The Pros And Cons Of Abu Ghraib Prisons
Every American has their own idea and values of what America is what America stands for. In my America, we should not mass torture people and dehumanize them due to the fact that we can. In 2003, at Abu Ghraib prison, in Baghdad, American soldiers violated the rights and tortured Iraqi prisoners. The soldiers made the prisoners strip down and do humiliating acts while not wearing any clothes. What happened at the Abu Ghraib prison is an example of what can happen when one loses sight of their ethical positions. The stress of the situation plays a large part in how far someone is willing to go to break their moral values and the code of ethics. In 2003, these soldiers were still feeling the grief over the September 11, 2001 attacks. Some of the prisoners at Abu Ghraib were insurgents for
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The soldiers who were not participating are just as guilty as those who did. These acts are not what America prides itself on and not what my idea of America is. Strong leadership probably could have prevented the problem or at the least kept it from getting to the point that it did. If the officers in charge of the prison would have recognized that something was going wrong and put an end to it the problem could have been solved there. When a soldier transferred in and saw that the soldiers there were abusing their powers they could have reported it and maybe the abuse would have ended. Strong leadership does not always mean the top person does something sometimes it means that the person at the bottom must step up and fix the problem. At Abu Ghraib, there was not any strong leadership. At Abu Ghraib prison, many people’s lives were changed. Some soldiers were sentenced to prison, some officers were demoted, and the prisoners lost their dignity. When people and soldiers are placed in difficult and stressful situations they will make grave mistakes, but that does not excuse their
The soldiers who were not participating are just as guilty as those who did. These acts are not what America prides itself on and not what my idea of America is. Strong leadership probably could have prevented the problem or at the least kept it from getting to the point that it did. If the officers in charge of the prison would have recognized that something was going wrong and put an end to it the problem could have been solved there. When a soldier transferred in and saw that the soldiers there were abusing their powers they could have reported it and maybe the abuse would have ended. Strong leadership does not always mean the top person does something sometimes it means that the person at the bottom must step up and fix the problem. At Abu Ghraib, there was not any strong leadership. At Abu Ghraib prison, many people’s lives were changed. Some soldiers were sentenced to prison, some officers were demoted, and the prisoners lost their dignity. When people and soldiers are placed in difficult and stressful situations they will make grave mistakes, but that does not excuse their