the capitol police, d.c. metropolitan police, other law enforcement agencies were attacked and assaulted before our very eyes, spirit, sprained, stomped on, brutalized and lives were lost. for three hours, the defeated former president of the united states watched it all happen. he sat in the comfort of a private diner next to the office. while he was doing that, brave law enforcement officer subject to for three hours. they were dripping in blood and surrounded by carnage. face-to-face to believe the lives of the defeated president. the police were there that day. donald trump lacked the courage to act. the brave women and men in blue all across this nation should never forget that. you can t be pro-insurrection and pro-cop. you can t be pro-democracy. you can t be pro-insurrection and pro-american. president biden doesn t talk about january 6 often nor does he talk about his predecessor often. we ve heard him use the phrase defeated former president, but he used donald tr
(The following report is based on minutes of Elgin Town Council’s April 2 meeting, provided by Mayor Melissa Emmons, with additional reporting by Editor Martin L. Cahn.)
together. medical, professional, law enforcement, our policymakers, our health professionals. there is no one-size-fits-all. we have to look at it through a different lens now. chief anders, you are a living symbol of what it means to be a police officer, and you know better than most. you served the detroit area. being a cop means you have to have several elements in order to work well. you need courage. you need trust in your partner who you are working with. you need trust in your department. you need streetsmarts in order to get up every day and do your job. and you need judgment. that might be the most important part of all. judgment that comes instantaneously in a tough situation. so my question to you isn t about the day-to-day judgment of cops. my question to you is, how can so many police officers, human beings who have street smarts, and have courage, how could