>they inadvertently affected a part of the brain that is responsible for 'self-control, judgement' and he ended up becoming a child porn addict, which got him arrested and convicted

This really highlights the absurdity of a justice system centered around "punishing bad people" rather than "helping sick people". I suppose the surgeons were charged as accessories?

Perhaps, rather than a "justice" system, we need a "social health" system. There are many injustices that lead to crime. Focusing only on the criminal is unjust.