Are you going to convict Jack Bauer? - Judge Scalia

Thats right - Justice Antonin Scalia said that. In front of other people. Other judges at a panal on the law and terrorism.

Justice Antonin Scalia stuck up for a fictional character on a show about fictional terrorist attacks.

I couldn't make this stuff up if i wanted to

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NPR report on torture and television

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Summery:

The Fox Network series 24 features a hero who is not shy about using torture to achieve his objectives. The portrayal of torture as a positive tool worries human-rights watchers as well as the general who heads up West Point. They say the portrayals may be influencing military interrogators.