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U.S. Army Brigadier General Patrick Finnegan, the dean of the United States Military Academy at West Point, asked the creative team of the TV show "24" to stop showing that torture works on the show.
Because despite the fact that there is near-universal agreement among those knowledgeable on the subject that torture does not work in reality, the show makes people (even trained military operatives) believe that it does, and makes them want to try what they see on the show.
Students at West Point, told the facts by their knowledgeable teachers, have sincerely asked things like, "If torture doesn't really work, why does it work for Jack Bauer?"
To which I say, if teleportation doesn't really exist, how did they beam people up and down on "Star Trek"? Way back in the 1960's, no less?
IT'S A FICTIONAL TELEVISION SHOW.
Why are military students putting more stock in make-believe than in facts taught by experienced, real-life teachers?
But people say, "Still, if there's a nuclear bomb about to go off in New York City, what if the only way to keep it from going off is to torture someone?"
To which I say, there's another option. Simply beam the bomb up into space, far enough away that it won't hurt anyone.
Or perhaps give Superman a call and have him fly it into the sun.
Or click your heels together and say "There's no place like home" and wake up in your bed back in Kansas.
There are so many options for dealing with the threat of terrorism.
But I guess changing television DOES make the most sense.
Hopefully it will at least stop the torture of my having to hear any more about this.
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