Police in America are unique compared to most other places in the world. In the United States, police officers take an oath to protect our communities while also ensuring your Constitutional rights and private property are protected. They are in many ways the glue that keeps our communities together. Without the sacrifice and service of our police, you may no longer retain the freedoms and protections prior generations have enjoyed. Every police officer takes an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution along with your State Constitution.

Below is the oath that every Illinois State Trooper takes, and countless other police departments have similar oaths:
"I solemnly vow to the people of Illinois, upon my honor as an officer and citizen, to discharge the duties of an officer of the Illinois State Police to the best of my ability, to adhere to the rules and regulations of the Illinois State Police, and to adopt the Agency's mission and goals into my everyday life. I pledge to be honest in thought, word, and deed; to maintain unimpeachable integrity; to be just, fair, and impartial; to be steadfast against evil and its temptations; and to give my utmost to protect the rights, property, and lives of our citizens. I shall strive to give thoughtful, intelligent obedience to the commands of my superiors, to make my conduct friendly but impartial, courteous but firm, and charitable to the inadvertent violator. But I shall never compromise with crime and shall, at all times, uphold the Constitutions and laws of my country and the state of Illinois.”