I don't personally know any PIs, but they are
around;
> they're sued or present evidence every so often,
according to the
local
> newspapers.
>
I don't know about the US but here in the Antipodes private
dicking seems to be an ever-growing industry (one of the
few), to the point of where late-night television has ads
recruiting potential applicants to a training course. The
work mostly consists of surveilling & videotaping
insurance claimants fixing their flat tires, etc, as I
understand it. I guess they might do missing person stuff -
they were certainly doing it in the 1960's when my mother
hired one (long story) but I think insurance co's are the
bread & butter of the "pi" business in Australia. I think
the training course advertised mostly consists of learning
how to use a vidcam, from what I heard from a guy who
actually went for the job (he preferred it to the public
service - go figure). Oh, yeah - he never mentioned anything
about any beautiful, mysterious & deadly female clients
but I think he's just trying to keep a good thing to
himself.
Rene
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