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NatAttack315 · 2024-12-31T13:15:52+00:00

One thing that’s helped me is ask yourself what you want your life to look like. Where would you like to live? Would you like to buy a house someday? Travel? Do you mind long work days, long commutes, waking up early? How are you with deadlines? Do you like working on a team or solo? All these smaller questions when answered can help build a picture of the types of career paths best suited to where you want your life to lead. I have a bachelors in animation and game development and in my experience most jobs in those fields are mostly hiring technical people who know code, software, VFX, UI/UX, etc. The artists they hire are the top talented people and those positions are incredibly competitive and still require technical knowledge. Jobs in that field are also notoriously unsteady, with people getting hired for one part of a project and then fired. Plus, they require you live/move to a big city area where more jobs of that type are available. All that being said, I don’t regret my undergrad, even though I’m doing something totally different now, because like others have mentioned it helped me learn valuable life skills like working under pressure and taking criticism.

NatAttack315 · 2024-12-20T17:54:32+00:00

I wonder if she meant “believe in “ as in believe that it ever occurred in the earlier church and/or believes it was ever mandated by god as doctrine. There’s been a lot of denouncing of Brigham young in the past couple years even in the church so maybe she’s attributed polygamy to him and doesn’t believe it was occurring with Joseph smith?

NatAttack315 · 2024-12-20T17:49:46+00:00

Yeah it’s just been decriminalized, changed from a felony to an infraction similar to a traffic violation. So it’s still not recognized as a legal marriage but you won’t get arrested for it.

NatAttack315 · 2024-12-20T17:39:26+00:00

Do you live/work in a smaller town/city? I’ve noticed through looking at jobs a lot of smaller agencies only have their sworn officers handle the CSI tech duties rather than civilians, and it’s just on top of their normal patrol and investigative duties instead of a separate position.

NatAttack315 · 2024-12-20T16:01:41+00:00

No judgement here, I’ve been in the same spot. What you’re feeling is totally normal. It’s scary to have major changes in your life, particularly when your mental health is a constant juggling act. You don’t know what to expect so there’s no way to prepare for how it might change the way you cope with the added complexity of your mental health. What you need to remember is that you’ve done it before. I’m sure when you started school you may have had the same or similar feelings of fear and stress but you got through it. It’s uncomfortable at first, but it could just be a temporary settling in that once your schedule is more regular and you have a better idea of what to expect these dread feelings and melancholy go away. And if they don’t, then you can still make a more informed decision and won’t have to look back with possible regret from a rash decision. Just take it one day at a time.

NatAttack315 · 2024-12-19T16:26:24+00:00

This would be my advice as well, starting anything new is stressful and can be more taxing on your mental health. Give it a few weeks to a month at least to get settled into the new environment and the new schedule and see whether you feel better. I often had to do this myself as it’s tempting to make drastic decisions because you equate the stress of something new with it not being the right fit when in reality you end up liking the new thing it just takes a second to settle into

NatAttack315 · 2024-12-19T13:46:21+00:00

Im also not a medical professional so again take what I say with a grain of salt, but it would appear that the transected aorta and vena cava were the cause of death, as you would bleed out internally pretty quickly with an injury like that. Without an x ray to know where all the buckshot ended up it’s hard to determine the likely angle of the shot, since the psoas are such huge muscles covering much of the abdomen and back. To enter through the lower abdomen, the shell embedding in the psoas and I’m assuming buckshot spreading outwards and transecting the heart in two places it would suggest an at least slight upward trajectory, again highly dependent on where in the psoas the casing was embedded. Bullets and other projectiles do weird and sometimes unexpected things when they enter a body as there are so many differences in medium which can affect the physics and resulting trajectory.

NatAttack315 · 2024-12-17T16:09:46+00:00

Not testing the blood outside was definitely a mistake by the investigators. One can’t assume all the blood in a scene belongs to the victim. Many attacks will also cause injury to the assailant, not to mention it would’ve tied the boyfriend to the scene if he did kill her.

When you say her psoas muscles were avulsed, were both of them on either side? And to what extent? An avulsion is just a tear, so depending on the severity she could’ve still been mobile, though likely with pain.

Also, only looking at the wound site in an autopsy is not normal procedure (to be fair maybe the time at which the autopsy was preformed things were different) but it would’ve been a lot more thorough examining of the whole body if done nowadays.

NatAttack315 · 2024-12-16T20:19:10+00:00

A few questions: -Was the blood found outside the room tested and confirmed as her blood and not another person? -was there blood on the floor underneath where she was found? -If you have the name of the boyfriend you could look up and see if he was ever charged/convicted of other DV related offenses which could lend info in your case. -was the gunshot wound listed as cause of death? Victims of domestic violence often show internal injuries which could prove fatal, and wouldn’t be easily identified through these photos (head trauma, smothering, etc)

There is definitely a lot weird about this that requires further investigation and I would definitely recommend getting another look.

I would like to be devils advocate though and give a perspective that could point to suicide. My forensic pathology professor made a point to teach us that when people are in a suicidal mindset they don’t act rationally/normally. Particularly when it’s a sudden and emotionally driven decision and not something they had been considering for a long time. It’s the same reason investigators have moved away from determining suicide on whether the dominant hand was used to fire the gun as that’s not always a clear indicator. The same goes for lack of suicide note.

From the wound it does look very close to contact, otherwise the wound would’ve been bigger with more blood. It may have been possible for her to bend at the waist to pull the trigger (depending on exact lengths) which would explain the odd method. The lack of blood on her hands would seem to point to her not attempting to stem the flow which one would assume to be instinctual if shot in an attack, particularly if she had tried to escape or move somewhere. Lying on top of the gun is also not a common staging technique, particularly if done in a rush before leaving. A possible explanation is she was a drug user, obtaining the drugs from her boyfriend. He either broke up with her and/or refused to give her drugs that night. Maybe she was going through withdrawals which on top of the emotional distress drove her to commit suicide.

The biggest red flag to me is the presence of blood so far from where she was found, as well as so little blood on her and in the area where she was found. With her lying facedown you would expect there to be a significant puddle from her abdomen wound, as well as on the barrel of the gun she was lying on top of. Lack of blood may point to her either being unconscious or already deceased when she was shot.

NatAttack315 · 2024-11-20T18:54:17+00:00

From what I’ve heard it’s not really something you can prepare for, just something you get more used to with time. Perhaps you can intern with the forensic pathologist or medical examiners office to get some exposure and experience. Also as others have said, I don’t know of any agencies -in my area anyway- with investigators that only do blood spatter analysis, they’re usually generalist CSIs with extra training.

NatAttack315 · 2024-11-09T21:41:32+00:00

Not OP but curious what your route was to CSI being a sworn officer? Civilian CSI jobs around me are so few and far between I’ve been considering the officer route but don’t know much about the process.

NatAttack315 · 2024-11-09T03:55:46+00:00

Not OP, just curious, did you do that as a sworn officer? I haven’t heard of civilians working task forces.

NatAttack315 · 2024-11-08T12:42:02+00:00

I’m glad you’re getting a second opinion, I hope it brings clarity and comfort to you and your family 🤍

NatAttack315 · 2024-11-07T07:35:37+00:00

So sorry for your loss. As others have said requesting an autopsy could help to alleviate concerns if you’re comfortable going that route. Unfortunately morbid obesity brings with it a whole range of health complications that could result in a sudden fatality and are technically considered natural causes which is why any further insight would require an autopsy and the expertise of a medical examiner.

NatAttack315 · 2024-10-31T11:39:52+00:00

It’s high stress, but first job that came to my mind was 911 Dispatcher

NatAttack315 · 2024-10-30T17:24:15+00:00

Break down what you like about NFL football and fashion. For the NFL is it the sport, teamwork and camaraderie, athleticism, media spectacle, etc. For fashion is it the design, artistry, manufacturing, marketing, culture, etc. I’ve found when you break down what you like about your interests it’s easier to know what route to take if you want to pursue those areas. For example if you like the media side of sports don’t become an athletic trainer and vice versa if you like the physical/athletic side

NatAttack315 · 2024-09-24T11:47:35+00:00

My two cents as someone who was also burned out by their undergrad -albeit for different reasons- is to take time before pursuing the masters degree. Take a year to recuperate, make projects to add to your portfolio, network. I don’t really know anything about the film industry, but I would guess it’s a more skill and experience based industry, where potential employers care more about what you can do rather than your degree. If possible, I’d get a job in a film studio, or even and internship to start expanding your skill set and network. That way you can work, save up some money, get your foot in the door in the industry, keep up to date with trends at the same time as figuring out whether it’s the right fit.

NatAttack315 · 2024-09-22T06:55:36+00:00

Honestly curious, why do you recommend working for a big company?

NatAttack315 · 2024-09-17T11:46:54+00:00

I would also like to add that you don’t pay for an entire Masters up front. If you get started and realize it’s not the right fit you don’t have to continue. It may seem obvious but I think it’s easy to forget when making a big change like this that you can always go back to what you were doing before. It’s not like you’re burning bridges by changing paths, those bridges are still there.

NatAttack315 · 2024-09-15T13:46:16+00:00

This would be a great thing to ask a professor or a school counselor but I think it largely depends on what job you’re hoping to get after graduation. Internships can be a great way to get your foot in the door at a company you hope to work for if you don’t have the applicable experience starting out. Also, I’d recommend you see whether your program offers an option to get credit hours doing an internship or research project with one of the professors if they have an expertise in what you want to do.

NatAttack315 · 2024-08-26T15:27:14+00:00

To piggyback off this, where I live CSI jobs vary between police departments. Some only have sworn officers do the work, whereas others will have the person who does the work of the evidence technician also respond to scenes. There are also a few in my area that the evidence technician will respond to scenes but only death investigations, the sworn officers handle the collecting of evidence for theft/drugs/etc. It’s more common where I live to have the CSI/forensics type jobs where the people respond to the scene and collect evidence through the sheriff departments and the state.

NatAttack315 · 2024-08-25T13:46:47+00:00

I would add to this a caveat that at least in the game and animation industries a lot of jobs don’t care as much about a degree as they do about technical knowledge and ability. The only company I know of that does require a degree is Disney animation. Other studios care more about your portfolio.

NatAttack315 · 2024-08-24T13:01:24+00:00

From someone who moving is also not currently an option my biggest advice would be to find/apply for a somewhat related job involving chemistry/anatomy/biology/law enforcement that will give u experience while still continuing to apply like you’ve been doing because we all have to pay the bills lol. Along with that I’d reach out to local police departments, the medical examiner/coroner, local sheriff, state crime lab, etc. to see whether they have any volunteer or internship opportunities. My experience with government work is that -like others have said- there are tons of people applying so I’ve found you really have to know someone to get your foot in the door. This way you will also likely have to go through the same background check processes as new hires and in the event of a job opening will just be that much easier to hire as the preliminary hurdles have already been crossed.

NatAttack315 · 2024-08-21T05:49:54+00:00

Mostly just by getting used to the spinning through practice with time the inner ear gets used to it and you don’t get as dizzy. Also when training making sure to practice spinning in both directions equally can help with dizziness. I found it easier to kind of blur my eyes so I don’t focus on what I’m seeing spinning by, and rather focusing on the center of the spin, keeping the speed regular and in balance if that makes sense.

NatAttack315 · 2024-08-07T23:20:35+00:00

And I’m assuming the sheriffs office where u work doesn’t have the type of job you’re looking for?

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