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I have some cops in my family. I understand the predicament that they're in. Sometimes they go into it just to pay the bills or because they don't have other choices, or sometimes they just want to get the gun.

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.

I grew up in the hood, and I was raised to hate cops. But then, I started to realize that they're people, and they have lives, too.

My own perception of cops was that they came into your neighborhood, they roughed up people that you loved for no reason and took them away. As a child you saw that.

I think people really don't like cops so much; they're kind of rude to them or treat them like they can't see them.

I definitely support cop acting more than cops, but all of them ain't bad, just some of them.

I know enough of the family life of officers. I scarcely know my own children or they me.

The overwhelming number of police officers in Chicago are doing good work under difficult conditions. They put their lives on the line every day in situations none of us can fully comprehend or appreciate.

I've played a lot of cops. In fact, my father was a cop.