus on this because it might strengthen our resolve to kick some terrorist butt. It might remind the general public what animals the terrorists are. The media won't even call them terrorists - they're "insurgents" or some other such namby-pamby term.\n\nThey're terrorists - ISLAMIC TERRORISTS! And they're animals. If we don't stop them over there, they will come here and show us what they really think of our freedom.
229777
Desensitized is more like it. We are exposed to countless horrors on a daily basis, each new act of violence more heinous than the last, so it's little wonder that we suffer from sensory overload and shut down somewhat to escape the pain.(It's a defense mechanism.) I suspect all is not lost, though...you thought enough to ask the question. Maybe that's how change begins.
287617
Because they want to torture you. They used to torture me.
906882
between 60 -80 years of hardship pain and torture
175981
First, name one case where God tortured anyone.\n\nSecond, which commandment says "Thou shalt not torture"?\n\nGet your facts straight before you insult the beliefs of others.
29592
it probably did. it just didn't directly affect you. bad things are always gonaa happen. it's just that lately they seem to keep getting worse til we are becoming desensitized. and we persevere......
631076
It made them see the real truth behind the war. It was a place of horror and a nightmare for those people who had served in the concentration camps and in those who have liberated them. it was an equal relationship between the two. Savior and prisoner. There are no words that could describe the reaction of the troops because it is beyond mere human words. It's seen through the eyes of one prisoner and the eyes of his savior. It was something that was inhumane and unjustified cruelty, and something that no one would EVER had to have gone through or witness. It just made the soldier who liberated the camps see how much more endurance these people have, and the sorrow and pain and torture those Jew's had back then.
921407
I will only point you in the right direction. It is a side effect of shock. Also it has to do with ones pain tollerance. Someone who is exposed more to pain can handle more pain because they have developed coping skills. Others will give in to shock. But there is no set level. It is different for everyone, and generaly based on mindset and past experiences, and sometimes training.
417642
I will assume you mean on the surviving population, don't you? I mean, if you mean on the actual victims, the effect is obvious: death.\n\nNow, if you mean what happens with survivors, I think they're traumatised for life. They'll be afraid of something like that happening again, and will do whatever they think it takes to avoid it.\n\nI'm from Argentina. My country didn't actually undergo a genocide, but we were close, when 30,000 people were killed by an illegal government (out of a population of about 25,000,000 at the time) just because they thought differently, or believed in different ideals (only a few of them actually killed people in the name of those ideas, and then again, even these should have been tried, not killed).\n\nAnyway, this started 30 years ago, but many people are still afraid to say what they think, in case something similar happens. Many have even given up their ideals, and are now ordinary people, with average ideas. This affects even people who were born during the dictatorship, or afterwards. Fear is still in the air. It's awful.
150232
I remember- hurting people hurt people. We wrestle not against flesh and blood but against pincipalities andd powers etc. etc. I try to listen to their words and see if I can hear what it is they are really saying, something usually always surfaces that can help us to understand.
1119828
War mentality never does make sense, but in this case, it is like you just lost two members of your immediate family, you would normally suffer a heavy grief, but if the same two people were just some mentioned in a newspaper obituary from a place your family did not live, you might feel a twinge of sympathy, but usually not much more.\n\nP.S. As was mentioned by some, the torture and death of the two soldiers, I ask you to consider this. bush made sure that any and all of the insurgents captured in this war were not considered prisoners of war (which would require humane treatment), so that the captured prisoners could be tortured during questioning, or shuttled around to holding facilities in countries who have solid records of using torture in interrogation. This President condones using anything necessary to find his enemy and that includes torture, suppression of Constitutional rights for Americans, and more. When you fight a dirty battle, expect that the other side will do the same.
1171745
Usually an interrogation tactic to try and get people to talk that's "cruel and unusual." Like something that would hurt them (physically or mentally).
1037242
No we are not a stranger to torture. See my Question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ak_RWnwwsBQImaQGNAEn0sTsy6IX?qid=20060619014726AAgWvUe\n\nPeople of Color, Women, LGBT, and other so called minorities experience torture in the USA everyday. Not all of us have/or think to have the ability to affect what Bush and other Desicion Making "Officials" do or pass or commit.\n\nI know it's not an excuss but some ppl can only do so much.