In their minds you already are.
The other day at the Publix Supermarket in Plant City, Florida I engaged an older man in conversation while waiting in line. I learned that he was retired from the police force in Plant City. What stood out in the entire conversation was something he said. He said that he could not understand the attitude of the younger guys. That most of his career he had worked in the projects and never had any trouble. That he treated everyone he came in contact with as a human being and how he would like to be treated. And if an arrest was called for, he made it. All the people there, including the criminal element respected him and he is welcome there today.