So first night with the new girl... she survived. Full update on how good she is tomorrow

She however asked a question that ive never been asked before.

“Whats the job thats had the biggest effect on you”

Not the usual whats the worst job youve been too

A thread if i may/
I told her there wasnt one, in fact there are 3 that horribly stand out. I patrol a large city, these are common jobs

Im 4 years in service (rounding up a couple of months) and no ones asked me that before. Too see what affects us the most here are the jobs i gave her as a reply
10 months service, call to a domestic assault. The house was a blood bath. 2 kids with hand prints on their necks and clumps of hair missing. Mom with a refractured arm and beaten to a pulp.

A third child, picture of my own and same age(2), a flat blacked face.
A flat blacked face, 2 fractured eye sockets and a broken nose.

Kids to scared to talk to us because he said we were the bad guys

He was on license for doing the same before. She let him back in despite everyone saying not too.
Job 2.
4 days before xmas, cradling the tiny form of a 10 month old whilst grandma bawls her eyes out. Child crying and struggling to sleep.

Beaten black and blue, I had to take photos of every injury of that tiny innocent child. 50+ photos were taken by me that shift
Mom had a new jealous partner, turns out he had done this to the child before.

Im often referred to as a badly shaved gorilla stuffed into a police uniform. Im not afraid to say I drove to the nick after, opened the boot sat there and cried my eyes out.

Lastly there is job 3
A 5 year old, telling me she has been sexually assaulted by moms new drug dealer partner. Not for the first time either. Then me having to tear that screaming child away from the one person who should be protecting her. Again she let him in knowing his past
These jobs all have male offenders, the victims all children. Each one with a parent that was supposed to defend and look after them.

Each time innocent children have been injured, each time ive picked up the pieces.

These are the jobs that have affected me the most.
Not the gore, not the rtcs, the shootings or stabbings. Those jobs are easy, they’re methodical.

But truly innocent victims that shouldve been protected are ones that hit you the hardest. The ones that remain with you
So compare me to whoever you want. But wall in my boots youll see what we do to protect the innocents youll change your mind.

I am part of line that stands between the monsters and the weak, ill be there awaiting your scorn. But ill still stand there and keep the monsters away
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