During today’s hearing in the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), fresh off an intellectually stimulating comparison of torture to abortion (he questioned why the committee isn’t concerned about abortion, even though some abortion techniques torture the woman), asked about the so-called “ticking” bomb case — that is, an uncooperative detainee has surefire knowledge of an imminent attack. Should you torture him then? Franks himself said several times this morning that he’s against torture, by the way.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=179410