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For this question answer by:

1: What you would do in this situation.

2: Why you would make that choice.

3: Which of Kohlberg's levels of moral reasoning your choicerepresents?

A madman who has threatened to explode several bombs in crowdedareas has been apprehended. Unfortunately, he has already plantedthe bombs and they are scheduled to go off in a short time. It ispossible that hundreds of people may die. The authorities cannotmake him divulge the location of the bombs by conventional methods.He refuses to say anything and requests a lawyer to protect hisfifth amendment right against self-incrimination. In exasperation,some high level official suggests torture. This would be illegal,but the official is sure that it will make him tell the truth intime for you to find and defuse the bombs.

What should you do?

What if you know that the bomber can withstand torture himself,but is sympathetic toward disabled children and would talk if youwere to torture an innocent disabled child?

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1 What you would do in this situation I would definitely go with the torture because its not about whether it is legal or illegal but its about preventing the bomb from exploding 2 Why you would make that choice I would make this    See Answer
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