Reality of the Job

Every door I knock on is mostly bad news

Most cars I stop, I don’t plan on giving a ticket

It’s either to tell them to slow down

 or tell them their taillight is out

When I go order a meal

I try to go to places where

I see my food being made

When I eat, my back is to the wall

Head on a swivel,

Is my food poisoned?

Spit on?

Was this the restaurant

where that pedophile worked I arrested?

I constantly scan for threats,

whether going to a call

Driving on the road,

or even stopped taking a quick lunch

 break in my car,

Constant 911 calls,

Domestic Violence,

The wife who called 911 is now fighting

My partner and I because

She doesn’t want her abusive spouse to go to jail

Murders,

The smell hits you,

You try to keep your composure

Child Abuse,

God, I want to punch this

 fuck in the face

Fatal accidents,

Notify of parents

their child is no longer here

Heart Attacks,

CPR, C’mon man breathe!

Elder Abuse,

Rape in progress,

I hope to God

I get there to get this sick fuck

Shooting in progress,

Lock and load, put on my SWAT kit, armed barricade

Active break ins,

Random scream in the night,

Adrenaline is pumping

Tones going off in your car,

Dispatch frantic “clear the air”

Officer in trouble,

Shit, I just spoke to him a minute ago,

I go home at the end of the night,

Take a deep breath,

My family has its needs,

Bills to pay,

Mouths to feed,

My son/daughter want to play,

I feel distant, I need a minute,

Head to bed, can’t sleep

Do it all over again tomorrow,

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This first appeared in The Havok Journal on June 22, 2020.

Ayman Kafel is the founder and owner of Hybrid Wolf Blue Line Strategies, LLC. A veteran-owned training and consulting company for Law Enforcement officers and agencies. He combines his military and law enforcement experience to bring much-needed cutting-edge training to the law enforcement profession. 

Ayman is not only an active police officer but also a law enforcement instructor and has taught across the East Coast of the United States. He offers a wide variety of training, such as advanced patrol tactics, mechanical breaching courses, designated marksman, and Human Performance under duress. 

In addition, Ayman is an Army Combat Veteran who was deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005. He became a police officer in 2007 after 8 years of service in the Army

Ayman has seen the ugliness of war and evil in the world. He survived two civil wars prior to immigrating to the United States in the late eighties.

His current position is the commander of his department’s Problem-Oriented Policing Unit. He leads a team of investigators that employs unconventional methods and Special Forces philosophy in achieving specific objectives in the communities he serves. These unconventional methods range from winning hearts and minds to specific strategic law enforcement actions to arrest and prosecute those who are the root cause of various crimes.

To reach Ayman, feel free to email him at hwbluelinestrategies@gmail.com