[Parker]

I'm currently reading 'The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich'. The horrors documented there are.....I don't even have the words. But Kitty's recalling the hurt babies and children she has seen also have no words. The world is a very scary place.

Thank God it is also a heartwarming amazing place full of wonderful people who make all the difference.

[donb9006]

Originally Posted by Parker

I'm currently reading 'The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich'. The horrors documented there are.....I don't even have the words. But Kitty's recalling the hurt babies and children she has seen also have no words. The world is a very scary place.

Thank God it is also a heartwarming amazing place full of wonderful people who make all the difference.

Don't believe everything you read...actually, believe very little of it. Remember, the winners write history...and what they write...ain't true! It makes "us" look good and "them" look bad.

We do horrible things too...we shouldn't be naive.

The world IS a scary place, fully of psychopaths who view us as a tool...something to be used for their gain. Also...freedom is messy. You HAVE to take some bad to have the good that freedom gives you. Lack of freedom...the beginning of slavery.

We've come to the right place, a place where everyone has the same basic views on what is a good life. Enjoy the time you've got left and leave the worlds problems outside the bubble...there's nothing you can do about it.

[gecun55]

as a new York state corrections officer (retired) I have seen every terrible thing that the devil can throw at humanity

[jebartle]

Proctologist without a doubt!

[Erijo]

Nursing.

[Uncle Pepe]

Prison Guard. I was one for a little over a year in TN. Worked death row and lockup mostly. It's amazing.

[2BNTV]

I guess is the percepton in the eye of the beholder.

I would say LEO, prison guard, caretakers of wounded vets and taking care of the mentally ill. A pediatric nurse who witnesses a loss of a child due to neglect, etc.

A schoolmate of mine who became a cop said he dealt with the lowest dregs of society. I tend to believe him as he went from a happy go lucky type of guy who became somewhat surly and eventually lost the love of his life through divorce.

[Chipper]

Having been in law enforcement for 32 years I have seen the very worst humanity has to offer. However, there was one group that I worked with that tries to protect the most vulnerable in our society. CPS(Childrens Protective Services) workers deal physical and sexual abuse on children where the suspects are family members. I don't think they receive enough credit for their hard work and dedication.

[TexaninVA]

Originally Posted by birdawg

Worked as a tech for the phone company in the projects of N.J. want to see filth? They would pi$$ in their hallways, stairwells,elervators you could not breath when you were there.Animals lived better,

I heard the same thing from a very successful plumber I knew up north

[TexaninVA]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

There is a broad spectrum of retirees here, many who have seen some really overwhelming and awful sides of the human condition.

What professions would be the worst as far as seeing awful and shocking realities of our times?

Social work, law enforcement, medicine, teaching?

IT technical guy assigned to work the HealthCare.Gov website

[Jsling]

I may have to say an ER nurse and cops come close.
I've been one for many years and we get punched, scratched, sworn at, peed on, pooped on. I've had vomit all over me and told to F off to many times to count and still have to smile and say, THANK YOU for allowing me to help you. What else can I do for you, I have the time?
Really. I've had my face punched and I can't punch back. I've spit at, sworn at, made to feel like crap for even getting out of bed to come to work, but I keep doing it for the ones who truly appreciate what we do. Day after day, we make people feel better or die easier. Whatever the day brings, we can handle all of it with grace and confidence enough to return for more the next day.

[2BNTV]

Hands down, the police win. IMHO

I have a friend who changed from asweet guy with a loving wife and children to a person who became bitter and probbly was caused by having to deal with the low-life's in today society.

Second is nurses who work in a pediatric hospital, and have to watch children die. If they become too invovled in they take their jobs home with them,, they will suffer too.

[Golfingnut]

Animal control officers.

[Cisco Kid]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

Animal control officers.

I 2nd that

[senior citizen]

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