One of the stories making the news here in Italy is the arrest of Daniela Poggiali, 42, a nurse who is accused of killing at least 38 of her patients because she found them or their relatives to be annoying. She was initially charged in the death of an elderly patient and now police believe that she is a serial killer.
The case of Rosa Calderoni draw attention of the authorities because she been admitted for a routine illness and when she died there were high levels of potassium in her bloodstream. At least 10 other deaths are now being listed as “very suspicious”.
Prosecutor Rossella Materia called her a sadist who “who draws pleasure in provoking the death of the patients in her care.” One picture on her phone reportedly shows her giving a thumbs up next to when of her patients who had died seconds before. The public statements are an interesting dimension since Italy prosecutes people for criminal libel, as in the abusive case against the parents of Amanda Knox that we discussed earlier. While comments against the police can bring a charge, it clearly does not apply when prosecutors make such comments against individuals.
Even a colleague described her as a “cold person who was always eager to work.” This included the allegation from a co-worker that Poggiali would give patients strong laxatives at the end of her shift to make work more difficult for the nurses taking over.
Poggiali told police that she is innocent and the victim of a conspiracy by her enemies.
The case could prove very difficult given the length of time that has passed.
Source: MSN
LOL
A couple of those sockpuppets were obvious but not the majority of them. It appears to be a violation. I am sure mespo will give her sound legal advice.
DBQ,
I happen to believe a low “trust in government” percentage is a good thing overall. We need a healthy amount of skepticism when it comes to monitoring the performance of government.
Olly,
Good suggestion. I’ll second it.
While they’re on a conference call perhaps we can stop piling on? We should take Darren’s lead and demonstrate we are worthy of serious, civil debate.
Karen, she just talks in circles. Admits nothing. As long as the conversation is about her, especially if there’s drama, it keeps going. On an on and on until you start foaming at the mouth and falling over backwards.
The empty suit just drones, “Let me be clear, this is the Republican’s fault.”
That’s leadership!
Annie:
“My sock puppets were a joke. They were obviously me. I did not even TRY to disguise what I was doing, THAT was obvious.”
So why are you upset? Several of us acknowledged that it was you on various threads. You did not disagree. No one revealed your real name. So why are you mad at Darren?
I don’t think you understand what “anonymity” means.
Are you STILL complaining about Nick?
Just a pile on the floor, and they keep looking at it to do something.
To get back to the ACTUAL post. It isn’t always a given that the people in charge of our health care…nurses in this instance….are operating in our best interests. Often is is that the are actively operating against our best interests.
I think that we can extrapolate this to the people in charge of our national security. Are they REALLY interested in our/ the public’s best interests. or are they, more interested in their own desires and in their own safety.
The nurse who snuffs people because she can in Italy. The nurse who decides to take a pleasure cruise to Cleveland (if you can put Cleveland and pleasure in the same sentence ) because she wants to or because she can…….same thing.
Murder.
The clothes don’t even have a hangar.
LOL.
In this case, the clothes have no Emperor.
Pogo, For the cultist, the Emperor remains fully clothed. You see it here.
It was funny watching Anderson Cooper last night unwilling or unable to make the connection between the Ebola mishandling and Obama. Just can’t seem to understand how badly O screwed this up. Can’t believe it.
Annie is an anonymous alias. Hence, her anonymity is still intact. That is not my definition; that is the actual definition of anonymity. The 19 aliases were invented to attack another poster, not to “test” Darren. This is very similar to the previous article about the internet stalker for Madeleine’s parents. She blew up when her behavior was revealed. Several of us posted that we suspected you were behind those aliases. At least your anonymity is still preserved, so this embarrassment won’t follow you in your real life.
Mespo – are you defending your reptilian brain assertion?
Herr Smith,
Ihre Rede zu Annie klang besser in der deutschen Original.
Danke,
Herr Guthrie
Very good posts Steg!
I leave for a few hours and this place becomes Romper Room; I see Emily and Viking and Brownnoser and Don’t Be This Guy and Feminazi and Badger and Jenny Bee and I see Henry, Giuseppi and Emilio and Mrs. Spindelli and…………….damn, they never call my name!
Thanks Mespo, got it.