Shooting at nurse's college in Tuscon, AZ??

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I am watching FOXNews and they just reported they have received a "bulletin" about a shooting at a nursing college in Tuscon. They will break in more more news as they get it. Two women have been shot...No word on condition...I hope they are not seriously wounded.

My prayers are with them.

Originally posted by lisainaz

....I read the letter, and my impression is that he sounded like a totally self-centered megalomaniac who had a distorted idea of his importance and how others should respond to him. Totally selfish and unwilling to admit he failed or was wrong. According to him, he was always right, and others were always wrong. Sickening...printing it in the newspaper in its entirity is an insult to the victims' families. The killer says terrible things about the professors. The professors cannot respond. They are dead. Also, printing this in the newspaper gives other potential killers the message that they will gain attention and become famous after their actions. That is not a good message.

I just had to reiterate this.

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I'm in agreement with Suzy and Heather on this one. I too am dismayed to find that nurses are calling a cold blooded killer "Bob". I posted this on another thread, and I'll repeat it here. Instead of writing a 22 page letter in APA format contemplating murder and complaining about how everyone treated him badly, he should have used that time to actually study. Maybe he would have done better in his courses. The man was able to afford to buy 5 guns and 200 rounds of ammunition, but heaven forbid he pay his child support and student loans. His choices were his own fault. There are what, 2 million nurses in the U.S.? We all managed to pass nursing school without killing anyone. I find it hard to empathize with a cold blooded killer.

Linda

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I'm in agreement with Suzy and Heather on this one. I too am dismayed to find that nurses are calling a cold blooded killer "Bob". I posted this on another thread, and I'll repeat it here. Instead of writing a 22 page letter in APA format contemplating murder and complaining about how everyone treated him badly, he should have used that time to actually study. Maybe he would have done better in his courses. The man was able to afford to buy 5 guns and 200 rounds of ammunition, but heaven forbid he pay his child support and student loans. His choices were his own fault. There are what, 2 million nurses in the U.S.? We all managed to pass nursing school without killing anyone. I find it hard to empathize with a cold blooded killer.

Linda

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Originally posted by Susy K

Exactly. He lost his rights to request ANYTHING the moment he started plotting to kill unarmed women over failing a class. And I read the letter. He's lucky that I refer to him as Flores. He's a self-serving luzer of life.

I am in such disbelief over this whole turn of this sympathy towards a cold killer, calling him Bob as if you are talking to him over a cup of coffee...... It kills me. Frankly, I would be embarrassed if students or families of U of Arizona saw this thread. We're not even referring to the profs by their damn first name and yet we're calling the killer BOB because he preferred that. And you're honoring that, AFTER he killed 3 people???!!!

I guess we "prefer" the stick your head in the sand treatment of the issues at hand.... Oh sure.. take away human rights now...

:eek: :eek: :eek:

Once again... the oppourtunity to create change.. to look at all the issues of what should be addressed is pushed down by the minority who have the luxury of focusing on one issue...

Cold Killer Bob... is that all he is to you? Then I guess that is all you can see....

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Everyone who posts here is a thoughtful individual. I admire that in a person. I doubt I would utilize any " block" capability,and I hope no one would do so to me. (I consider myself a thoughtful individual) I just gotta ask though (dont laugh) What's "flaming"....?

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Originally posted by Susy K

Exactly. He lost his rights to request ANYTHING the moment he started plotting to kill unarmed women over failing a class. And I read the letter. He's lucky that I refer to him as Flores. He's a self-serving luzer of life.

I am in such disbelief over this whole turn of this sympathy towards a cold killer, calling him Bob as if you are talking to him over a cup of coffee...... It kills me. Frankly, I would be embarrassed if students or families of U of Arizona saw this thread. We're not even referring to the profs by their damn first name and yet we're calling the killer BOB because he preferred that. And you're honoring that, AFTER he killed 3 people???!!!

I guess we "prefer" the stick your head in the sand treatment of the issues at hand.... Oh sure.. take away human rights now...

:eek: :eek: :eek:

Once again... the oppourtunity to create change.. to look at all the issues of what should be addressed is pushed down by the minority who have the luxury of focusing on one issue...

Cold Killer Bob... is that all he is to you? Then I guess that is all you can see....

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Everyone who posts here is a thoughtful individual. I admire that in a person. I doubt I would utilize any " block" capability,and I hope no one would do so to me. (I consider myself a thoughtful individual) I just gotta ask though (dont laugh) What's "flaming"....?

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DAMMIT! Maybe Lisa was right in pulling the link a couple pages ago.

I would never have fathomed however, that WE, as nurses, as educators, as females, would be sympathizing with him.

Stargazer honey, where are you? If you sympathize with him please explain to me WHY. :o

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Specializes in LDRP; Education.

DAMMIT! Maybe Lisa was right in pulling the link a couple pages ago.

I would never have fathomed however, that WE, as nurses, as educators, as females, would be sympathizing with him.

Stargazer honey, where are you? If you sympathize with him please explain to me WHY. :o

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Originally posted by nightngale1998

Cold Killer Bob... is that all he is to you? Then I guess that is all you can see....

That's all he let me see. HAD he written this letter or complaints HERE, for example, instead of KILLING his profs, THEN maybe he would be more to me. Maybe then we could have helped or I would have sympathized. But not now. Not after he killed one of my own.

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Originally posted by nightngale1998

Cold Killer Bob... is that all he is to you? Then I guess that is all you can see....

That's all he let me see. HAD he written this letter or complaints HERE, for example, instead of KILLING his profs, THEN maybe he would be more to me. Maybe then we could have helped or I would have sympathized. But not now. Not after he killed one of my own.

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Specializes in LDRP; Education.

Oh I'm sorry, after he killed THREE of my own.

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