Police officers are the security lifeline in every American community.
As sworn officials dedicated to protect and serve, they must be ethical protectors.
America’s police officers must stand as guardians of democracy. This is crucial as we often witness a callous dereliction of human decency and unspeakable acts of violence.
Our nation depends on police officers taking the high ground. They must be fully committed to forging collaborative partnerships with their communities.
Every officer and community member must remember that being pro-police is indistinguishable from being pro-community. Both are one and the same and it is impossible to be pro-community without being pro-police.
We must live by the premise that all lives are sacred, all lives matter, and we are all in this together.
America’s Call to Renewal
As contemporary police-people issues continue, America must rise to a higher standard by enhancing community cohesiveness.
Public safety must never be jeopardized due to any misunderstandings between the police, people, and public officials.
Respect must always be the heart of the police officer and every member of the community with every encounter, from the most ordinary to the sublime.
Acts of contempt, arrogance, racism, corruption, rudeness, and disrespect always backfire. Respect never fails; respect radiates truth, it is selfless, patient, forbearing, and in due time penetrates hearts of stone.
Currently, there are challenges to the core American value of police-people unity based on tensions ignited in Ferguson and New York City.
