10/09/2026
Your Anger May Be Valid. Public Shaming Is Not the Answer.
We can be outraged, frustrated and deeply concerned about the state of our healthcare system and the treatment patients sometimes receive. We should speak up. We should demand accountability. And where care falls below an acceptable standard, there should be proper investigation.
But that does not make it acceptable to secretly record an individual healthcare worker, post their image online and invite thousands of strangers to attack them.
A short video rarely tells the whole story. We may not know why that doctor, nurse or other staff member could not help at that particular moment, what other emergency they were managing, what instructions they had been given, or what happened before the camera started recording.
Publicly identifying and targeting someone can cross the line into harassment or bullying, and depending on what is said or alleged, may also raise defamation and privacy concerns.
Hold the system accountable. Make a formal complaint. Document what happened. Ask questions. Escalate serious concerns. Seek legal advice where appropriate.
But turning an individual healthcare worker into social-media content before the facts are known does not necessarily advance the cause of better healthcare.
We can demand better healthcare without abandoning fairness, dignity and due process.
