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What Does McMahan Say About the "Ticking Bomb" Case

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What does McMahan say about the "ticking bomb" case?


A) Use of torture in this particular case could be justified because it is the lesser of the two evils.
B) Use of torture in this particular case could be justified as an instance of the principle of preventative justice.
C) Use of torture in this particular case is not justified because we cannot know with certainty that the person we are torturing is responsible for the bomb or even has any information about the bomb.
D) Use of torture in this particular case is not justified because torture is categorically wrong.

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