dr. sandel, the soldier doesn't want to remember all that killing that he did. do you give him the drug? i would distinguish between a victim who wants to forget a traumatic event that was done to him or her and the perpetrator of a heinous act, even on the battlefield. i'm not talking about crime. the soldier's in battle. he's fighting for you. i understand... i think it's more dangerous for the soldier who wants to forget something in which, even though he had to do it, he was morally culpable. because that's not only blunting the memory, but it's partly cleansing the conscience. and the drug should not be for that. that's why it's different for a victim say of a rape or a crime. it is interesting question whether when you lose your memory you lose the wisdom that came along with that experience. all of a sudden, the wrinkles you have on your face are worth nothing, right? all of the experiences that you've had over your life are just washed out? and you become as stupid as you were when you were 18? hockenberry: what would you do in the case of the soldier? o