I'm simply saying that it's possible, or even probable, that this dude was actively resisting being moved off the track.
Honestly, If I was driving along and I just saw a dude in a wheelchair stopped on a track, I don't think I would stop.
And yes, suicide, public suicide, suicide by cop, etc., is awful and self-centered. Literally the easy way out while leaving others to pick up the pieces.
I knew a guy once who was part of a cleanup service that came in after fires, suicide, old person corpse rotting in an apartment for 2 months, that kind of shit. He said the deathfats were by far the worst, but after that, shotgun suicide. He also didn't seem that bothered by any of it. I guess after you've seen enough... He was an odd duck.
You have to be in that field of work, it's why you have to warn some people out of certain professions because they mentally cannot cope with that kind of work.
First thing that comes into my mind is veterinarians, too many people think 'I get to look after all the cute animals' not realising your job is to deal with them when they are weak and sick usually...
Worst part of being a vet is the owners who come in demanding a pet be euthanized because it is “inconvenient”, or because of a fairly minor behavioral problem, and who aren’t willing to re-home said pet…
And then it becomes ethically murky, because yes, in some cases you can refuse, but then the dogshit owner can just “shop around” and find another vet who will do the deed…
I’m not talking “mercy kills” here, either - I’m talking selfish-ass pet owners who do this shit, all the damn time…
That, in fact, is pretty much why I decided not to be a vet.
So I agree, but it goes even beyond just that, into the territory of “Fuck, aren’t humans terrible?”
Yeah, agreed, that is some f*ed up stuff. I am 100% aware I could never be a vet.
We had to have an elderly and paralyzed dog put down a year or two ago. It was a hard decision as I had literally been carrying her inside and outside, upstairs and downstairs for about a year. She had a healthy appetite, but as her movement became more and more limited, she lost all quality of life, and was becoming a nervous wreck (constant barking, etc.).
They have euthanasia vets now who do housecalls, and that's what we did. This was news to me, maybe it's always been a thing.
The person who did it was very professional, but I remember thinking at the time, I couldn't understand the mentality to get into that line of work! Constantly going into people's homes and, ngl, I was sobbing my eyes out by the end.
The vet was so caring and good with our dog. I asked how she ended up in that line of work, and she said the pay was good, hours were very flexible, and she didn't have to have an office.
Worst part of being a vet is the owners who come in demanding a pet be euthanized because it is “inconvenient”, or because of a fairly minor behavioral problem, and who aren’t willing to re-home said pet…
I wonder what their stances on abortion are if this is how they treated their fur babies.
Yeah, even I, as one of those, have thought very clearly about ensuring that, if I did ever do it, I would leave as little mess, and as little trauma, as possible…
Still awful, of course, but… I would try to minimize the direct “impact”, in this sense.
Trouble is, though, ensuring lethality, which is why… The shotgun route is so popular.
I'm simply saying that it's possible, or even probable, that this dude was actively resisting being moved off the track.
Honestly, If I was driving along and I just saw a dude in a wheelchair stopped on a track, I don't think I would stop.
And yes, suicide, public suicide, suicide by cop, etc., is awful and self-centered. Literally the easy way out while leaving others to pick up the pieces.
I knew a guy once who was part of a cleanup service that came in after fires, suicide, old person corpse rotting in an apartment for 2 months, that kind of shit. He said the deathfats were by far the worst, but after that, shotgun suicide. He also didn't seem that bothered by any of it. I guess after you've seen enough... He was an odd duck.
You have to be in that field of work, it's why you have to warn some people out of certain professions because they mentally cannot cope with that kind of work.
First thing that comes into my mind is veterinarians, too many people think 'I get to look after all the cute animals' not realising your job is to deal with them when they are weak and sick usually...
Worst part of being a vet is the owners who come in demanding a pet be euthanized because it is “inconvenient”, or because of a fairly minor behavioral problem, and who aren’t willing to re-home said pet…
And then it becomes ethically murky, because yes, in some cases you can refuse, but then the dogshit owner can just “shop around” and find another vet who will do the deed…
I’m not talking “mercy kills” here, either - I’m talking selfish-ass pet owners who do this shit, all the damn time…
That, in fact, is pretty much why I decided not to be a vet.
So I agree, but it goes even beyond just that, into the territory of “Fuck, aren’t humans terrible?”
Sadly…
Yeah, agreed, that is some f*ed up stuff. I am 100% aware I could never be a vet.
We had to have an elderly and paralyzed dog put down a year or two ago. It was a hard decision as I had literally been carrying her inside and outside, upstairs and downstairs for about a year. She had a healthy appetite, but as her movement became more and more limited, she lost all quality of life, and was becoming a nervous wreck (constant barking, etc.).
They have euthanasia vets now who do housecalls, and that's what we did. This was news to me, maybe it's always been a thing.
The person who did it was very professional, but I remember thinking at the time, I couldn't understand the mentality to get into that line of work! Constantly going into people's homes and, ngl, I was sobbing my eyes out by the end.
The vet was so caring and good with our dog. I asked how she ended up in that line of work, and she said the pay was good, hours were very flexible, and she didn't have to have an office.
I wonder what their stances on abortion are if this is how they treated their fur babies.
Yeah, even I, as one of those, have thought very clearly about ensuring that, if I did ever do it, I would leave as little mess, and as little trauma, as possible…
Still awful, of course, but… I would try to minimize the direct “impact”, in this sense.
Trouble is, though, ensuring lethality, which is why… The shotgun route is so popular.
How incredibly morbid.