[GenuineRisk]

I'll bite, MMSC-

I don't think it has anything to do with handicappers per se; I just think the desire for money turns a lot of people into a**holes.

Look at the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire- over a hundred women burned to death because the owners saw fit to lock them in the factory. Heaven forbid they sneak out for a break- that costs money. Owners= a**holes

Look at the mine accidents in West Virginia over the past few years- a company with numerous safety violations made no attempt to correct the problems and miners died. Because a safe working environment costs money. Owners = a**holes

For that matter, look at the problems finding homes for TBs when their racing careers are over. Because it costs money.

People are funny when there's money involved. I know someone who worked for years in the T&E division of a law firm, and the stories about the clients were astounding. There were plenty of nice clients, but there was also ones like the woman who, after being left $7 million in a will, called and screamed at the secretary in the department, that, "No one can live on $7 million!"

Handicappers are at the track for the purpose of winning money. I think the perceived callousness comes from seeing their frustration at losing money. In that moment, the money, for some, is the most important thing, and everything else is secondary. And they may act in ways they wouldn't later. For all I know, the $7 million lady was simply torn up with grief, didn't know how to express it, and was a lovely human being otherwise.

Or she might just have been a total a**hole. And maybe some people at the track are total a**holes, but not because they're handicappers.