Comments on: I’m Waiting to be Assaulted

By: Reader Meet Author - » He’s Baaaack

Reader Meet Author - » He’s Baaaack — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 01:01:24 +0000

[...] Remember this guy? He’s back. As of this writing he hasn’t assaulted anyone yet. But I’ll be shocked beyond comprehension if he remains behaved the entire time he’s with us. He’s teetering right on the edge of explosive violence. [...]

By: Paco Steinway

Paco Steinway — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:20:53 +0000

Like Marge I’m not surprised. I spent some time in as a patient in a convalescent home. When one of the residents became physically abusive and the police were called, they’d show up but would do nothing because the offending party was a “patient in a nursing home”.

By: Derick

Derick — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:20:16 +0000

WOO HOO! He’s gone!

By: Disturbing Events at Reader Meet Author

Disturbing Events at Reader Meet Author — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:55:01 +0000

[...] Remember this guy? Not only has he assaulted a grand total of four people at the hospital, including another patient last night, but he also told me today that he wanted to slam my head in the door. And later he said he was going to beat me to death with the chair I was sitting in. And last, but not least, he told me he was going to find me in a dark alley some day and beat me so bad that it’d take two weeks for my jaw to reattach (whatever that means). [...]

By: Derick

Derick — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:07:48 +0000

Good thing I wasn’t holding my breath. He was still there today. And he’d been in restraint during the night. I just keep telling myself… one more day… one more day (until I move on to another group of patients)…. one more day…

By: Derick

Derick — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 02:52:19 +0000

I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it won’t be me either! But with my luck… I’m next. I was off today. Hopefully they got rid of him while I was away. But I’m not holding my breath for that…

By: Marge

Marge — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 02:46:06 +0000

OH MY GAWD!!! I cannot believe that. But, truthfully, I cannot say that I am surprised. I guess it’s the same way in that if a woman is threatened physically and stalked, the police cannot do anything until there is a physical assault, not just the verbal. You would think that there would be some way for them to take this guy off of your hands, but there hands are probably tied. There’s probably a loss prevention guy that says that this guy is a lawsuit waiting to happen. Who knows? All I can think of is that this man is a time bomb waiting for any dept, whether it be the police, the healthcare providers, or some poor unsuspecting person on the street. Lord help his next victim, and hopefully it won’t be you.

By: Reader Meet Author » Recent RMA Updates

Reader Meet Author » Recent RMA Updates — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:08:43 +0000

[...] July 20, 2006: I’m Waiting to be Assaulted Needless to say, we occasionally get scary folks brought to us. And there have been numerous instances of patients hurting staff members, both before my joining the team and since. We’ve got such a patient now. He’s been with us for two days and he’s assaulted two staff members and had to be restrained twice. Each time he’s been taken down he’s been heavily sedated afterwards… and quite cooperative and borderline nice. But when the sedatives wear off, he returns to his normal, abusive self. I mean… he spent years in prison for assault. He’s no virgin to violence. We spend all day on pins and needles waiting for his next attack. [...]