The "ticking timebomb" argument is BS
Once Upon a Time...: Lies in the Service of Evil
I have written about the utterly fictitious "ticking bomb" scenario on several occasions. Because I do not want to engage in this exercise ever again, I have assembled here the major relevant arguments, so that they will all be in one place.
An excellent debunking of the "ticking timebomb" argument. Sorry Jack Bauer.