Talk:Stress position

Regarding the note that it has been suggested that this article (Stress Positions) or section be merged into torture, I would prefer that it not be merged. Instead, I would like to see the "Stress Positions" page expanded with a list and description of the various stress positions, and details about frequency of usage, medical consequences, etc. The "Torture" page of course should mention stress positions, had have a link to the "Stress Positions" page, IMO. ElizabethSatjot (talk) 06:55, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

"possibly amounting to torture" - POSSIBLY?!? For God's sakes, what about it is NOT torture?!? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.60.251.160 (talk) 14:20, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

→Agreed, the definition of torture is placing someone in extreme pain for whatever purpose. This clearly qualifies. 71.170.186.90 (talk) 03:52, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Possibly amounting to?
The article reads "possibly amounting to torture", but isn't inflicting pain on someone intentionally against their will while they are restrained or coerced the definition of torture? 174.67.214.168 (talk) 10:07, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Of course, but Americans want to delude themselves that they aren't that evil. 2.100.33.56 (talk) 20:35, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

Why linking to "enhanced interrogation technique"?
What's the purpose of adding the link "enhanced interrogation technique" in parenthesis after torture? This doesn't add much information. It would be valuable to maybe add a section stating that "Stress positions were part of the so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques" used by US forces etc. etc." — maybe even as part of a much useful section about the use of stress position. The link alone, though, doesn't sound useful or natural here. What do you think? --Brandizzi (talk) 18:10, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Source that the main image depicts a stress position?
How do we know that the image depicts a stress position? It depicts someone in distress, but it does not necessarily mean it is a stress position. The person seems to be just squatting regularly. Pinkslimo (talk) 07:54, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

Why is Eritrea especially relevant?
I don't understand why there is a section specifically about methods used in Eritrea.

It feels off topic. Perhaps the listed methods could be the subject of the subsection, unless there is something very specific relating them to Eritrea? Jrlafever (talk) 09:28, 27 June 2024 (UTC)