3 ms·
Yea, under this definition, every time someone points a gun at someone it's torture. This sort of re-definition of terms reduces the public's trust in academic
by jessriedel 7y ago
Yea, under this definition, every time someone points a gun at someone it's torture. This sort of re-definition of terms reduces the public's trust in academics on an important topic.
- throwaway4220 7y agoFrom article: “As citizens of a democracy, our suggestion here is certainly not to constrain how media depict interrogations and torture .... Rather, our aim is to draw attention to the prevalence of this trope and hope that screenwriters will exercise more caution in using torture as a plot device.” IMO this is not different from shocking a flatlining patient; it does not work, and {may be a missed public education opportunity, may lose some credibility points} http://www.aed.com/blog/tv-myth-shocking-a-flatline-heart-rhythm-will-revive-patient/ http://www.aed.com/blog/tv-myth-shocking-a-flatline-heart-rh... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4258134/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4258134/
- jobigoud 7y agoIt's not a redefinition, a "mock execution" is classified as psychological torture.