Hi so a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away I met a deputy. Despite my long held anti police beliefs, I fell in love. We moved in together - one month later Ferguson hits. That was a really really hard time in our relationship that almost ended it. But we both (mostly me) realized we needed to adjust our mindsets. It really helped me to interact with other cops and their families, go on ride alongside, etc etc, and have the reasoning behind their actions explained.

All this being said, you can change someone's mind if they're not willing.
Do what you do for yourself. They'll entrust Ethier get on board and support you, or they don't care enough about you to change.