Yep - but down on the MS Gulf Coast, I walked into my favorite coffee shop (owned by a Christian/Conservative couple) and found a table surrounded by extra chairs an including a local Sheriff. Conversation revolved around protests/anarchists/2nd Amendment (The Sheriff and I were the only two [in front of the counter] that were armed) and got really lively when it turned to Stevie Ray Vaughn and other primo guitarists - the Sheriff was encyclopedic in his knowledge and love of the greats.
Some of us "backwards/racists folks consider Sheriffs and others our friends and vital parts of the community...if they ended up under siege, a ton of us would come to their aid and they know, and appreciate, it.