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Originally posted by DeltAlum
Dr. K was dealing with patients who faced a long, painful death.
I doubt that was the case here.
As for pain killers, it's very likely that if their wasn't a medic or corpsman with the unit, that there was one pretty close by.
I don't know what the motives were here -- perhaps they were totally hamane and pure -- but the precedent here is dangerous.
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I agree about the precedent. I think that the rules should be made very very clear but in rare cases, like this, they should be reviewed.
Dr. K's patients were in a different environment. Their environment didn't include guns, knowing they could die from actions they take, and instead included illness which could have the pain and discomfort managed.
I don't know who carries pain killers. I really don't. Then the question is would it be enough? Could he take it? What if a US soldier suffered because later there was no pain killer for him? What if there was no pain killer? All these are questions that are also hindsight.
-Rudey