Is Jack Bauer LG?

[sword-dancer]

Well, I am posting again, darn it!
As to the policeman who tortured/threatened the piece of crap child kidnapper/murdered. He obviously was CG, like JB. .

AFAIK, Press News and so on
1st Daschner was a very lawful man, he cared much for his colleagues, if one of his team was ill or wounded, accident he checked personally their welfare, he remembered important dates(Birthday, Marriage etc) of them and usualy sends his wishes years after departing.

2nd the dead of a child was a thing Daschner feared most of all, FEARED

3rd Daschner didn`t tortured the kidnapper, he threatened him with torture, "A doctor is on the way to supervise it"

4th Daschner informed the court what he `d done,

5th The Child was dead, at this moment, long dead.

 

[Ds Da Man]

But once again Delericho, I don't consider torture for information evil. I consider torture for pleasure (a la Hostel) evil. I'm not saying that torture is good, but that a good person can use torture and not be evil. Shooting someones wife in the leg to glean info, when you know she won't die, isn't evil, just not good.
I also believe that inaction with the knowledge/ability to stop evil, is evil. Are you as evil as the person doing it? No, definately not. But I believe you are still evil.

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

“Evil” implies hurting, oppressing, and killing others. Some evil creatures simply have no compassion for others and kill without qualms if doing so is convenient. Others actively pursue evil, killing for sport or out of duty to some evil deity or master.

I don't think Bauer has no compassion for others, and I don't think he tortures "without qualm" but I don't think you can count him as good, either. He's just too close to going over the edge. I'd say neutral. (This is why I wouldn't give him a D20 Modern allegiance too good or evil - just United States, friends and family.)

 

[delericho]

But once again Delericho, I don't consider torture for information evil.

I also believe that inaction with the knowledge/ability to stop evil, is evil.

And there it is: I fundamentally disagree with you on both of these points, for reasons i've outlined earlier in the thread.

However, I've noted that I haven't added anything new to the thread for the past several posts (merely restated my position), so at this point I'm going to bow out.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

However, I've noted that I haven't added anything new to the thread for the past several posts (merely restated my position), so at this point I'm going to bow out.

I know the feeling.

But on the other hand, it is so much fun discussing Jack Bauer.. The 24 episode threads are not enough.

 

[Derren]

I don't consider torture for information evil.

Ah, so it is ok to inflict pain on someone because you want something from him?

For example when a guy you meet on a lone street rams a knife into your shoulder and threatens to kil you unless you give him all informations he needs to access your bank account and to withdraw all money you have is, according to you, not evil?

 

[Banshee16]

Given the events of tonight's episode, what about Jack's alignment now? I'm not sure if he's done this in previous episodes, but I don't think so......shooting a man in cold blood...

Henderson wasn't a threat, his gun had no bullets, and Jack knew it.

That can't be excused as a good act, I'm thinking..

Banshee

 

[catsclaw227]

He's in deep now...

 

[delericho]

Given the events of tonight's episode, what about Jack's alignment now? I'm not sure if he's done this in previous episodes, but I don't think so...

Thanks. In the UK we're about 6 weeks behind.

Jack shot Nina in the third season when she was helpless. This immediately followed a running gun battle through CTU, though, so I don't know how it compares.

 

[glass]

Thanks. In the UK we're about 6 weeks behind.

Or about 2.5 seasons, for those of use who don't have Sky.


glass.