Change Of Perspective

I used to live a VERY unpredictable life as a private investigator. Not that I would want to go back for second, but it was kinda nice not knowing what I was going to do or where I was going to be assigned or what I was going to encounter on said assignment. I have MANY crazy stories about my life as a young woman in the dangerously unpredictable profession I chose. There was one case that I will remember forever. This was the case that changed my outlook on people.

I was 22 when I started investigating. Being the youngest person in my company and one of the few women, I was exposed to many things that I was just unprepared to see. I had a faith in people and society that, looking back, I see I was so very naive. I worked in the field, investigating people who where possibly committing workman comp fraud.

That all being said, I will take you to a case in West Hollywood. The Claimant was a middle aged Caucasian male. I picked him up leaving his upper middle class home. His wife and young daughter walked him to his vehicle and helped him in. He wore a neck brace and used a cane to support his stiff body. He kissed his wife and daughter and got in his car. I followed him to a doctors office and watched cautiously get out of his car, gingerly walk into the office, while I stayed outside and waited patiently for him to leave. When he emerged from the doctors office, he got into his car and I watched him pull of his neck brace and throw the cane in the back seat of the car. Strange, I thought because this man nearly had me fooled. I thought, finally someone who is really genuinely hurt. Not so much.

I followed him to a park where he jumped out of the car and met a woman who was not his wife and then proceeded to have intercourse with her on top of his car!!! I was APPALLED! I couldn't believe my eyes. I felt like I should not be recording such pornography, but my case manager said to continue getting footage. This was the case that made me lose faith in people.... not all people, but people. Here I was thinking that this was a family man, who was really hurt and NOT abusing the system, but boy was I wrong! I was disgusted and the kicker is after turning in the footage and my report, I was REWARDED for my work. I received a bonus. I thought, great work! Uncovering the truth on a fraud, and adulterer and just an awful human being, great work indeed. To be honest I felt horrible. I never approached another case the same way again. Talk about a change of perspective.