I wish that the Andy Griffith Show had produced an entire series of episodes in which Andy lectures Opie for violating someone's constitutional rights.
The straightforward dialog between Andy and Opie could enlighten elected officials, such as my representative, Pat Tiberi, on the basics of human and constitutional rights.
Opie: Hey Paw! I just waterboarded old man Blake down at the jail. You wouldn't believe what he confessed to! Just listen to this.
Andy: I can't listen to that. Now I told you about torturing people.
Opie: But Paw, this is different.
Andy: Yes, it's worse. Not only did you have to overcome your basic human decency to torture Mr. Blake, the information he provided is likely false. You see Opie, when people are tortured they'll say anything to make the pain stop. Not only did you violate Mr. Blake's human rights, you hurt our nation's intelligence gathering by providing false information to our analysts.
xposted @ A Mere Detour