On a normal day ,in normal circunstances, this would not have happened. These people were in extraordinary circumstances. A hopeless situation. Faced with letting people suffer horrendously in over 100 degree heat with no prospects of rescue, they did what they felt was the humane thing to do. I, as a nurse, would not want to have been in their situation. But if a family member of mine was there to either suffer and die slowly and horribly or quickly and humanely, I'd like to think that health care professionals, recognizing the hopeless situation, would choose the latter. What a horrible decision to have to make, but I do believe they did it with the best of intentions and without malice. And that should count for something in their favor. Mighty easy to point a finger when you haven't walked in their shoes.