Don't make her out to be a hero. She went to work to get paid. She was paid to take care of Mr. Ebola, not volunteer service. As soon as she was off the clock, she was selfish only thinking about her plans, her wants. She knew she had a fever, she knew another nurse had contracted the virus, she knew that Ebola was kind of a big deal, but she still got on the plane. Her being a victim does not excuse her careless actions. Her being a nurse who saw first hand the dangers of the virus Only makes it worse.
She is quarantined and trying not to die right now, but based on her actions I doubt she has given much thought to the potential harm she has caused. However, any anxiety, consternation, or uncomfortable feeling she has is deserved, and expected in any right thinking person. Where were those feelings before she boarded?
No, I would not do just as she did, nor would many people I think. But, I do agree with the idea that too many Americans, like her, would have got on that plane. And that it is exactly why I feel it is important to publicly scrutinize and criticize her actions, to open the minds of the public and get them to think about the number of sick and dead their actions could cause before they get on the plane, when they still have a choice rather than later when the damage has been done.
