I am reblogging this 2013 Ambulance post about some unspeakable behaviour by a ‘bystander’. It is not pleasant.
How low will they go?
One of the drawbacks of working for the emergency services, is that you tend to see the bad side of people. They are usually so nasty, complaining, bad-tempered, or just downright violent, that you end up despairing for the human race. Admittedly, you do mostly encounter them in situations where they are drunk, injured, (or believe themselves to be) unwell, (or believe themselves to be) or showing off in front of their friends, or a crowd of strangers. After a while, you are no longer surprised by bad behaviour, and regard it as the norm. In fact, when someone is actually nice to you, or appreciative of your efforts, your first reaction is one of suspicion, that they are softening you up, for worse to come later. You lose trust in mankind overall, and see every situation as one in where you have to be…
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beetleypete 
There is hope for the human race. But not anytime soon…
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It seems to me that we are going backwards from a high-water mark in the 1960s, David.
Best wishes, Pete.
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There stories allow a deeper insight into your view of the world Pete. Thank you for your service in all of it, but clearly, no one could deal with this for a thousand weeks and not be affected by the experience. You can’t unsee what you’ve seen, and you can’t unfeel emotional reactions to situations experienced. It changes a person, no question.
Compound this experience together with your service with the Metropolitan Police and anyone would say that someone with your experiences is Lucky to come out of it all with any sanity at all.
Cheers,
CT
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There stories allow a deeper insight into your view of the world Pete. Thank you for your service in all of it, but clearly, no one could deal with this for a thousand weeks and not be affected by the experience. You can’t unsee what you’ve seen, and you can’t unfeel emotional reactions to situations experienced. It changes a person, no question.
Compound this experience together with your service with the Metropolitan Police and anyone would say that someone with your experiences is Lucky to come out of it all with any sanity at all.
Cheers,
CT
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Thanks, Chris. Sometimes when I can’t get all this ‘stuff’ out of my head, I do wonder how I lasted so long.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sick.
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I thought I had seen it all, but there was always something out there to shock me.
Best wishes, Pete.
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The depths of depravity…..
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I could not imagine having such a sick brain, Sue.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Could not even begin to imagine…
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this is incredibly horrible
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Hence my warning in the reblog window, Beth.
Best wishes, Pete.
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