In the way that Levin has constructed the hypothetical scenario, he is making the following assumptions for justifying torture: 1) that the bomb actually exists; 2) that the person we have in custody is in fact the "right" person; and 3) that the torture will lead to the disarmament of the bomb. ... Because the possibility of torturing an innocent person is so serious and morally offensive, we had better be absolutely certain about the facts in the case. ... One could surmise that this means that those who are criminals are not afforded the same protection of rights as those who are innocent...

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Chazelle uses consistency in the way of granting every person the same fairness and rights. ... They use the ticking time bomb scenario to help support their views on torture, and how the authors use innocent lives to justify the use of torture. "The Case for Torture" by Michael Levin says "Once you concede that torture is justified in extreme cases, you have admitted that the decision to use torture is a matter of balancing innocent lives against the means to save them" (203). The use of torture can be justified in extreme cases when the lives of innocent individuals are a...

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I believe the September 11 attacks on innocent civilians were acts of terrorism not acts of war. According to Webster's New World dictionary terrorism is the unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons. ... The political leaders were put in charge to safeguard the citizens and innocents of this country and instead concentrated on the menials of society such as the impeachment of the prior president for an a...

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A lot of innocent people are getting assaulted, beaten up and even killed just because they are Muslims, and in some cases are not even Arabs. ... "When The Innocent Are Made Victim." ... That the terrorists have won if the first thing we do, when threaten by war, is blaming innocent people. ... In his interview Keith McCormick, one of the Ahmed's customers said that Ahmed was the nicest person to meat. ...

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Innocent people are usually targeted in terrorist acts. Furthermore, acts of terror can bring retaliated acts of terror back to the aggressor and innocent civilians are often caught in the middle. ... In the book, Terrorism and Collective Responsibility, Burleigh Wilkins writes, "It is generally agreed that it is justifiable to do violence to another person in self-defense" (337). ... My position on terrorism is that it will always be an unethical approach to prove a point simply because innocent lives will be taken. ...

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Given these broad terms, the government could easily tap into the phone lineof someone who is completely innocent, interfering with the public's freedom of communication. ... This makes it nearly impossible to prove innocent a person accused of enemy combat. This executive order also defies the United States Constitution's fourth amendment that declares anyone innocent until proven guilty (Talanian). ... Hard evidence against the accused persons is unnecessary and deportation is likely. ...

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They could go through call logs and your credit cards which are both very private things to the average person. ... By tracking suspicious people, we could then get to the root of the person who is the terrorist. ... You would also have to make sure you do not accuse a bunch of innocent people just because they have a suspicious call log for example. ... She emphasizes that she does not believe innocent people should be tracked because the terrorists program jumped to false conclusions. ... This innocent person could just simply be checking up on a sick family member, but since the data mining...

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Products and consequences of chaos are innocent people dying and suffering, mostly women and children. As far as I see it, most of us say this and that about how the persons in the government should act, but to no avail, we fail to look at ourselves. ...

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Now, the FBI does not need probable cause or suspicion that a person is involved in any terrorist activities. They can legally conduct searches on a person who may be "relevant" in the search for terrorists, which includes individuals of Middle Eastern descent (Wolfe). ... The Patriot Act also violates a number of amendments that protect an individual, who is supposedly innocent until proven guilty. ... To date, there have been thousands of innocent victims detained, and most of them are of Muslim or Middle Eastern descent (Masci). ...

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Though the world's problems seem insurmountable; a part of the United Nations to me is the international councilor, the "person" that nations can turn to relieve disputes and to restore order to an uneasy Earth. ... Another piece of the United Nations to me is the oftentimes thankless heroes who try to avoid conflicts or reduce the wars effects on the innocent people. ...

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When our country attacks the foreign powers that reign terror on the innocent people of other countries, it opens the terrorist's eyes to our vulnerability. ... That person is whom our fate is really dependant on. ... In this day in age, if a person were to argue their views on terrorism most people would agree on that it is wrong and must be stopped. ... America's Most Vulnerable Spot When our country attacks the foreign powers that reign terror on the innocent people of other countries, it opens the terrorist's eyes to our vulnerability. ...

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A role model is defined as a person who serves as a model in a particular behavioral or social role for another person to emulate. ... Another person I consider a great role model is Benjamin Netanyahu. ... His definition of a terrorist is someone who deliberately kills the innocent. ...

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The action only brought more violence and the destruction of the innocent. ... Non-violent methods of resolving a problem would ensure that all would be treated equally, it disregards the physical strength of a person. ... Each person would receive a bona fide jury, ensuring that a problem is resolved fairly and equally, without any means of prejudice or discrimination. ... Gandhi's belief of dealing with issues violently is controversial, and depending on the person in conflict, the reactions would differ. ...

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Radical Islam poses a threat in that it facilitates the rise of violent jihadists who then spread to all corners of the earth and are willing to spill innocent human blood to achieve their evil goals (Khan, 2010). ... The US and Radical Islam in the Middle East The world is constantly being subjected to horrendous images of terror being meted out on innocent civilians by radicals riding on the pretence of furthering religious agenda. ... Islam also promises plenty of pleasure and rewards to the martyr who loses in his life in the course of waging a holy war – killing innocent humans. ...

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The Act grants the President the authority to confiscate any property of any foreign persons or organizations involved with or participating in acts of terrorism against then United States. ... This provision could mean that any person suspected of some sort of electronic violation would be subject to having their email and phone conversations recorded and used as evidence against them. ... Chairman Leahy has criticized Attorney General John Ashcroft for authorizing law enforcement agencies to capture the conversations between suspected incarcerated persons and their attorney. ... However, ...

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Under the Patriot Act, the bookseller or librarian must comply with the first section of the law, which states that they are not to reveal to any other person or persons that the FBI has taken records from their bookstore or library. ... The Patriot II will "further threaten civil liberties" by allow the government to "spy" on activities protected by the constitution, share private information with local and state law enforcement, access credit reports without consent, and allow "sampling and cataloguing of innocent American's genetic information without their consent or a court order" (...

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Facing NDP Leader Tom Muclair's criticism that Canada should send humanitarian aid until NATO nations strike, he states that sending humanitarian aid does not help the innocent from "getting slaughtered in first place " (CHCH.com). ... Trudeau is not the only person opposing the air strike to ISIS. ...

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IRA's irresponsible actions in Europe cost many innocent people lives, one of them was a waiter's German wife, two Australian tourists and two-month daughter of another waiter. ... Without designation, US law only allows visas to be withheld from persons known to be, or to have been, personally involved in terrorist activity. ...

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In 1986, a young Irish woman named Anne Marie Murphy boarded an El Al flight from London to Tel Aviv. She was interviewed by Israeli profilers, who became suspicious when they learned Murphy had a Palestinian fiancé. This, coupled with the fact that Anne Marie Murphy was young, pregnant, and a bi...

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War on Terrorism Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives. ... Terrorism kills innocent people, hurts the economy, and threatens the globe with biochemical warfare. Terrorism has taken a toll on innocent lives, especially since September 11. ... While in the building, they tell time by 4,200 clocks, drink from 691 water fountains, utilize 284 rest rooms, consume 4,500 cups of coffee, 1,700 pints of milk a...

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These cards would be connected to a database that has information about every person on it. ... That person would have access to all of your information including your back transactions. ... If these cards were issued, a person would not be able to function freely without it. ... The Act shifted "power from federal judges to investigators, putting innocent people at far greater risk or unwarranted government scrutiny, harassment or persecution." ... Under each one of these Acts, a person could be imprisoned for writing or talking about the government n a way that they did not approve of. ...

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Once again, if authorities hadn't been able to disrupt the plans, hundreds of innocent lives could have been lost. ... There have been multiple instances that a person has had a visit from the FBI because of something that had to do with their political beliefs. ... If someone does speak out against America, and does say disturbing anti-American things, it could be a sign that this person is possibly a terrorist. ...

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In a third-floor room at the Walsh Hall dormitory on the Boston College campus, two of my roommates scuffle over the right to wear an a American Flag. "A", a sophomore at BC, had the idea to wear the flag as a cape. Upon seeing "A" draped in the flag, fellow sophomore "N" demands that "A" return his flag so that he can wear it. "Of course I want to wear my flag; we got him!" yells "N". ...

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"3 The resolution states: "That the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons.... Moreover, the Pakistani military was notified of the meeting 10 days prior.11 The definition for "militant" in the context of drone warf...

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He wasn't charged-an innocent mistake, the FBI concluded." ... As clever as we get, there is always some diabolically clever person out there who could find a chink in the system, says Richard Gritta of the University of Portland, who specializes in aviation security." ...

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