Opponents against torture will argue that the right of an individual against the practice of cruel and inhumane punishment is unequivocal, but proponents of torture could argue that the right of an individual to be free from the act of cruel and inhumane sufferings at the hand of a terrorist is unambiguous.
How, then, do the government draw a fair balance between torture and liberty? Should the government forego effective interrogations of a terrorist suspect in the ticking time bomb dilemma and risk the liberty of many? The answer, though complex, is never.
In a world allied against terrorism, there would be quick public outrage if governments refused to use "necessary means to aid in the swift elimination of the fear and existence of …show more content…
The acclaimed television drama frequently examined the idea "if the rules of proper conduct can be sustained in the ruins of war?"
But has the television drama 24's portrayal of the use of torture diminish the public's outrage against cruelty? Has 24 succeeded to show the act of torture as an "unavoidable means to protect the public interest from those who would seek to do harm?"
Adam Green's article, Normalizing Torture answers the issues on the role of "24" best. "The true question of torture's role on "24" seems more complex than whether the show presents it as deplorable or justified." He wrote, "To be sure, very little public scrutiny -- much less protest -- of violent interrogation is depicted. In fiction, as in life, human rights violations take longer than 24 hours to come to light, when they do at all. But if the good guys on 24 go about their work largely unaccountable to law or to public opinion, they remain obligated, within the show's moral order, to one
How, then, do the government draw a fair balance between torture and liberty? Should the government forego effective interrogations of a terrorist suspect in the ticking time bomb dilemma and risk the liberty of many? The answer, though complex, is never.
In a world allied against terrorism, there would be quick public outrage if governments refused to use "necessary means to aid in the swift elimination of the fear and existence of …show more content…
The acclaimed television drama frequently examined the idea "if the rules of proper conduct can be sustained in the ruins of war?"
But has the television drama 24's portrayal of the use of torture diminish the public's outrage against cruelty? Has 24 succeeded to show the act of torture as an "unavoidable means to protect the public interest from those who would seek to do harm?"
Adam Green's article, Normalizing Torture answers the issues on the role of "24" best. "The true question of torture's role on "24" seems more complex than whether the show presents it as deplorable or justified." He wrote, "To be sure, very little public scrutiny -- much less protest -- of violent interrogation is depicted. In fiction, as in life, human rights violations take longer than 24 hours to come to light, when they do at all. But if the good guys on 24 go about their work largely unaccountable to law or to public opinion, they remain obligated, within the show's moral order, to one