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76propanolol showed no return of fear.” (Stacy 1) this quote shows that theentire memory is not blocked. Just the pain and emotion associated with thememory is not formed fully. The propanolol blocks the memory's dramaticformation with adrenaline, and only lets it form without the pain andemotion. With this, the victim will only be able to remember the event andnot deal with all the other negative emotions with it. Theoretically, theabsence of these will make it so the victim does not develop PTSD. On thesubject of soldiers, Elisa Hurley clarified that after taking beta-blockers, theywould “likely be able to recall that act with more emotional equanimity thanhe otherwise would have.” (Hurley 228) While Hurley opposes the use ofthese drugs for that group, she does accept that it could possibly keep themfrom PTSD or painful experiences like it. This supports my argument becauseif the beta-blockers would let soldiers recall acts with more emotionalequanimity then why would this not apply to violent crime victims?Lastly, some researchers oppose Beta-blockers because of what theydo. One of these is Elisa Hurley, who wrote “Combat Trauma and the MoralRisks of Memory Manipulating Drugs.” The hole I see in her argument is thatshe, along with or critics of this method and approach to emotional scarring,focus on military uses when it is obvious that there are other purposes andapplications for it, namely violent crimes. Most of Hurley's argument againstbeta-blockers is based on soldiers' need for reaching a “state of grace”(Hurley 221). In this state, they understand that their perpetration of the act