In the parsha hashavua, we have: עַ֚יִן תַּ֣חַת עַ֔יִן שֵׁ֖ן תַּ֣חַת שֵׁ֑ן יָ֚ד תַּ֣חַת יָ֔ד רֶ֖גֶל תַּ֥חַת רָֽגֶל׃ But the injured did not ask to be injured. Simple fairness (be it literal or monetary) doesn't undo the disruption. (Modern example: You total my car. You (or your insurance) give m...