justification for torture theme
The following kind of dilemma is illustrated: Can it be morally justified to use torture, for example, if it is the only way to protect your country? What if you have only weak evidence that it can protect your country? Rumors?
19 total · 4 major · 15 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ent1x10 | major | Matthew Ryan justified torturing the Nausicaan. |
| ent3x14 | major | Archer subjected Degra to an elaborate simulated reality in order to find the location of the Xindi superweapon. Archer also threatened to wipe Degra's memory. |
| movie: The Battle of Algiers (1966) | major | Colonel Mathieu spoke at length about why torture was necessary to protect the innocent |
| tos3x08 | major | Vians justified torture by claiming that it was needed to save millions of lives |
| bbf3x06 | minor | Bester and Garibaldi skirted the edges of torture as they intimidated their prisoner |
| ds92x15 | minor | the box for dissenters to protect the community |
| ent3x02 | minor | Archer tortured Orgoth to get access codes to the Xindi database that might contain information to help save Earth. |
| ent3x11 | minor | Archer beat up Loomis up for information. |
| ent3x12 | minor | Archer's compulsive torturing of anyone he gets upset with was used against him by D'Jamat. |
| ent3x15 | minor | Archer instructed Phlox to refrain from giving the alien any more pain medication until it answered Archer's questions. |