I want to start with this--

I am sorry.

The animosity and scrutiny against police officers is truly unfair and you do not deserve it.

I am sorry that some other police officers actions have created such a nasty connotation towards the majority of police officers.

There was a time when police officers were considered heroes, saving those in need, taking crime and violence off the streets, but now people look at cops with disgust and hatred.

To the hundreds of thousands of good, honest and hard-working police officers out there, thank you.

Thank you for putting on your uniform every day and putting your life on the line for your families and allowing others to live safely.

Thank you for never giving up on society no matter how it seems as though society has given up on you.

Thank you for continuing to serve and protect your fellow citizens, even though some citizens don't want to protect you.

I am so thankful for your bravery and the courage that you demonstrate.

I support you and everything that you do.

The difference is that I am not an average person thanking you. I write this as a daughter of a police officer, a daughter that worries constantly about her father until she hears the garage door close at midnight and knows that he is home, safe.

I have experienced the other side of truly knowing a police officer.

You are dads, moms, daughters, sons, aunts, uncles, grandfathers and grandmothers. You truly are no different than everyone else.

You put on a uniform every day, the only thing keeping you safe is a bulletproof vest and the grace of God.

I am thankful that I have been given the opportunity to call a police officer my father.

I am thankful that I am able to see the side of police officers that not many people are lucky enough to see.

You see things that the average person would never imagine seeing. You are put in awful situations and are forced to make fast decisions.

I am proud of you, I pray for you every day and I respect you.

You are loved and all you do is not going unnoticed.

People across the nation are hateful about the man in the uniform, I know not everyone is “superman” however, many are.

They say horrible things about you and blame you for the mistakes of other. In today's day and age, it has become general belief that all police officers are the same.

I apologize for all of those people, I am sorry they place a stereotype on you, I am sorry they forgot that you are trained to protect life, not end it.

You chose to be a police officer to clean the streets and provide a safer life for your children and those in the community.

You leave your house every day knowing there is a chance that you may not come back.

Being a cop is a high-risk job, one that requires a brave, selfless individual who is willing to take a bullet.

Police officers are out there protecting your families, your city, your life and you have the audacity to look down on them.

I understand that not all cops are good, but not all cops are bad.

It is hard being a cop in today’s world. They do not do what they do to be in the news, they do what they do because becoming a police officer meant they got to save the lives of others.

We all see you.

We all thank you.

p.s. thank you, dad for risking your life every day and doing so much for our family. I love you.