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A Summary
In this argument, the writer, Michael Levin holds to the stand that torture should not be absolutely rejected. Instead, he argues, that there are situations in which the use of torture is in fact, necessary. His conclusion herein lies that the use of torture can be justified in situations where lives would be thus saved and, that torture should only be used on those known to hold innocent lives in their hands. ... The issue raised in such a situation is whether the use of torture is justifiable. ... Levin justifies this by somewhat weighing the possible outcomes, by saying that millions of lives outweigh constitutionality and that torture is not as barbaric as mass murder.
The second situation highlighted – someone plants a bomb on a plane and his demands cannot be met, then the situation becomes as in the first, where Levin holds to his stand that the saving of lives would justify the use of torture. Similarly in the third situation, where a terrorist group kidnaps a baby from a hospital, Levin performs an informal survey by asking four mothers if they would approve of torture if such a situation were to be on them.
Approximate Word count = 851
Approximate Pages = 3.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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