A man we met in Colorado said that back in the day, police officers were your friends. You’d stroll around town and they’d wave to you with a smile on their faces. They carried a sense of peace, they were your neighbor and they acted as part of the community.

These days, most people get the heebie-jeebies when a cop goes by, even if they aren’t doing anything wrong. It doesn’t mean all police officers are bad, but a modern day man’s police force can often be portrayed as a promoter of aggression, violence and brute force. So, perhaps it’s reasonable to be a little weary. With camera-phones in hand, the public is capturing plenty of footage showing police enforcement engaging in borderline militant action.

Perhaps, the negative label “Law Enforcement” on the side of police cars could be replaced with “Peace Enforcement” and police officers could be renamed “Peace Officers”. This could change the persona of the police force and maybe then, the fear could dissipate and peace could flourish.