There is a huge controversy throughout black and white communities that is rash and extremely arbitrary all throughout the United States. Each Tuesday and Thursday, I have had an opportunity to take a class that specifically speaks about the impression that race has on society. Essentially, all I've been taught was as a white person I was born a clone to the majority. I've learned and watched many videos portraying the “danger of a single story." A “single story” solely tells an individualistic story that often times is misused to describe an entire group. Now there are single stories against law enforcement as well. These media-based stories are often bias and have incorporated ideas of what society wants to think.

Constantly, police officers risk their lives to save others. It is disheartening to hear stories in which police officers are called “pigs,” “mother f***ers,” “crackers,” etc. Now think about one of your family members. This would not be acceptable for anyone to call one’s family member these slanderous words. The most important people in one’s life, selfless and merciful, getting disrespected is disgraceful. People in law enforcement are normal individuals, but they have a tough job.

Police officers are the ones that protect, honor and respect all individuals that come in contact with them. Being the daughter of a selfless, incredible man is something more honorable than being the daughter of a king, because my dad is my king. No one understands the hardship one has to deal with, day in and day out since his first day on the job.

The uniform they wear inhibits a sense of entitlement, and with this uniform authority SHOULD be abided by, but in most cases is not. With this uniform should come a shower of respect, not audacity for pain and misfortune for these graceful men and women. Just like the president has authority, so does a police officer. No matter how much authority and to what extent, they deserve respect. If they are given the respect that is utterly deserved, than any human will be treated with respect back, regardless of their race/gender/nationality. “When you’re a cop, and you're assisting a situation, you don't care what color anyone is.” It's not about what color anyone is. We have wonderful cops that come from many ethnicities and who come from different races. These officers who come from all different backgrounds wear a badge that provides honor because they provide a safe environment. They allow others to wake up and live another day. Ironically, many officers save lives, as they lose their own lives in the process.

I was forced to take off work and go to a talk solely about “racism.” Once I arrived, I sat quietly in a seat that was waiting for me next to my class. After maybe five minutes, I couldn't believe how rash and ignorant these individuals were being. They spoke about ALL cops, not SOME, but ALL. They spoke about how cops were deliberately racist, calling them “pigs” and how society and the system is “fixed,” but sadly this is the issue society is dealing with today. People who do the wrong thing should be penalized, but not many people can accept the consequences of their own actions. If they are threatened they are allowed to take action, but many people don't seem to understand this concept. Many individuals think it's okay to physically or verbally abuse a police officer, but in reality it is monstrous.

Yes, there will always be corruption and unfairness, but every profession has these substandard situations. Take into consideration what these men and women do each day and try to appreciate what they do. It may not be flawless, but their efforts are altruistic. It's not just Blue Lives Matter, it's not just Black Lives Matter, it's All Lives Matter.