7 TV Shows That Taught Us Something Incredibly Violent

3. A Pretty Brutal Way To Torture Somebody In Excruciating Detail - 24

One speech pretty much anyone who's ever watched 24 will remember is the pretty disturbing monologue from Kiefer Sutherland's Jack Bauer as he explains why you really should cooperate with the CTU. "You probably don't think that I can force this towel down your throat. But trust me, I can. All the way. Except I'd hold onto this one little bit at the end. When your stomach starts to digest it, I pull it out. Taking your stomach lining with it. For most people it would take about a week to die. It's very painful." This comes from the man who has to save America without any sleep on eight different occasions. The worst part is, this was during the first season! He hadn't even begun to experience all the crap he had to go through yet. I'd hate to see how the monologue had changed over the twenty-or-so years 24 takes place over. So next time you're friend isn't telling you something, take a lesson from Jack Bauer and tell him or her about some of the alternative uses for a towel.