<![CDATA[Law And Torture In Battlestar Galactica - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[Law And Torture In Battlestar Galactica - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[Law And Torture In Battlestar Galactica]]> How about something nice and simple and comprehensive? Like, aside from the fact that it's outstandingly ineffective at eliciting the kind of information a "good" society would want, the damage it does to that society is worse than any benefit. Yes, there ARE worse things than losing a city to a nuke.

If your intention is to obtain a confession at any cost, then use it to convict somebody in a kangaroo court, torture's your ticket. If you want a society worth living in, you can't allow any state support for it whatsoever. That's not to say an individual may not torture, but that person needs to understand that if they get caught, the society they're trying to protect will chuck them in jail for a good, long time.

Counterglow

]]> <![CDATA[Law And Torture In Battlestar Galactica]]> Speaking of the law, last night's Lost really blew it. Having Jack testify for the defense before Kate's mom flaked for the prosecution in a criminal trial for crude plot manipulation at the expense of credibility reminded me that Lost is created by the same people behind Alias.

Tim Faulkner

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