If you're only reference for terrorists are movie villains this makes complete sense.

  • BelieveRevolt [he/him]
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    7 months ago

    Justice Scalia responded with a defense of Agent Bauer, arguing that law enforcement officials deserve latitude in times of great crisis. "Jack Bauer saved Los Angeles.... He saved hundreds of thousands of lives," Judge Scalia reportedly said. "Are you going to convict Jack Bauer?" He then posed a series of questions to his fellow judges: "Say that criminal law is against him? 'You have the right to a jury trial?' Is any jury going to convict Jack Bauer?" "I don't think so," Scalia reportedly answered himself. "So the question is really whether we believe in these absolutes. And ought we believe in these absolutes."

    • RedQuestionAsker2 [he/him, she/her]
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      7 months ago

      The paragon of law in the most powerful country in the world.

      The most powerful ethicists and philosophers are powerless against his flawless dictations.

      • Wertheimer [any]
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        7 months ago

        “Of course fish isn’t meat!” [Scalia] boomed. “Why else do I—and millions of Catholics—eat fish on Fridays during Lent?”

        “But from a scientific perspective,” I responded, “isn’t meat just the flesh of an animal? And aren’t fish animals?”

        Scalia scoffed. “You’re telling me the Pope has been wrong for centuries?” (Source)

    • anaesidemus [he/him]
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      7 months ago

      "Are you going to convict Jack Bauer?

      Fuck yeah, isn't a hero supposed to be able to handle the consequences of his actions? The ends can only justify the means so far