’24’ Makes the Case for Torture
Jon Wiener at The Nation explores the dangerously simplistic view of torture depicted in Fox TV's "24." (In this scene from season 3, Jack Bauer tortures a terrorist by preparing to kill his daughter.)Jon Wiener at The Nation explores the dangerously simplistic view of torture depicted in Fox TV’s “24.”
In this scene from season 3, Jack Bauer tortures a terrorist by preparing to kill his daughter.
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