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Answering the call
Our leaders must protect the image of police officers
Justice served for the fallen
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is not the test. It is not the process. It is not the Depart-
allow the anti-police atmosphere to prevent us from help-
Walk with me to battle blood cancer
ment. The real problem is the political climate that has
ing those who need our help, then our image will continue
circled policing in America like the cavalry coming in for
to fade. The anti-police movement is not ours to lament;
the kill. For years, the younger generation has watched
we know what to do. It is the media and leaders that must put an end to this.
I will end with a quote from Albert Einstein:
“The woLreldukweilml niaotabneddLeysmtrpoyheodmbaySthoocsiettyhat do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.”
this unfold. Now these young people are the ones being
asked to take the job and they are saying, “No.” There are
To First Responders past and present, I'm request- thousands of young people out there who are intelligent,
ing that you join me in forming a team of walkers for physically fit and mentally capable of taking this job, but
Light the Night Walk
the 2015 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society “Light the they do not want it.
Have a wonderful 2017. Be careful out there. d Oct. 24 • 4:30 p.m. • Grant Park
Night” Walk in support of blood cancer patients.
This 5K walk is scheduled for Oct. 24 at 4:30 p.m. in
Motorola Solutions Foundation is sponsoring a First Responder team to participate in the walk. Family members and friends of
Chicago Police Officers
the right time for someone.
perform every day. Judge
I experienced one such moment during one of my first
Joyce described this dedica-
few years on the job. In the early hours of the morning,
tion with a quote by writer
about 3 a.m., a man was lying on the sidewalk. I stopped
andpoetAlexanderPope:“For
the squad to check on the guy. He was passed out drunk.
fools rush in where Angels fear
The guy told me where he lived. I got him in the squad car
to tread.”
and drove him home. When we got there, I helped him up
Members of the Lodge and the brothers and sisters of the Chicago the stairs and a woman opened the door—it turned out it
Police Department give a heartfelt thank you to Judge Timothy Joyce was his mother. She began to cry, and as tears streamed
and Cook County State’s Attorneys Brian Sexton and Pat McGuire down her face, she was trying to thank me. She told me
for a job well done.
her son was completely blind—a combat veteran who
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date, courtroom and time. As always, continue to back each other member that even in these difficult times our job has pur-
up out there and stay safe.
pose. We can make a difference. We can make a change in
someone’s life. It is not always about locking up the bad
guy. There will never be a shortage of bad guys, but if we
Grant Park. We'll have the support of the Motorola
for 30 years, why is that individual still representing that
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Solutions Foundation, which is donating $10,000 to
Lodge 7 members are also welcome to participate.
KEITH the cause, and is providing a tent with refreshments. called the 10/20/30 Plan.
community? That person does not deserve the right to
CARTER No donation is required to walk, but if you choose to Some of the highlights included allocating 10 percent
For information, contact Anna.Baniak@LLS.org or
donate you can either visit the Leukemia and Lym-
312-568-7717 or pjesse@hotmail.com or 618-530-6770.
of federal funds to communities where 20 percent of the phoma Society website
that community. Congressman Davis has represented the
west side of Chicago since 1997; I guess he has 10 years protecting those who help protect us and reached out to Patrick
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on Oct. 24.
lic to get blood cancer. Motorola Solutions Foundation believes in
represent a neighborhood, because he or she has failed
have a fantastic turnout of both police officer and firefighters to I hope everyone and their families have a prosperous
walk and support our own. In my 29 years on the job, I've met many
and healthy 2017. d
thousands of police officers and I look forward to walking with you
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