When Abby  started a talk about Probe Team's latest episode over lunch, she was in trouble.  We were all against her argument that the  licensed doctor involve in a scam was "just trapped in his coping mechanism".  We all have our defense mechanisms but using these mechanisms as an excuse or to explain  our action is cowardice.  

     We are rational beings who can at least differentiate good from bad.  And even if sometimes such good or bad vary with our individual standards, we can honestly identify motive from mistake and we always have a choice.  For a doctor whose years of study include mastery of psychology, citing child abuse as an explanation is "crying over spilled milk".