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Have I forgiven the terrorists? No, however I don't blame all Muslims for the actions of a few. It's possible to not forgive and not hold a grudge as well as not forgive and not endorse collective punishment. There are actions that are unforgivable and while I doubt very many people have forgiven Hitler and Germany for the Final Solution, I doubt very many, if any at all, believe that current Germany and all Germans believe what Germany did in the 1930s and 40s was good. Doesn't affect my life at all. However I feel that bending into outrage to not build it weakens my rights as rights are non-negotiable. While freedom to do something does not mean freedom from consequences, the consequences have to be directed at the right people, and sharing the same X (input any trait here) is a tenuous link as blaming all Baptists for Fred Phelps. Should we ban Baptists churches and community centers from a 2 block radius of military cemeteries? I don't believe that there should be any furor over this.

I will agree with the idea that you should not broadcast that your partner is new. You need to step in and correct when warranted, and if I sense the patient is nervous about that, I usually make a joke and say yes, this person is new but has been well trained, but I have more than enough experience for the both of us. I'll make a joke about my grey hairs(I earned every one of them) and usually the patient calms down. If the person picks a less than optimal IV site, for example, (unless its location, size, etc is vital for pushing certain meds) I let it go and address it after the call. As was mentioned, there is a proper time and place to go over details of a call and the actions of a student or newbie. I usually ask THEM how they think the call went, what went well, what they could have done different or better, and more importantly, WHY. It's most effective if a student discovers/realizes mistakes on their own- the lesson tends to sink in much quicker. To me, that says they know what to do, it's just a matter of putting it all together in the proper context.

Sometimes, you get what you pay for. 'zilla

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=%22christian+church%22&sll=34.386229,132.468166&sspn=0.070832,0.154324&ie=UTF8&hq=%22christian+church%22&hnear=&ll=34.389629,132.452202&spn=0.07437,0.219727&t=h&z=13 Oh my God. It's so insensitive to have so many Christian Churches in Hiroshima. Placing Western religious buildings in a town absolutely destroyed by Western powers? We should say "No!" to our Ground Zero Churches in Hiroshima. It's so insensitive to have victory churchs in a town like that! Wait, isn't this the same argument against the mosque? Everyone against the mosque is against the Ground Zero Churches, correct?

I'd say that 70% of New Yorkers are bigots for equating all Muslims to terrorists. If the majority of Muslims weren't considered to be terrorists, then it shouldn't be a problem.