[drt1]

"The hospital was built in the 19th century and has a staff of some 1,200 staff catering for 460 patients, officials said

Where were the other 1198 staff while this hideous violence was going on? Oh, I forgot, this is France - They were undoubtedly away on holiday or on strike for more holidays.

[jocon307]

"They were undoubtedly away on holiday or on strike for more holidays."

No doubt. What are they saying, a bunch of drunks, well, 4 drunks did this? That seems a little unbelievable. Unless they were 4 little drunks named Mo.

[Bonaparte]

"Where were the other 1198 staff while this hideous violence was going on?"

Writing fan letters to Ira Einhorn?

[johniegrad]

Where were the other 1198 staff while this hideous violence was going on?

LOL. Could it be that not all 1198 people work at the same time? Perhaps not all the employees work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You know, like, maybe they work shifts or somethin'.

[American Vet Repairman]

"Where were the other 1198 staff while this hideous violence was going on? "

200 housekeepers on break or off

4 security guards on a smoke break

300 administative staff- nowhere near the patient care area

200 grounds keepers

250 dietary workers

30 maintainance workers- on holiday

100 nurse managers- at a conference in Nice

50 nurses called in faility wide

62 other actual nurses divided by three shifts

the other nurse was on smoke break