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.

Specializes in LDRP; Education.

I am even more stunned that you are referring to the killler by a first name. Bob? As in Robert Flores? Unless I am mistaken.

Sometimes there IS no solution to people who are self-serving and who have no regard for human life. There is not much that can be done about it. Flores had many choices in life and made the ones he made: unfortunately he regretted those decisions. That is not my problem nor should I be concerned. As an adult he is responsible for his own life. Not me, and not you.

If shooting nursing instructors became a widespread problem, I could see starting to look at the similiarities. But an isolated incident of a self-serving luzer does not justify analyzing colleges, or starting to criticize instructors for not diagnosing and treating aggressive behaviors in school and simply enforcing rules. If it does, then maybe I aught to rethink being an educator if that kind of responsibility is going to be placed on me. Heck, I may be afraid to fail a student because of some depression characteristics that I may not have seen. If he hadn't killed me, would I be sued?

This man made a choice. He obviously felt justified in it, so let's let him "live" with it.

Specializes in LDRP; Education.
Originally posted by abrenrn

I've known a few people who have taught for years and who have never had tires slashed. I only taught one semester, my tires remained intact. How is it you seem to get all these destructive students?

This reminds me of people who like to blame the rape victim because she was wearing a red dress. How utterly misguided, twisted, and sad.

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Originally posted by abrenrn

I've known a few people who have taught for years and who have never had tires slashed. I only taught one semester, my tires remained intact. How is it you seem to get all these destructive students?

This reminds me of people who like to blame the rape victim because she was wearing a red dress. How utterly misguided, twisted, and sad.

Originally posted by Susy K

I am even more stunned that you are referring to the killler by a first name. Bob? As in Robert Flores? Unless I am mistaken.

If you read the letter, you would have known his preference was to be called Bob...

I doubt he would like being called Flores...

Once again.... we are not looking at the full spectrum....

Who was it that said... "Those who do not learn from their mistakes are destined to repeat them" (okay okay.. it may not be quoted perfectly... but you know the gist of what it means..

Hmm maybe that was Winston Churchill....

Oh heck..

Originally posted by Susy K

I am even more stunned that you are referring to the killler by a first name. Bob? As in Robert Flores? Unless I am mistaken.

If you read the letter, you would have known his preference was to be called Bob...

I doubt he would like being called Flores...

Once again.... we are not looking at the full spectrum....

Who was it that said... "Those who do not learn from their mistakes are destined to repeat them" (okay okay.. it may not be quoted perfectly... but you know the gist of what it means..

Hmm maybe that was Winston Churchill....

Oh heck..

Originally posted by nightngale1998

If you read the letter, you would have known his preference was to be called Bob...

Um, as far as I'm concerned he lost his right to have his preferences catered to.

I'm sure those instructors "preferred" not to be murdered.

Heather

Originally posted by nightngale1998

If you read the letter, you would have known his preference was to be called Bob...

Um, as far as I'm concerned he lost his right to have his preferences catered to.

I'm sure those instructors "preferred" not to be murdered.

Heather

Specializes in LDRP; Education.
Originally posted by OBNURSEHEATHER

Um, as far as I'm concerned he lost his right to have his preferences catered to.

I'm sure those instructors "preferred" not to be murdered.

Heather

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???!!!

Specializes in LDRP; Education.
Originally posted by OBNURSEHEATHER

Um, as far as I'm concerned he lost his right to have his preferences catered to.

I'm sure those instructors "preferred" not to be murdered.

Heather

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???!!!

My personal feeling is that he is a SHOOTER. In my previous post this is how I addressed him.

I agree with Suzy and Heather..... he lost his rights when he SHOT those people. Killer- shooter, either name is right, in my opinion.

My personal feeling is that he is a SHOOTER. In my previous post this is how I addressed him.

I agree with Suzy and Heather..... he lost his rights when he SHOT those people. Killer- shooter, either name is right, in my opinion.

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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