“‘The Brussels firefighters and those from other cities are sick and tired of being attacked while doing their duty.’ He complained that the police are understaffed and not able to keep the streets safe, with de-facto control of some boroughs in the hands of rioters.”

The rioters do not respect Belgian law or accept the authority of the cops and firefighters. But no one wants to consider the implications of that.

“WELCOME TO HELL New Year’s riots and looting make Belgium’s notorious ‘jihadi capital’ Molenbeek a no go zone for cops and firefighters,” by Phoebe Cooke, The Sun, January 2, 2019 (thanks to the Geller Report):