I'm surprised this guy has survived long enough to be the "elite" of the CTU. Seriously.
Early in the episode, it's him, Tony, and Saunders' daughter (she who shall be known as "The Most Important College Chick Whose Retention Is Required To Save Ten Million People") ... Tony goes to a pay phone to wait for Saunders' call. Daughter starts making comments like "you're using me as bait!?" and such. Jack confirms that she's the bait. Then goes off to hang out with Tony saying "wait here".
Um, no fucking way pal. If she's so goddamned important, she doesn't leave your sight, at all, period, end of statement.
Then, later, Jack takes Saunders down, he's laying in the bottom of one of the L.A. spillways. Jack calls in, says "Saunders is in custody," and then, while Saunders sits there uncuffed and unsearched, he turns his fucking back on the suspect!!!! That's a pretty good way to get a bullet in the back of the head, you moron. I'm not in law enforcement, and even I know that. Jeez.
Seriously. Someone needs to get 24 a new "expert", because this guy would never have survived to reach the point he's at in his career if he was as inept as he is portrayed...
you make a good point. but it would be hard to watch if this show wasn't a bit exaggerated and just plain stupid at times.