 One final matter. What should be done to the military officer, police officer, or other public official who tortures the terrorist if – after saving the city – their crime is discovered? Quite clearly he (or she) should resign or be dismissed from their position; public institutions cannot suffer among their ranks those who commit serious crimes. Further, the public official in question must be tried, convicted, and sentenced for committing the crime of  torture.[21]  Obviously, there are (to say the least) mitigating circumstances, and the sentence should be commuted to, say, one day in prison. Would public officials be prepared to act to save thousands of innocent lives, if they knew they might lose their job and/or suffer some minor punishment? Presumably many would be prepared to so act in these circumstances. On the other hand, perhaps many public officials would never set aside their interest in keeping their jobs and avoiding minor punishments in order to save innocent lives. If so, this is not a consideration in favour of legalising torture. For surely the consequences of setting up a legalised torture chamber and putting such self-interested and uncaring persons in charge of it are likely to be horrendous