I met a murderer today.
Arcticangel
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Ok. Maybe "met" is a little strong of a word. Considering he's heavily sedated and possibly brain dead after killing three brothers ranging in age from 15 to 31 and shooting another one before he turned the gun on himself.
I work as a phlebotomist in a hospital. I go out to every ward from CCU to Neuro to ER to OB to surgery. When I started this job a year ago... I never imagined I would get the chance to see and experience the things I have. It's been a trip. I would say that 85% of it is awesome. I get a chance to meet so many people, and although our interaction may not be long...many of them have made permanent impressions on me.
I came to a strange realization on my way out of work tonight...that now I have "met" both a murderer, and a man who was murdered. Two different instances. This is not something I would have imagined growing up in west central Wisconsin. These things don't happen often around here.
And you know what else struck me? There were more people holding vigil at the bedside of the murderer than the man who was murdered.
http://www.leadertelegram.com/story-new ... KTAESTE094
I work as a phlebotomist in a hospital. I go out to every ward from CCU to Neuro to ER to OB to surgery. When I started this job a year ago... I never imagined I would get the chance to see and experience the things I have. It's been a trip. I would say that 85% of it is awesome. I get a chance to meet so many people, and although our interaction may not be long...many of them have made permanent impressions on me.
I came to a strange realization on my way out of work tonight...that now I have "met" both a murderer, and a man who was murdered. Two different instances. This is not something I would have imagined growing up in west central Wisconsin. These things don't happen often around here.
And you know what else struck me? There were more people holding vigil at the bedside of the murderer than the man who was murdered.
http://www.leadertelegram.com/story-new ... KTAESTE094
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EV: Los Angeles 4.12.2008, Los Angeles 4.13.2008, Nashville 6.17.2009, Nashville 6.18.2009, Memphis 6.20.2009
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I applaud anyone who works in a field that requires compassion. Your smile has to be a comfort. Your job and interaction with all walks of life/ death is somewhat enviable.
i had a buddy kill my cousin, and i will now secretly kill the buddy
really??
How you gonna do it?
Tell me, I won't say a word. Your secret is safe with me.
an eye for an eye? Well if some bastard touch one of my cousins I would go nuts, I'm a very forgiving person when the harm is done to me but when someone hurt any member of my family that person become an enemy rightaway.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Why not (V) (°,,,,°) (V) ?
im pretty much the same way, the best part is i get like 15 years to calm down
I too work in a humanitarian organization and it is a pleasure to come to work on a daily basis knowing that what I do helps SAVE lives and not take them away.
I wonder if we'll ever really know what happened and why.
Just senseless tragedy.
EV: Los Angeles 4.12.2008, Los Angeles 4.13.2008, Nashville 6.17.2009, Nashville 6.18.2009, Memphis 6.20.2009
Wow...
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Why not (V) (°,,,,°) (V) ?
A 'few' guys and killing multiple people? Where the hell do you hang out?
put on a slow, dumb show for you
and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I'm very, very frightening
and I'll overdo it'
Is that a subtle understatement or is it just averagely rewarding?
So this one time I was visiting a relative in prison for a Christmas in July dinner. It was paid for and prepared by the "Lifer" inmates. It was the first time I had gone to one of these functions and as we were heading up to the buffet table, I realised that I had left my cigarettes on the table. I was going to head back to get them when my relative said to me, "Don't worry, were all in for murder, not theft."
:?
For some reason that really made me crack up.
At this same dinner I was sitting next to this really burly, biker-type guy. We got to talking and for some reason the topic of why he was in there came up (generally, this is not a topic that you bring up in polite conversation).
Anyways, he proceeds to tell me about this guy that came into his bar and tried to rob him at gunpoint. Instead of giving up the money "my new friend" shot him. I replied, "well, surely that was self-defense." He replied, that, "yes, the first shot was, but the next five were considered manslaughter."
He had a great sense of humour
I work in social services and have dealt with a number of people,mostly men,who have killed.I knew a young man who killed his step father after being subjected to years of rape and abuse.
Why is it when military kill in the line of duty they are declared heroes and when others kill as a result of years of abuse they are branded evil.
It's exceptionally rewarding