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A Virginia Commonwealth University Health employee was thrust into the national spotlight after a montage of social media videos surfaced in which she openly suggested tactics to harm federal immigration officers, prompting immediate outrage and an institutional response. Multiple outlets identified the nurse in question and VCU Health confirmed it was investigating videos that were “highly inappropriate” and did not reflect the health system’s values.
The footage — reposted widely online — shows the nurse recommending shocking methods: syringes allegedly filled with saline or succinylcholine as a “deterrent,” squirting others with poison-ivy water, and even dating-and-drugging schemes to incapacitate agents. These aren’t edgy rhetorical flourishes; they are specific, actionable instructions that cross the line from political protest into criminal solicitation.
VCU Health initially placed the employee on administrative leave while VCU Police assisted with the probe and then announced the individual is no longer employed following the investigation. The hospital’s swift action should be a minimum standard for any institution entrusted with patient care, and it underscores how dangerous it is to tolerate extremist talk inside our medical systems.
Legal experts quoted in coverage rightly warned that advocating to poison or incapacitate people is not protected political speech but potential solicitation of felony crimes, and the specific mention of a paralytic drug makes the issue especially chilling given the lethal risk such substances pose. Americans should demand that prosecutors and licensing boards take these threats seriously rather than shrug them off as mere social media posturing.
This episode is further proof that radical politics have seeped into professions that require the highest standards of ethics and trust. Doctors, nurses, and hospitals have a sacred duty to patients that cannot coexist with calls for targeted violence; when employees betray that duty, employers must not only fire them but also cooperate fully with criminal investigations and push for permanent revocation of professional licenses.
Hardworking Americans — and every patient who walks into a hospital expecting care and safety — should be alarmed. Law and order matters, and institutions must stop pretending that ideological zeal absolves people of responsibility when they cross into criminal behavior; accountability, transparency, and decisive legal action are the proper response to protect both public safety and the integrity of our medical professions.
