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Re:Surgeon admits to branding initials on patients' livers by pgsandstrom on Monday December 18, 2017 @02:32AM (#15950080)
His "stupid decision" shows a complete lack of judgement. I would never trust anyone with my life if they are capable of doing something as absurd as this.
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Re:Surgeon admits to branding initials on patients' livers by Siemer on Monday December 18, 2017 @03:06AM (#15950196)
I would, especially if I was on a waiting list. A punishment that does not remove him from his job would benefit everyone in this case.
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Re:Surgeon admits to branding initials on patients' livers by askvictor on Monday December 18, 2017 @03:17AM (#15950227)
People who are specialists in one thing might make terrible judgements in other things. Your excellent judgement in designing software doesn't make you an excellent driver.
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Re:Surgeon admits to branding initials on patients' livers by khedoros1 on Monday December 18, 2017 @03:33AM (#15950288)
When my bad judgment as a driver impacts my decisions as a programmer too, I don't expect that to slide.

If his ego/vanity changes the actions that he takes when performing surgery, that sounds like a problem to me.

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