Originally Posted by kewlJ View Post
Boy, I just don't like the idea of "punitive" damages. Punitive comes from punishment does it not? Doctors and nurses go into that field because they want to help people. There is a lot of schooling and dedication. They do the best they can. Being humans, there are sometimes mistakes made. Are we punishing them for that?

Now a patient that has suffered a loss of quality of life, due to such a mistake like the person in this story, is entitled to some compensation, certainly including covering medical bills, but it shouldn't be about punishing anyone.
Dr. Mengele presumably originally went into the field to help people.

Would punishing him have been wrong?