A Library Is A Place

All Sides In A Trial Want To Hide At Least Some Of The Truth.

Ed Koch Will Never "rest In Peace." That Was Not His Way. He Was Always Nervously Squirming, While Making Others Squirm As Well. Comfort Was Not His Goal. He Understood That To Be A Proud And Assertive Jew Meant Never Being Able To Leave A Sigh Of Relief And Say "it's Over, We Are At Peace, We Can Now Put Down Our Guard And Relax."

I Don't Think The Law Exists To Arrive At The Truth. If It Did, We Wouldn't Have Exclusionary Rules, We Wouldn't Have Presumptions Of Innocence, We Wouldn't Have Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt. There's An Enormous Difference Between The Role Of Truth In Law And The Role Of Truth In Science. In Law, Truth Is One Among Many Goals.

I Have No Doubt That If An Actual Ticking Bomb Situation Were To Arise, Our Law Enforcement Authorities Would Torture. The Real Debate Is Whether Such Torture Should Take Place Outside Of Our Legal System Or Within It. The Answer To This Seems Clear: If We Are To Have Torture, It Should Be Authorized By The Law.

Well, First Of All, No Professor Should Be Able To Say, I Refuse To Defend My Position. I Refuse To Debate My Position.