Nickhere wrote: "For those who want their pound of flesh, the nurse broke the rules and should pay, no argument there.

But it seems this is about more than breaking rules, it's about whether the rules are justified or if they are more of a problem than that which they prevent. Afterall, do we sit back happily when a grandma is sent to jail for not paying her TV licence? "Got what was coming to her, the old wagon!" Seems a bit harsh to me, even if she broke the law".

No, that's a different argument entirely and it's not really what this story is about. Perhaps a suspension and investigation was harsh, but the nurse knew what the rules of conduct were in the first place, and if for whatever reason she didn't - which I'd find hard to believe - she was certainly made aware of it the after her earlier warning.

I'm not sure the analogy with the TV license works either. One example is a woman doing something she had already been told not to do during her employer's time, the other is about an old woman not paying a bill. You might want to try and stifle this with claims of 'political correctness gawn maaad!' but it's not really about what you're claiming.


olddude wrote: "you are so right, and in the US we wonder why people get so close off and don't react when they see a crime or help another in need. It is because of the price you pay like the nurse.   Don't want to hijack the thread but here is a story".

It's not political correctness that stops me getting involved, it's because twice I've had a weapon (a gun and a knife) waved in my face for trying to help - the second time actually by the person I was trying to help.

If I lived in the U.S. I'd be even more worried about the gun issue. It's not about cowardice (if it was, I wouldn't have ever tried to intervene in the first place) just acknowledging the fact I'm not Superman and invulnerable to guns and knives.