Newyorker.com: Making Them Talk: Jane Mayer on "24"

The New Yorker writer Jane Mayer discusses her article from the February 19 & 26, 2007, issue about the use of torture in the television show "24." She discusses Joel Surnow, the co-creator, and Jack Bauer, the show's main character.

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[cha0sXT]

TELL ME WHERE THE BOMB IS

[shama595]

The fact that the dean of Westpoint - a Brigadier-General - says that torture is ineffectual seriously undermines the position of anyone who is "okay with torture".

[badreligion1231]

@shama595 Also , Kiefer Sutherland went one year to speak to a graduating class about Torture and how it doesn't work and what they see on the show is fake .

[badreligion1231]

I know this was posted a couple years ago but hey Jane , 24 is a FICTIONAL TV show what you see on screen isnt a federal agent torturing another person its one actor shooting a scene with another actor . Just because a few bad apples can't distinguish fiction from reality is not the shows fault so go do something more useful with your time like report on REAL human rights violations rather than piss and moan about a TV show you idiot .

[mrbain123]

Talk about manipulation, At 4.53 they cut that clip as Mary Warner was telling them about the "van". However it was revealed just after that that she was lying and the bomb was still on the base.

[BauerAddictWebsite]

We are not usually a channel to right comments so consider yourself lucky. With that said, we hate and despise when government officials and other people in the media dish on '24'. Jack Bauer is a fictional character on a TV show! He knows what he is doing and in season 4 he admitted that no one understands the consequences better than he does. Terrorists don't care about our laws and procedures. All they care about is a result. It's the agents job to stop them from accomplishing their results.

[LeechLoverable]

There's no other way .. And that kind of thinking is too limited.

[singletb]

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see every 2nd letter for link to some examples

[singletb]

I can give many examples from the show where torture just plain doesnt work: Marie Warner (S2), Graem Bauer(S6-only told them about Palmer but not about Philip bauer). Sarah Gavin (innocent), Richard Heller (S4), George Mason being roughed up (S1), Ramon Salazar (S3), MIcheel Amador (S3), Nina Myers(S3) ..... phfft

[singletb]

lol 2 example you used show that torture didn't work (marie warner, richard heller) so i really think u should have done ur research better