Martin Pengelly, The Guardian; Nurse who treated Pittsburgh shooter: 'I'm sure he had no idea I was Jewish'
"Mahler said he would not go into great detail, because of privacy
rules. But he wrote that the gunman “thanked me for saving him, for
showing him kindness, and for treating him the same way I treat every
other patient.
“This was the same Robert Bowers that just committed mass homicide.
The Robert Bowers who instilled panic in my heart worrying my parents
were two of his 11 victims less than an hour before his arrival.
“I’m sure he had no idea I was Jewish. Why thank a Jewish nurse, when
15 minutes beforehand, you’d shoot me in the head with no remorse?
“I didn’t say a word to him about my religion. I chose not to say
anything to him the entire time. I wanted him to feel compassion. I
chose to show him empathy. I felt that the best way to honour his
victims was for a Jew to prove him wrong. Besides, if he finds out I’m
Jewish, does it really matter?
The better question is, what does it mean
to you?”
In conclusion, Mahler wrote: “If my actions mean anything, love means everything.”"
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