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Originally Posted by MTI
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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Your extrapolation, not mine.
But yes, you cannot roll back time. It is a fact we have to realize. I understand that will not make people like you comfortable but there it is. Sure, the personal injury award can make your new but more difficult life easier to bear and it also serves to punish the guilty party but yes, it cannot bring your severed and mangled leg back.
Your thought pattern does give you plenty of peace of mind so you can make mistakes and be comforted that there is a way you can say "At least...." and the crap that goes with it. Realizing that you cannot roll back the clock is going to be painful when you realize that so you choose to sooth yourself just in case you make the mistake.
Is it good to make the mistake in any case? No. Can we do anything to roll back time? No. All we can do in any case is toss "hush money" at the problem. As a victim, all I can do is accept the "hush money" or try to push for more. Since I cannot get time back, that is what I am forced to SETTLE for.