What to Know
When it comes to medical professionals, you expect that they will not allow politics, personal differences, and prejudices to get in the way of proper care. So when a nurse by the name of Malinda Cook shared videos on TikTok about injecting ICE agents with saline and paralytic drugs, she was quickly fired from her job at Virginia Commonwealth University Health.
Although Malinda’s videos are no longer on TikTok, you’d better believe people took screen recordings before the stuff hit the fan with this one. In the recordings of Malinda’s videos, she does indeed suggest that other nurses use syringes filled with harmful medications in order to fight back at ICE agents. Something tells me that is wildly in opposition to the Hippocratic Oath, or the Nightingale Pledge, which is what nurses take. But what do I know?
The nurse’s plan for how to handle ICE agents went too far.
@sevoflurane11 Christians, we need to continue praying for the people of our country. We need to pray for the evil hearts that roam the streets and that work at our hospitals. Lord, you are sovereign over all…. we pray that you would watch over and protect the citizens of our country, the ICE agents trying to do their jobs, and the leaders of our states and country to make righteous decisions for the good of all. In Jesus name, Amen 🙏🏼 #crna #vcuhealth #lordhelpus #christiantiktok #fyp ♬ original sound – sevoflurane11
According to an Instagram post for Virginia Commonwealth University Health, the hospital fired Malinda after her videos went viral showcasing her ideas and potential plans to take down ICE agents if given the chance.
“Following an investigation, the individual involved in the social media videos is no longer employed by VCU Health,” the Instagram statement said. “In addition, VCU Health has fulfilled its reporting requirements under Virginia state law.”
Prior to that, the Instagram account for the hospital posted that “The content of the videos is highly inappropriate and does not reflect the integrity or values of our health system.” An investigation was underway at that time. The videos themselves that Malinda posted were pretty clear in what she believes nurses and healthcare professionals can do to aid in fighting back when it comes to ICE.
In one of Malinda’s since-deleted videos, according to the New York Post, Malinda said, “Get on Tinder, get on Hinge, find these guys. They’re around. They’re an ICE agent, bring some Ex-Lax and put it in their drinks. Get them sick. You know, nobody’s going to die. Just enough to incapacitate them and get them off the street for the next day. Highly, easily deniable.”
I mean Ex-Lax is a lot less serious than other methods, but it’s still a no no when it comes to using non-violence to fight back with ICE.
In another video, however, Malinda said, “Sabotage tactic, or at least scare tactic.
All the medical providers, grab some syringes with needles on the end. Have them full of saline or succinylcholine, you know, whatever.”
When administered properly, saline is safe for most patients. According to Mayo Clinic, though, too much can lead to fluid in the lungs or other serious issues. Succinylcholine, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, causes short-term paralysis. Clearly, it would be serious if given to ICE agents, or anyone, without a medical use for it or outside of a medical setting. Malinda’s idea was to take a stab at revenge (no pun intended), but it was just a bit too drastic.
