Your self righteous outrage has accomplished exactly nothing of benefit for the nurse, the thug or anyone else. Not one positive thing whatsoever. All you have done is to sow dissension on the forum which is the common result of all politically correct mush-headed liberal compassion.
My self righteous outrage? You have no idea what you are talking about. How about you work in a job in which you get bitten, your wrists twisted. sworn at, had things thrown at you? You are not a nurse, and have no idea what you are talking about. I take umbrage at people who are making jokes about a 70 year old nurse stomped on her head. Do you in your job have a daily risk assessment rounds in which everyone discusses which patient or family might pose a physical threat to staff? Well, I participate in those rounds. I will damn well sow dissension when people diss on the good guys- like this nurse- instead of focusing their anger on the bad guys. We are supposed to be on the side of the good guys. To defend this creep, and make jokes against this nurse is wrong. If that makes me liberal, then you must be in outer space .