Hospitals are there to help people. The employees should be safe and not have to feel concerned about an attack.

That being said …I often shop alone at night. Every now and then I feel a bit uneasy …but for the most part just think it’s a safe small town ..although I do it down at the malls too.

It’s disturbing and also sad. It really bothers me that so many people don’t have respect or value human life. It bothers me that schools, hospitals, pharmacies and churches had always been safe places may not be safe.

We were so fortunate growing up when we did ..prior to the 90s. yes ..there has always been violence and crime ..but it has gone up exponentially over the last couple of decades. (Although NYC safer than it had been). I hate that we have to be so protective with our children and they hear all these things on the news, etc.

And I know people may’ve lived in quiet desperation and things were happening going unreported. And we didn’t have instant satellite reporting every negative event.

Still it seemed more innocent than now.

What is going on with these violent people? And how do we stop them?

We have automatically-locking doors on all the rooms (not just psych rooms) as well as big lockdown doors, cops, and security guards, all of whom have degrees in law enforcement at the very least. The security guards have tasers and handcuffs, and the cops carry their usual guns.

My previous hospital had a bulletproof metal wall that came down over the triage window when you activated the “panic” button (I liked to test that thing), lockdown doors, and your average seclusion rooms with cameras, locks, etc.

When you’re not allowed to throw anyone out, no matter how disruptive they are, you have to treat the place like a jail.