I have the utmost respect for social workers, entirely because some of them have had to deal with me and anyone willing to take on such a monumental task should be automatically elevated to sainthood...:)

I count myself lucky to know a number of police officers, dentists, lawers (of the human rights variety) and other members of generally despised proffesions who are compassionate, honorable, and otherwise beautiful people. I have also had encounters with police officers and lawers who expressed a level of inhumanity that made my blood run cold. In every occupation, there is a cross section of society and therefore it's impossible to make generalisations.

I also know several drug dealers- not the type of low-life scum who push heroin to the vulnerable who, i fully agree, are not worth the air they breath- but who sell pot, a relativly harmless social drug, to adults buying it of their own free will. These people, and i must stress that point, *people*, are my friends, and i do not associate with arseholes :). Once again, it's impossible to make generalistaions, or accurate ones anyway! :)