SENARIO:
You are a 25 year old male / female. Your sister, 7 years old, has been kidnapped. Your family have received a ransom demand for a sum you cannot pay. You have been told that your sister has been buried in a large airtight container with enough air for 72 hours. If you do not pay they will just leave her there.
One of the kidnappers has been caught and is being held by the police. He refuses to disclose the whereabouts of your sister.
Question:
Is physical torture justified? Bearing in mind that if he does not talk your 7 year old sister will slowly suffocate, on her own, in the dark, terrified and calling for her family.
Please it is a serious question, I am trying to gauge emotional reaction to a terrifying scenario, and whether or not it justifies breaking criminal as well as moral law.
2007-01-15
19:50:05
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27 answers
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ROMFT
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Law & Ethics