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Old 08-18-2011, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by aklim View Post
As soon as someone can show me how they can roll back time, I will withdraw my objection that imprisonment is IN PRINCIPLE the same as the death penalty if a mistake is made. The best I have heard is "At least you can give him......". Nope, you cannot give back what you took so anything you can give is a poor substitute for what you took wrongfully
Along those same lines, there's no basis for any personal injury award. Money can never compensate for pain and suffering, loss of limb, etc. Taken even further, there is no non-monetary compensation that can "roll back time" as you put it. So, injured persons should just lump it and move on.
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