In America, we all have the right to a trial, being treated fairly by all officers of the law in transportation of a prisoner as well as in prison. We all have the right to the idea of innocent until proven guilty. Terrorists should have every single one of these rights, just the same as American citizens. The more we have situations such as Abu Ghraib coming into the public eye, the more condescending apprehensive other nations will be towards our use of controlled force as well as volunteering their help in foreign matters concerning terrorists. One of the worst things, however, is when the public turns on a person before their trial. By doing so, we are putting their ability to have a fair trial in jeopardy. The American public has quite a bit of pull in and out of the courtroom and because of this many people have gotten unfair and very biased trials.
The government should not allow torture in most situations. The fact is, however, there are times when we need to torture one person to get answers that will save thousands of other people's lives. Unfortunately, the amount of torture as well as who has the authority to determine when, where and who will be torturing is the big issue. When is the situation so severe that we need use harsh measures to get the information we need to save these lives? Without strict guidelines, there cannot be any use of excess torture. Without these guidelines we turn into a savage nation without any confines to what we are willing to do to get answers and information from terrorists. While there are many questions to answer, the one thing I am sure of is that without the ability for excess use of power against terrorist organizations, we become much more susceptible to further attacks on our nation and its people.