[TalnSG]

Some of the worst tortures mankind ever devises are more psychological than physical. Waterboarding is torture when done to achieve the goal of breaking someone, which is what is under discussion.

The reason that this type of torture gains more attention in the media and the world courts is that unlike physical torture, such a Pumpum mentioned, when done correctly the damage is easy to hide from the public. That is why it is all the more necessary to enforce restrictions on the rare occassions it can be proven to have been used.

And as one who has come all too close to death by drowning twice, its effect on me could go either way. I might be driven insane by the fear, or perhaps just resign to it and accept that I am finally going to die this time by having my lungs filled with water instead of air.