I don’t care what your excuse is, that remark was beyond the pale. Those young women were exceptionally brave. They deserve your respect if nothing else.
When I was a dental hygienist, occasionally a patient would cOme in with Hepatis C or some other contagious disease and I remember the fear. No one wanted to treat them, but these young women did much more.
I have nothing but the deepest respect for them. But the chances are better than even that they will die.
Those are the cold facts. It is possible to pray for their recovery, and yet prepare for the potential outcomes.
People are scared. It is not going to take much to get a lot of scared people to believe some stupid conspiracies.
If you don’t think there are people sitting in rooms somewhere right now “war gaming” that scenario you are naive. I used to get paid to anticipate bad outcomes and plan to mitigate them. Something the people in Dallas have clearly not done.
I think on the surface the remark sounds very offensive, but the way I took it was the way Vermont explained it. He/She was doing a reactive statement to what we could see if that racial scenario he/she described took place.
As Vermont pointed out, the Race Baiters have already made accusations (unfairly) about how there are inequities in care for black people. While the comment made by Vermont may have been ill advised, I think Vermont DID explain the remark as requested. No one here disagrees that the nurses are brave.
IMHO Vermont’s remark was not denigrating the nurses, but rather a sarcastic comment about the nattering Race Baiters seizing on another possible opportunity to practice their nonsense. It is THEY who are disrespecting ALL of us, the nurses in particular, should this hypothetical scenario develop.
By God’s grace it is all only hypothetical at this moment. We all pray fervently that both nurses are able to survive.
BTW, thank you, Eva for your work as a dental hygienist. That is a demanding job, and requires a lot of skill, compassion, and sometimes, even bravery.