A person has planted a bomb in downtown Chicago, and it will detonate in forty-eight hours unless FBI agents are able to find it. You are an FBI agent, and you and your partner locate a possible suspect. You and your partner take the person to an undisclosed location. You follow procedures but are not able to get the information you need. Five hours have elapsed. You and your partner discuss the idea of using torture to extract information from this suspected bomber.
1. What facts would you need to gather in this case in order for you to believe that this person is the bomber?
2. W??ould you use torture to extract the information from this suspect knowing it is illegal? Explain why you would or would not torture this subject.
Answer-1- We need to gather many facts to find out that this person is the bomber because it would not be right to catch an innocent man. If he is the bomber, he must have some proofs with him. His activites can be noticed through CCTV cameras. His body language would be different than the common people. We would check his cell phone and laptop to get more information. All these things would help us to find out whether he is the bomber or not.
Answer- 2- If we are sure that the suspect has some connection with this incident, we would surely use torture to extract information from him because thousands of lives are in danger. If he is not ready to tell us the truth then torture would be the only solution to save the people and destroy the bomb.
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