I'm not a minority, but I still feel I have a right to an opinion on the matter. I have family members who are or have been in law enforcement and have quite a few friends and acquaintances who are law enforcement officers, and as far as I can tell, they are all honest, hard working people just out there trying to do their job the best they can. When anyone is put in a stressful situation requiring split second life and death decisions, there is always a chance to make missteps, and the culture today that glorifies harassing and being combative towards officers does not make it any easier to avoid these tragic mistakes. I have always held the opinion that you should be respectful and compliant with police officers when interacting with them in the process of them doing their job. I believe this to be especially important today. I will not surrender my rights as an American, but if an officer told me I was under arrest, I would begrudgingly comply with any commands he gave me and pray the justice system will work as designed and release me from custody as early as possible. Resisting arrest or causing problems while in custody is a sure fire way to cause yourself more problems, and in most cases I see of people being killed by police, that is what has happened.
