Hopefully his wife and kids who are not members of law enforcement have been free from threats.
I also hope that is the case.
But...but, it must not be forgotten that he and only he is responsible for his [fascist] threats. As such *he* is the root cause of the current situation. If his family is undeservedly suffering here, they should be blaming him for bring this sh1tstorm down.
As I read this piece, it certainly looks to me as if the police department expects John Cirque to bail their respective asses out, without any genuine concessions on their part. Eff 'em.
For his part, Cinque said there would have to be several things in the apology before he would endorse it. One of those things would be remedial training in the United States Constitution for Officer Joseph Peterson and the other officers of the Branford Police Department. Another would be a stand that the Police Department would not be involved in the enforcement of the gun registration law.
They'll be happy to promise to institute BS training, because A) that's what it will be, wink wink, BS training. And B) They are not going to refuse to participate in enforcement of the gun registration law. They are going to wait out John Cirque expecting him to back down because they know he is an honorable man and to them honor is a sign of weakness. I hope he doesn't back down on his demands. This battle needs to come to a head sooner rather than later. Fewer lives will be lost if it does.