I am calm and polite and respectful to cops. But I do not believe that being otherwise should be a crime punishable by death, nor that cops should be judge, jury, and executioner.
We have some amazing rights in this country. I have known people from other countries who cannot even imagine what it is like to have freedom of speech and the right to a jury trial.
And understanding that has made me a deeply patriotic American.
I am passionate about our country and our form of government. And that means I defend it against those who try to destroy it by taking away American's voting rights, their rights to free speech and assembly, their right to a trial, and their right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.
I believe that criticizing people who break the law and harm our country, even if those people are cops, is a patriotic act.