More on Prime Time Torture: “24” and the Myth of the Ticking Time Bomb
Like Roger, I have been intrigued (and somewhat disturbed) by the effect of television on student perceptions of torture. One of my students recently responded to an argument that torture is ineffective with a reference to "24," a program in which, apparently, torture is routinely applied with effective results. I have never seen the program myself, but found Jane...