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| Pittsburgh shooting: Jewish nurse 'didn't see evil' in gunman | |
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| A Jewish nurse who treated Robert Bowers, the alleged gunman accused of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue, says he "didn't see evil". | A Jewish nurse who treated Robert Bowers, the alleged gunman accused of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue, says he "didn't see evil". |
| Ari Mahler said he was motivated by love and treated Mr Bowers with as much empathy and care as he would anyone. | Ari Mahler said he was motivated by love and treated Mr Bowers with as much empathy and care as he would anyone. |
| "I'm sure he had no idea I was Jewish," the emergency room trauma nurse wrote in a Facebook post that has gone viral. | "I'm sure he had no idea I was Jewish," the emergency room trauma nurse wrote in a Facebook post that has gone viral. |
| Mr Bowers, 46, was wounded in a gun battle by police and has been in custody since the attack on 27 October. | Mr Bowers, 46, was wounded in a gun battle by police and has been in custody since the attack on 27 October. |
| He has pleaded not guilty to charges arising from the Tree of Life synagogue mass shooting, which is considered to be the worst anti-Semitic attack in recent US history. | He has pleaded not guilty to charges arising from the Tree of Life synagogue mass shooting, which is considered to be the worst anti-Semitic attack in recent US history. |
| The truck driver faces 44 counts of murder, hate crimes, obstructing religious practices and other crimes. | The truck driver faces 44 counts of murder, hate crimes, obstructing religious practices and other crimes. |
| Initially wary of sharing his experience, Mr Mahler said he wanted to speak for himself, after US media repeatedly called him the "Jewish nurse that cared for Robert Bowers". | Initially wary of sharing his experience, Mr Mahler said he wanted to speak for himself, after US media repeatedly called him the "Jewish nurse that cared for Robert Bowers". |
| "The fact that I did my job, a job which requires compassion and empathy over everything, is newsworthy to people because I'm Jewish," Mr Mahler said, adding, "Even more so because my dad's a rabbi." | "The fact that I did my job, a job which requires compassion and empathy over everything, is newsworthy to people because I'm Jewish," Mr Mahler said, adding, "Even more so because my dad's a rabbi." |
| In the post with nearly a quarter of a million likes, the trauma nurse said he "didn't see evil when I looked into Robert Bower's eyes". | In the post with nearly a quarter of a million likes, the trauma nurse said he "didn't see evil when I looked into Robert Bower's eyes". |
| "All I saw was a clear lack of depth, intelligence, and palpable amounts of confusion," he wrote, later deleting parts of his comment. | "All I saw was a clear lack of depth, intelligence, and palpable amounts of confusion," he wrote, later deleting parts of his comment. |
| Mr Mahler explained that Mr Bowers had "instilled panic in my heart, worrying my parents were two of his 11 victims less than an hour before his arrival". | Mr Mahler explained that Mr Bowers had "instilled panic in my heart, worrying my parents were two of his 11 victims less than an hour before his arrival". |
| The suspect is alleged to have been rolled into the hospital yelling "death to all Jews", Mr Mahler noted. He later thanked the nurse for helping to save his life. | The suspect is alleged to have been rolled into the hospital yelling "death to all Jews", Mr Mahler noted. He later thanked the nurse for helping to save his life. |
| "My care is given through kindness, my actions are measured with empathy, regardless of the person you may be when you're not in my care," | "My care is given through kindness, my actions are measured with empathy, regardless of the person you may be when you're not in my care," |
| "I wanted him to feel compassion." Mr Mahler said, "I felt the best way to honour his victims was for a Jew to prove him wrong." | "I wanted him to feel compassion." Mr Mahler said, "I felt the best way to honour his victims was for a Jew to prove him wrong." |