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  1. The right to an opinion

    macawake replied to ElectricCabbage's topic in General Nursing

    Am I understanding you correctly? Are you saying that a patient's right to decide their own fate only applies when they are conscious and able to express their wishes but the moment they lose that...

  2. Am I a bully?

    macawake replied to haron54's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As much as I personally detest this passive, indirect, beating around the bush style of communication I think that it should have been clear to you that the RN was drowning and was indeed asking you,...

  3. The right to an opinion

    macawake replied to ElectricCabbage's topic in General Nursing

    I agree wholeheartedly with Here.I.Stand. If I see a person being physically assaulted in the street I won't ignore it and simply keep on walking, even if the assailant happens to be a family member...

  4. A simple reminder of why we do what we do, for everyone to reflect

    macawake replied to Bedside_Life RN's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I could feel the same about that email. It's just that I perceive it as pompous self-importance and I don't find that inspirational. I will admit that it does rather grate on my nerves....

  5. A simple reminder of why we do what we do, for everyone to reflect

    macawake replied to Bedside_Life RN's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you started your nursing career with a more idealistic outlook than I did. I'm a second career nurse and my previous career has made me a bit cynical, or perhaps just realistic. I...

  6. Nurses Humilated - Illinois

    macawake replied to SuburbsGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I don't agree. Nurses Humiliated, Demeaned by Hospital Boot Camp: Complaint - Joliet IL Patch "One nurse who participated in the alleged forced boot camp said the program consisted of having nurses...

  7. Nurses Humilated - Illinois

    macawake replied to SuburbsGirl's topic in General Nursing

    You don't know me very well :) There is no threat an employer could make, no bribe they could offer and no amount of psychological manipulation would ever be sufficient, to make me hop up on a bedpan...

  8. Nurses Humilated - Illinois

    macawake replied to SuburbsGirl's topic in General Nursing

    You're right, it is abusive. This is so bad that I'm having trouble believing that it really happened. That article reads like the worst April Fool's day hoax ever. Only, it's June 25th. That...

  9. Stanford Rape

    macawake replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and pigs might fly. I'll believe that he's accepted responsibility for his actions and fully comprehended the devastating impact his actions had on another human being, if and when he expresses...

  10. Stanford Rape

    macawake replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    (The following story is purely fictional, don't take it seriously). I get this very strong, irrisistible homicidal urge whenever I see a blond man. I can't control it. There are some people like me in...

  11. Stanford Rape

    macawake replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    I hardly know where to start... I've testified in several dozen rape cases. I have never, not once, heard the "I'm just a girl" defense come out. How would that even sound like in real life? And what...

  12. Stanford Rape

    macawake replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Well, apart from the obvious objections that can be made from a humane standpoint, which have already been expressed in this thread, regarding if the state should condone rape as a method of...

  13. Stanford Rape

    macawake replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly thought that it was a rather poor analogy. From a legal and moral standpoint I equate a rapist to a driver who instead of hitting the brakes hard or attempts to swerve around the person...

  14. Stanford Rape

    macawake replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    When you say that you think that some men can't control it and some are overpowered by their urges, you are saying that it's outside of the man's control. You are saying that in some instances of rape...

  15. Stanford Rape

    macawake replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    You seem hell-bent on bringing off-topic subjects into this thread. My reply was to the poster who wished that the convicted sex offender get raped in jail, we weren't discussing the death penalty....

  16. Stanford Rape

    macawake replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    I think that you'll find that many or even most individuals share her opinion. I know that you didn't pose the question to me but the answer is simple and obvious; Loss of liberty, i.e. a prison...

  17. Stanford Rape

    macawake replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I did see it, but I'm not convinced that this is your genuine heartfelt opinion. When you keep adding questions worthy of a really callous defense lawyer after your statements, you cast doubt on...

  18. Stanford Rape

    macawake replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Of course they are Ruby Vee. I mean, look closely at that picture... The woman in the center of it doesn't have her gaze averted demurely towards her feet. Looks like she's provocative enough to look...

  19. Stanford Rape

    macawake replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    While the resemblance is clear as day to the majority of us, I doubt that Kooky Korky sees it that way. But I will let him speak for

  20. Stanford Rape

    macawake replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't even see this this the first time I read your recent posts. Are you operating under the mistaken assumption that there are mitigating circumstances when it comes to rape? When a rape verdict...

  21. Stanford Rape

    macawake replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    I see that you are quite comfortably ignoring tons of available criminological research in order to convince yourself that adhering to your own personal moral beliefs actually has a bearing on...

  22. Stanford Rape

    macawake replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Disagreeing with your standpoint does not in itself constitute flaming. I certainly disagree with you, but I'll try to be polite about it. It's not that I don't understand double standards, I just...

  23. Stanford Rape

    macawake replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    People, please don't take the bait. Seriously NOADLS, what are you hoping to accomplish here? This subject matter isn't personal to me since I've never been raped so your post doesn't hurt me....

  24. Stanford Rape

    macawake replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    The thought that the response that 1sttime described could be denial or a way to attempt to rationalize what happened to him crossed my mind too. He said something that really made me think: (my...

  25. Stanford Rape

    macawake replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    If he'd been convicted by the court of public opinion I doubt that he would have gotten a measly six-month sentence. I don't do Facebook. You are free to say that you're not a victim if that is how...