I think a lot of police procedurals are very conventional. With the stuff I'm doing, I'm trying to approach the institution of the police in a different way.
Serious debates are taking place about how law enforcement personnel relate to the communities they serve, about the appropriate use of force.
We are safer when communities respect the police and the police respect the communities.
When the trust between the police and the communities they serve breaks down, everyone is at risk.
People view the police not as allies, but as antagonists, and think of them not with respect or gratitude, but with suspicion and distrust.
I myself have been scrutinized by militarized police, but I know officers who actually handle themselves in a certain way that makes me feel safe.
I understand what's going on in this world. But cops have to go home at the end of the day. They have a family. They have to go home, too.
Not only are police officers often taken for granted, many people are highly vocal about their dislike for cops.
Communities of color don't understand what it means to be a police officer, the fear that police officers have in just being on the streets.
One of the crises that we have to deal with is a crisis of law enforcement officials that are not physically capable enough to handle without taking out the gun.
