situations in which it might be permissible or even necessary to hold a U.S. citizen in custody
1.Are there any situations in which it might be permissible or even necessary to hold a U.S. citizen in custody without recourse to the judicial system? Provide examples of those situations.
2. At the end of 2005, Britain\\\’s highest court declared that evidence obtained through torture, regardless of who did the torturing or in what country it occurred, that evidence was not admissible in British courts.
- Do you agree with the British ruling, or do you think it should be acceptable for British prosecutors to use the evidence if British officials were not involved in the torture?
- Should the U.S. have a similar standard?
Discussion 2
Utilitarianism is an ethical system that holds that the greatest good stems from actions that result in the greatest happiness for the greatest number of individuals. Jeremy Bentham was a major proponent of this ethical system. For purposes of this discussion, we will focus on the counter-terrorism actions undertaken by the US government and by the US law enforcement agencies in the wake of the 9-11 terrorist attack.
- In your initial post, identify a crime control action or policy undertaken in the US in the wake of 9-11 that you believe could be morally questionable; this can be legislation passed, a local policy enacted, or even the police handling of a particularly high-profile case.
- Provide a brief overview of this act or policy.
- Describe how this morally questionable act or policy was justified to the public using utilitarianism reasoning.
- Do you believe that this is an example of faulty ethical justification in the name of crime control? Provide support for your reasoning.
- In your peer replies, please propose an alternative or revision to the crime control action or policy discussed by your peer.
- State which ethical system your proposal is based upon and explain why you feel this is a preferable approach over the utilitarianism approach.
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