Except this isn't how we make decisions in our society. What if he hits a kid with his car, should we let him off the hook there too because 'he is needed by society'
> Oxford student given suspended sentence for stabbing boyfriend
> Judge had reportedly earlier told Lavinia Woodward a prison term could damage her prospects of becoming a heart surgeon
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017/sep/25/oxford-student-l...
If we're sticking to car analogies he wrote his name in the dirt on the back of a truck, but the dirt was abrasive and so he also scratched his initials into the paint.
That is, a patient who gets signed upon and one who doesn't following the exact same procedure for the rest are at an identical risk?