Forcing tomatoes to ripen by stopping watering them

Has anyone ripened their tomatoes by not watering them, I have read that you can force tomatoes into ripening by stopping giving them water, has anyone tried this

Stopping watering would kill the plant. It may put its last remaining burst of energy into ripening the tomato that is closest to maturity at the expense of killing all the rest. Sounds like cruelty to me!

We are talking about fruit/veg which we are growing to eat the next thing you will be saying you talk to them?