This patient assaulted a man who would have had the right to defend himself anywhere but at his workplace. He suffered a permanent injury to his eye, probably when he was hit by the patient's hand that was in a cast. This patient has a history of aggression to the point that he was not allowed to remain with the other patients because he might hurt one of them. He has also served time at Central Prison.

But the staff at a state mental hospital are supposed to contain this man without the proper support to prevent injury to themselves or him. Until this state quits sending this type of patient for treatment, these incidents will continue. As for his mother's comments that the actions by the staff were unwarranted, why doesn't she take her baby home and treat him like she wants him treated? Yep, that's what I thought.

Give the man back his job and with a raise. What was he supposed to do? Just sit there I guess and let the patient beat him to death with a cast

i agree with the other comments!!

What is the choice-he should be fired!

mulecitybabe...I agree with you. Prison guards are allowed to have full body gear when restraining prison inmates but an employee can't protect themselves in a mental health setting; when a lot of the patients are dangerously mentally unstable and some are violent inmates. These folk that said he should be fired should put themselves in this man's position and see what they would do; stand there and be beaten to death. I don't think so.

These employees are taught how to properly restrain a patient until help arrives.

When I worked in various inpatient mental facilities, I had to restrain patients on more than one occasion.

I was taught the proper techniques so that neither I nor the patients safety was an issue.

This employee needs to be handed his walking papers.

O'Tonious? Where do they come up with these names?

It appears to me that the tech was sleeping.....

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