[lbo-talk] Message from Louis Proyect

Carl Remick carlremick at hotmail.com
Fri Feb 11 17:01:54 PST 2005



>From: Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu>
>
>joanna bujes wrote:
> >
> > Have him go for state park ranger instead. Safer job.
> >
> > Joanna
> >
>
>Police work appears dangerous only because of the many traffic injuries
>and fatalities. Take away traffic deaths and police work is quite safe.

I'm no fan of the police, but I recall a remark Studs Turkel made in, I believe, Working about police doing chores that most people wouldn't want to do for any amount of money. This was made in connection with a cop recollecting his experience cutting down the corpse of some guy who had hanged himself in his attic. The body had been there awhile, and the cop said he had to keep twisting to keep out of the way of maggots falling on his newly cleaned pants.

There is much to be said for a deskjob.

Carl



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