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I believe that most police are conscientious and want only to provide safety for us.

When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement. That makes the job of good police officers unsafe.

I've always had a natural fear of the police, or abuse of their power.

Police officers and firemen are so visible in their daily work, there's no mistaking they're there - and that presence makes people feel secure.

In today's YouTube world, are officers reluctant to get out of their cars and do the work that controls violent crime? Are officers answering 911 calls but avoiding the informal contact that keeps bad guys from standing around, especially with guns?

In America uniformed cops eat in coffee shops, diners and restaurants and I always feel safer having them around.

I know there are some good American police. But I grew up in a country where we were afraid of the police.

I couldn't be a police officer. It's a very difficult job to put your life in the face of danger for someone else, and that is extremely selfless. To now vilify cops is not really the way I think it should be looked at.

I realize I will always be the poster child for police brutality, but I can try to use that as a positive force for healing and restraint.