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Ticking Time Bomb Scenario:
2016-03-15 04:11:15 Post No. 7813403
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Ticking Time Bomb Scenario:
Anonymous
2016-03-15 04:11:15
Post No. 7813403
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>"Suppose that a person with knowledge of an imminent terrorist attack, that will kill many people, is in the hands of the authorities and that he will disclose the information needed to prevent the attack only if he is tortured"
The conditions of this event are so:
>The evidence in support of the contention that he has the relevant information would satisfy the requirements of evidence for convicting him of an offence.
>There are reasonable grounds for believing that he is likely to tell the truth if severe torture is threatened, and, if necessary, applied to him.
>There are reasonable grounds for believing that no other means would have the effect of compelling him to tell the truth.
>There are grounds for believing that if the information is obtained quickly, there is a good chance of defusing the bomb before it goes off.
>There are reasonable grounds for believing that the likely damage to be caused by the bomb will include death of many citizens, the maiming of others, including the infliction of much more severe pain on others with much more lasting effect than will be the effect of the infliction of torture on the person who has been captured;
>There are reasonable grounds for believing that the torturing will not have consequences which would be worse than the damage likely to result from the bomb going off.
Should he be tortured /lit/?
