Many argue that the government and law enforcement should be allowed to use any means necessary to subdue terrorists or to prevent the destruction of lives and property in an example called the ______.

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The "ticking bomb scenario" is an example often used to argue that in extreme cases where innocent lives are at risk, it may be necessary to use extreme measures to prevent the terrorist attack. This scenario suggests that if the government had knowledge that a bomb was set to go off at a specific time and location, and there was no other way to prevent the attack or capture the perpetrator, then torture or other extreme methods may be justified to save countless innocent lives.

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