Virginia Nurse Fired After Encouraging Violent Acts Against ICE Officers

In an era when social media posts can cost you your job and destroy your reputation, one Virginia nurse has learned that lesson the hard way. A medical professional employed by a major health system has been terminated after publicly urging others to harm U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers with paralytic drugs and other dangerous tactics. What began as off‑hand political ranting quickly escalated into a call for criminal acts, and the consequences were swift.

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health confirmed it fired the nurse after an internal investigation into a series of TikTok videos she posted. In those videos, she encouraged fellow medical workers to “grab some syringes with needles on the end” and fill them with either saline or succinylcholine a powerful paralytic typically used in anesthesia that temporarily immobilizes muscles, including the diaphragm. She suggested this could be a deterrent against ICE officers, urging peers to consider injecting them when possible.

These comments weren’t the only troubling content she shared online. In other clips, while wearing hospital scrubs, she encouraged viewers to soak water guns with poison‑ivy water and spray ICE agents in the face. She even advised single women to use dating apps like Tinder and Hinge to lure ICE personnel and spike their drinks with laxatives all in the name of making their “lives miserable.” The nurse also suggested hiding rotting fish in ICE officers’ hotel rooms. None of these suggestions were hypothetical; they were presented as steps to take “where these ICE guys are going.”

VCU Health’s statement said the individual is “no longer employed” and that the hospital has complied with reporting requirements under Virginia law. The health system did not mince words actions that promote or advocate violence, especially by health professionals entrusted with patient care, are unacceptable.

Conservative commentators quickly seized on the episode as another example of how far left‑wing activism can stray into criminal and unethical behavior. Many pointed out that while free speech protections are vital, encouraging violence against law‑enforcement officers isn’t protected speech it’s a prosecutable offense. It’s worth noting that in 2024 alone, threats against federal agents, including ICE, have soared, with some reports indicating an 8,000 % increase in death threats and a more than 1,300 % rise in assaults against officers over recent years evidence that rhetoric against law enforcement has real‑world consequences.

This incident also underscores a larger cultural crisis. Surveys show that trust in law enforcement has dropped among younger Americans over the past decade, with only about 48 % saying they have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in police — down from 61 % ten years ago. Meanwhile, more than 70 % of ICE agents reported experiencing threats or harassment on social media in the last two years alone, a number that aligns with broader hostility toward federal enforcement agencies.

What makes this case particularly troubling is that the nurse in question was a healthcare professional. Medical workers take an oath to do no harm. Advocating the injection of a paralytic drug into an unsuspecting person’s body even temporarily betrays everything the profession stands for. Succinylcholine isn’t sugar water; in vulnerable individuals it can lead to respiratory arrest if not managed properly. Even seasoned anesthesiologists treat it with respect. The idea of using it as a weapon is reckless and dangerous.

Critics on social media and conservative news outlets have rightly asked why such sentiments are gaining traction in certain circles. For many Americans, ICE officers aren’t abstract figures in a news headline; they are public servants tasked with enforcing immigration law a function authorized by Congress and upheld by the courts. Attacks on agents for simply doing their jobs signals a breakdown in both civility and respect for the rule of law.

There’s also a deeper irony here. Many who champion antifa‑style tactics, violent protests, and civil disobedience against law enforcement simultaneously decry government authority and “systemic injustice.” Yet when violence is directed at federal agents, public sentiment even among progressives quickly shifts toward condemnation. Forging a consensus on the rule of law, especially in chaotic political times, remains a challenge.

Regardless of where one stands on immigration policy, advocating harm against individuals, let alone trained law‑enforcement personnel, is indefensible. If we want meaningful reform, it must come through the ballot box and legal channels, not underground schemes and social media provocations.

This firing should serve as a reminder to public servants and private citizens alike: online behavior has consequences, and promoting illegal acts against government employees will not be tolerated. It also challenges us to recommit to a society where disputes even heated ones are resolved through debate, policy, and the democratic process rather than intimidation and violence.

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