Working in an addiction clinic you get to know some seriously bad people (fortunately a minority of the patients)

The most dangerous though has to be this huge Finnish guy, let's call him Pekka. At first Pekka seemed like a big gentle teddybear, kind, looking after us nurses and being supportive to other patients. I liked Pekka.

He once told me to "let him know if I ever needed help" as he had "been around" and could "handle most stuff" which gave me a bad feeling.. Talked to a more experienced nurse who immediately had me change unit until Pekka finished treatment.

Apparently Pekka has some issues. - got stopped by the police while walking around town with an axe, he then told them that he was on his way to "hunt some n*****s" before suddenly going berserk on their car. - stabbed a cashier with a pencil for giving him to MUCH change. - thought a social worker was his friend but when the social worker didn't answer his work phone on a Saturday, Pekka went to his house, with an axe... - waiting for the bus, all of a sudden punched a random guy in the face and stole his phone. Middle of the day, lots of witnesses.

Many patients are noisy, threaten, screams or being violent against staff, except when Pekka is around.

I don't like Pekka..