Do you have this inexplicable hatred to the bearded guy hired by the villainous woman (with an equally villainous laugh) in soap operas? Here, the woman antagonist normally gets this bearded guy to investigate on something. And if the poor guy flunked, he usually receives a tsunami of maledictions and whippings. Such an unjust and mean characterization! Well, he is not as bad as what his beard connotes; he is in reality none other than, our Private Investigator (P. I.). We normally loathe on these guys for siding with the villains, but actually, the media is not just a raconteur in explaining who a real P.I. is. So now, as our T.V. mates (a.k.a. family) chew their pop-corns and watch how the investigator finds relevant data, let us put our eyes on the investigator himself. Let us cut the fuss and be investigators ourselves.
Investigators, unlike how the media portrays them, are not composed of a one-man band. They are commonly a squad of individuals that come from various fields of expertise. They include policemen, attorneys, medical practitioners, and forensic anthropologists. We are already quite familiar with the three professions enumerated so we will just concentrate on the last one, the forensic anthropologist. In a nut-shell, forensic anthropologists specialize on corpses. They are the experts when it comes to that “cold” subject. They learned about these dead subjects not only in their classrooms but mostly in fields. That is why these investigators are not all used to sedentary and boring lectures; they are more into action! This is the reason why brooding has been a pursuit to them; their experiences on the field let them breathe courage everyday. At the end of the day, they may still look like typical guys but beware; their talent are just outrageously awesome!
Our Forensic Anthropologists do not work in an 8 am to 5 pm work period. As I have said earlier, their atelier is located on where arcane corpses lay. Though they are not usually wearing a gentle-looking coat and tie, their work are not done in a careless manner. Their hands should always be in cogitation. One ataxic moment and boom! The precious bone might be destroyed. So rummaging has been deleted from their dictionary; gentleness has been the mantra (so as not to destroy any necessary bone). After the nerve-wracking process of digging bones (if ever they are buried), the next step is careful examination. The next steps are just equally perspiring: identification of age, race, stature, sex, and time interval of death. After this tiresome procedure, the piece of paper bearing all these particulars will now be handed to another member of the “band” (of Private Investigators).
If at this point you quit your research about private investigators and presume that their job is easy, then you are definitely left behind on our investigation. It is because you have not yet heard of the “perks” of being one. And these “perks” include one of the following:
1) Work period is indefinite; it last till you see the body/bones;
2) Eureka moments are oftentimes preceded by sleepless nights on locations with bugging mosquitoes;
3) If things loose control, you are not excused from casual raids;
And finally, when you believe the job will not get dirtier, here is another perk:
4) Trauma may also attack you after being able to decipher how one was killed.
But then, you will also get desensitized. The latter is definitely a perk, as far as private investigation is concerned.
When you cross this seemingly end point of your investigation, then you are still left behind. It is because you have not seen them yet as an important being in real-life cases, as heroes. Yes, they also save the day with their courage and helping hand. So the next time that we see an investigator (bearded or not) in TV, let us give them justice. They may not be around when the enemy is finally defeated, but in real life, they are heroes behind the curtains.
At this point, the case is closed.
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