Do two wrongs make a right?

[etgryphon]

Using what is in the news right now...

You get a piece of intelligence that states that "John Smith" in Whereverville, USA is planning a terrorist operation.

Immediate wiretaps on 10 people names "John Smith" in Whereverville, USA and then finding that one of those individuals is a part of terrorist organization and stops a terrorist plot.

Evil is that you tapped 9 innocent people and recorded their personal conversations...

Is that a possible scenerio?

-Gryph

[tylerdurden]

No, you're still thinking of scenarios that are way too specific. I'm thinking of much broader, general scenarios.

Your scenario already assumes several evils before you pose the question. Go back to those evils first, and your question may not even make sense.