Under pressure from aldermen, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown stresses violence plan, turns to poetry - Chicago Tribune

Under pressure from aldermen, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown stresses violence plan, turns to poetry - Chicago Tribune: Under new pressure from aldermen seeking to press him on his strategies to fight the city’s crime problem, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown turned to a variation of a quote from British poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson. “Ours is not to question why, but to do or die,” Brown said at a news conference Thursday when asked about the hot seat he now finds himself in. “Next question.” Brown told reporters huddled in a multipurpose room at Chicago police headquarters that he doesn’t comment on political issues, though he said “I’ll be attending” when asked if he’s going to answer questions from aldermen at a special City Council meeting Friday. “Man, use that quote,” Brown said of his Tennyson line, sounding upbeat. “That’s a great quote, man.”