Torture: not the answer, but an answer War, crime and death are topics that most people don't like to talk about or don't even like to hear about, but unfortunately in the world today, they are our reality. We hear about the horrible and inhumane things that happen every day in our world, and when it comes to war, crime, and death, another controversial topic comes up: torture. In A Case for Torture, author Mirko Bagaric talks about torture and how sometimes, unfortunately, torture is not only recommended, but necessary when it comes to the safety of the public. Bagaric explains that while torture is never a nice thing, sometimes the loss and pain of a criminal could lead to the saving of the life of perhaps not just one, but many innocent people. Growing up in this country hearing about war, it is easy to agree with this statement. Torture will never truly be the right thing to do, but sometimes it simply must be done, for the good of the public. In his article, Bagaric states that torture sometimes simply needs to be done for the good of the public throughout the article. . He begins by saying that war is wrong, but sometimes there are exceptions that we must recognize. “The belief that torture is always wrong is, however, misleading and symptomatic of the alarmist and reflexive responses that typically come from social commentators.” (Bagaric, 226). He states that you can't just say torture is wrong and be done with it, that there are exceptions to the fact that torture is wrong. The immediacy of a situation may lead an official to resort to torture to help save one or more lives when time is running out. Bagaric uses the example of a hostage situation to the point of both immediacy and self-defense. He states that a cop should… middle of paper… be as bad as watching an innocent person die in front of you and doing nothing about it. Torture is a very controversial topic around the world, with perhaps as much for it as against it. However, it is necessary to talk about the idea of ​​torture in limited circumstances to save thousands of innocent lives. In “A Case for Torture”, written by Mirko Bagaric, the author comes to the conclusion that torture may never be the right option, but it is an option to be seriously considered when the lives of innocent people are at stake. In his article, Bagaric makes several compelling key points about why torture may, in some circumstances, be the right thing to do. Through this article we learn that although torture will never truly be the right thing to do when dealing with crime and war, sometimes it is a necessary act that we must accept.