Christine from Welcome to My Brain shares some good thoughts on No-Touch Torture. While reserving my opinion, I am curious to know what the rest of you think on this issue. Check out her site for 2 references, also.
With physical torture there is no defense, you are going to get hurt and there isn’t a damn thing you can do about it. While I personally disagree with any form of torture, it cannot be argued that there is always at least a line of defense with no touch torture. A person with a strong mind will be able to avoid being mentally manipulated. The main point of reason here is where do you draw the line as to when do powerful negotiation skills become emotional and mental torture (no touch)? According to some, even punishing your child in a time out could constitute no touch torture? Where is that middle ground? In my opinion, once the dignity of that human person is violated, it then becomes wrong, and becomes torture. Unfortunately what is indignant to one person can vary significantly in another. There is no definitive black/white issue that can exist on paper in some rule book. Our uniqueness of our individual personhoods is what makes us as humans so special. Therefore violating our dignity is a rough road to travel down because of the factors involved in doing so, in both the violator and the violated. Shame is a powerful weapon and should be used with extreme caution.
"A person with a strong mind will be able to avoid being mentally manipulated."
PB-I completely disagree with that statement. So many factors can alter a person't ability to control (in full) their mind. That includes physical health, and for some, even weather, diet, etc. And people are too sneaky to have a general rule that if you're of strong mind, you're safe. That's pish-posh. It seems of the same mind frame that "accidents can't happen to me", or "I'll never get sick". Just as a priest can sin, and a health-nut can get sick, so can the strong-minded be manipulated.
But I do agree with you here: " once the dignity of that human person is violated, it then becomes wrong, and becomes torture." YES. Best part of your comment, in my opinion.
I was attempting to take that side of the argument to prove my post better. That would have been why I prefaced it with, "While I personally disagree with any form of torture".
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With physical torture there is no defense, you are going to get hurt and there isn’t a damn thing you can do about it. While I personally disagree with any form of torture, it cannot be argued that there is always at least a line of defense with no touch torture. A person with a strong mind will be able to avoid being mentally manipulated.
The main point of reason here is where do you draw the line as to when do powerful negotiation skills become emotional and mental torture (no touch)? According to some, even punishing your child in a time out could constitute no touch torture? Where is that middle ground?
In my opinion, once the dignity of that human person is violated, it then becomes wrong, and becomes torture. Unfortunately what is indignant to one person can vary significantly in another. There is no definitive black/white issue that can exist on paper in some rule book. Our uniqueness of our individual personhoods is what makes us as humans so special. Therefore violating our dignity is a rough road to travel down because of the factors involved in doing so, in both the violator and the violated. Shame is a powerful weapon and should be used with extreme caution.
"A person with a strong mind will be able to avoid being mentally manipulated."
PB-I completely disagree with that statement. So many factors can alter a person't ability to control (in full) their mind. That includes physical health, and for some, even weather, diet, etc.
And people are too sneaky to have a general rule that if you're of strong mind, you're safe. That's pish-posh. It seems of the same mind frame that "accidents can't happen to me", or "I'll never get sick".
Just as a priest can sin, and a health-nut can get sick, so can the strong-minded be manipulated.
But I do agree with you here:
" once the dignity of that human person is violated, it then becomes wrong, and becomes torture."
YES. Best part of your comment, in my opinion.
I was attempting to take that side of the argument to prove my post better. That would have been why I prefaced it with, "While I personally disagree with any form of torture".
Point taken, PB.
Have a great night with your family. God Bless.
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