Re: MIT/Quaker

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@ix.netcom.com>]

> Should damage reparations be paid when there is no damage and no willful 
> intent to put the subjects at any risk?

This is a legal question. There are many ways to define "damage" 
legally. While there may not be any physical damage, one can not 
quantify mental anguish, etc. In many cases compensation is given to 
"send a message"..  Granted, the researchers meant no intentional 
harm. Was there any real damage? Nobody can answer this question. We 
can not reflect on what the individuals exposed to feel, or how their 
families feel, regarding the tests that were unknowinly conducted on 
their kids. The fact that MIT settled is indicative that they didn't 
want this episode addressed any further in the media. We also do not 
know if any other more damaging information would have come to the 
surface in a trial atmosphere. We are all second guessing what 
actually might have happened, based on the limited information that 
has been released to date.

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