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Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.

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.

We must try to understand the true weight of law enforcement officers' burdens.

Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.

It pains me whenever there's the death of a law enforcement official.

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

Understand, our police officers put their lives on the line for us every single day. They've got a tough job to do to maintain public safety and hold accountable those who break the law.

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

Every single day, we have hundreds, if not thousands of police officers protecting the lives of not just New Yorkers, but the millions who come to New York City to work and to vacation.

The police officer's job is to respect the citizens that they are in control of.