Any form of punishment that is effective in maintaining law and order is justified. Do you agree?

In hope to maintain effective law and order, different form of punishment is introduced. However, it does not mean that any form of punishment that is effective in maintaining law and order is justified.

Some form of punishment is not justified, as they are inhuman. For example, the use of torture to get information from prisoners is a form of punishment that is never justified. One of the infamous torture treatments is the torture used on the prisoners by Japanese soldiers during World War 2. Hot iron bars scalded prisoners or a hose is placed in their mouth and water was forced into their stomach. Often the prisoners suffer from physical torture, resulting in deaths of many. The prisoners’ lives were put at risk so as to gain information of other suspects or to force the prisoners to confess to crimes that they commit. The public condemns such inhumane treatment as though the prisoners may commit a crime yet they should not suffer from punishments that jeopardise their life. Therefore, any form of punishment that is effective in maintaining law and order is not justified.
In addition, some form of punishment is immoral. A young child is taught to value life and respect all forms of living. If a young child is able to practice that, the more should the educated officials deciding the form of punishment to be seen carrying out such morally right behaviour. Using the use of torture as an example, the use of punishment is not justified in this case as one’s life is put at risk or even seen as invaluable. It is morally wrong as one was treated unfairly and cruelly. Moreover, a person’s life is definitely more precious than gaining information from the prisoner.