Crime scene investigation sounds fun but not crime scene cleaning
By scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
Singapore
March 3, 2016 2:34am CST
Everyone talks about detecting, and crime scene investigation.
It seems so fun and exciting to be a crime scene investigator.
When a multiple murders take place, and the crime scene investigators have collected their evidence, what happen to the crime scene?
If this happens in the great outdoors, probably nature will do the work of cleaning up.
What if this happens in a hotel, office, factory, apartment or house? Who will do the cleaning?
I certainly do not have the stomach to clean up the dry blood and body fluids. I cannot imagine cleaning up the brain tissue and body fats.
I think the crime scene cleaners are highly paid to tackle such jobs.
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@indiandevil (2477)
• Canada
3 Mar 16
Actually, my younger sister worked in a hotel as a housekeeper a few years ago. This exact thing happened. It was a gruesome murder. After the CSI were done with the room, guess who had to clean the room in question? My sister and the other housekeepers.
Afterward she told me that it gave her nightmares, she also quit housekeeping immediately after and advises anyone thinking of going into the career not to bother. Even still now, when she closes her eyes its all she sees.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
3 Mar 16
Did the hotel management offer them a little bonus for cleaning up the room?
It sure is terrible, even if the corpse is not in the hotel room.
At least the crime scene investigators are getting much higher salary than the housekeeping staff in the hotel.
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
3 Mar 16
These cleaners are specialists. They may need to clean up blood, body fluids, human debris and other hazardous materials. Everything has to be disinfected, deodorized and cleaned. Often, surfaces have to be resurfaced or destroyed. Not a job for everyone.
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@nonersays (3344)
• United States
3 Mar 16
I saw a movie once about a woman who worked on a crime scene cleaning crew, and she was getting obsessed with the killer she was cleaning up after.
I wish I could remember the name of the film.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
3 Mar 16
Oh dear what a daunting thought.
I am afraid I would not be able for such a job.
I have seen the crime scene clean up units on telly. I imagine they are paid well to do so.
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@iamshane487 (1138)
• Manila, Philippines
3 Mar 16
I don't have the trust of the crime scene investigation in my country because justice here is only for the rich people.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
3 Mar 16
Crime scene investigators do not have the power to make decisions.
Even the detectives do not have the power to make the decision to bring the rich people to court.
It is often the Attorney General who has the power.
If he decides to hush it up, then there is nothing that anyone else can do.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
3 Mar 16
I wouldn't be looking for that job either...couldn't do it.
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@lovebeingmummy2 (806)
• Aberdeen, Scotland
3 Mar 16
I like watching programs like CSI but would like to do anything like that in real life
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