Where’s the outrage when four officers shot?

Four Chicago police officers have been shot in the last two weeks. I’m still looking for Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Police Supt. David Brown to announce a massive anti-police-violence rally in Grant Park. I’m still looking for Chicago civic and clergy leaders to conduct a massive protest against brutality against Chicago police officers.

This would include a march down Michigan Avenue as well as stopping traffic on Lake Shore Drive and the Dan Ryan Expressway to call national attention to this extremely serious problem.

None of this has happened. Why? Community policing is a partnership between the community and its police. It’s a twoway street. I served 35 years on the Chicago Police Department and worked with some of the finest individuals God has placed on this Earth.

Experienced police officers are professional observers and pay attention to detail. They use that knowledge to stay alive and keep out of harm’s way. Well, they are watching what is going on right now. If one police officer wrongly takes one person’s life, there are massive protests and demands involving an entire police department. Not so when four officers are shot in a short period of time.

Chicago police officers are dedicated professionals and will continue to run toward danger to protect the public they swore to keep safe. But they will do this now knowing that a significant portion of the public does not care about them, and does not have their backs. Lt. Michael C. Flynn Chicago police, retired Norwood Park