Wednesday, 17 December 2014

Even If Torture Doesn't Work In The Real World, TV Has Us Convinced It Does

Even If Torture Doesn't Work In The Real World, TV Has Us Convinced It Does


As the CIA and Senate Intelligence Committee clash over whether so-called enhanced interrogation techniques are considered torture, another question arises: Have depictions of torture on TV and film helped convince us that it works? Consider this warning that recently greeted viewers of ABC's political soap opera, Scandal: "The following drama contains adult content. Viewer discretion is advised."

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