What’s the proper response to a “ticking bomb” scenario?
When discussing the “ticking bomb” scenario, we have to consider the lives and rights of the terrorist in custody and the innocent beings that may be killed or severely injured from the bomb. We must weigh the value of each group: the terrorist and the innocent beings in the area of the bomb. Some philosophers may say that the value of a group of individuals outweighs the value of one individual; whereas, others may say that each human life has equal value. If the group of innocent beings have a higher value to society than the terrorist, then we may think that these individuals deserve to remain unharmed by the terrorist’s activities. To maintain their safety, some individuals would support torturing the terrorist for information regarding the bomb. Others may say that torture is always unethical and may never support its use. Nevertheless, torture is illegal and the officials who have the terrorist in custody would be committing a crime if they tortured the terrorist.
Do you think reported rates of torture are much lower than actual rates of torture?
1 comment:
Sadly, yes.
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