. >> reporter: reggie cole was out there with him last month.e calls the heavy-handed sheriff's department what makes it especially dangerous. when sheriff's deputies roll through here, how do you think they see you? >> pretty much as a criminal. the classic definition of a police officer, to serve and protect. >> reporter: he is intimately familiar with the justice system, wrongfully charged and convicted of murder in 1994, exonerated in 2009. how much time did you do? >> 16 and a half years, ten in solitary confinement. in my opinion, the law enforcement should be held more responsible than the layman, than a person in the streets. you should be held at a higher accountability than the normal person, because you're there to uphold the law. >> reporter: do you think there's more tension in the streets than there was? >> of course, our whole thing is we want justice for the family. i speak to his father all the time, know what i mean? a and. >> there's an overarching feeling of not feeling safe with regards to law enforcement. >> reporter: durin