Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has kept a low profile since delivering an impassioned speech last week on policing in the city.
Today the public got an idea of what their mayor has been up to. In addressing reporters’ questions, Emanuel says he’s been speaking privately with officers. And he’s been calling meetings between cops, religious leaders and activists to talk to each other.
Emanuel says it’s been a challenge to address the issues facing policing in the city in broad strokes, while distinguishing between individual officers and the larger police culture.