Or religion. Actually, probably mostly religion. > Even recently, doctors even consult on enhanced interrogation techniques, and seem to favour some pretty hea

Or religion. Actually, probably mostly religion. > Even recently, doctors even consult on enhanced interrogation techniques, and seem to favour some pretty heavy handed public health policy. As a profession, is there something fundamentally wrong with many of them that we tolerate for their expertise? Why you want to blame it on a profession and assume the distribution of crazies is not uniform? Only difference is that doctor can pretend it's for medical reasons, while say, a plumber, wouldn't be able to fabricate plausible evidence to support their derangements. And as usual with large groups the extremes are loudest and most noticeable.