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Cincinnati police chief blames 'social media' and 'journalism' after brutal mob attack goes viral

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Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge became angered that reporters and social media users posted about a brawl that took place in the city over the weekend, which ended with a woman getting knocked out cold after a mob attacked her and another man.

During her comments at the press conference, she went on to become angry at social media users and journalists for posting the video that went viral. “Another topic I want to cover real quick, social media and journalism and the role it plays in this incident. And yes guys, that’s you. That is you. Social media, the post that we’ve seen does not depict the entire incident."




In the footage, a man can be seen being thrown to the ground and kicked repeatedly in the head and face by a mob. When the woman then tried to intervene, she was attacked by multiple people before getting punched in the face and dropped to the ground out cold with blood running from her mouth.


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Seems like, at best, a definite PR mishandling of this situation by the police chief

At worst, her putting spin on it it like "the social media videos are lacking context" "that's only one version of the altercation" and "social media and mainstream media and their commentaries are misrepresentations of the circumstances surrounding any given event." -- is following a certain "walk on eggshells" pattern that got her sued by her own senior officers earlier this year

 
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Funny how when blacks do this kind of stuff, skin color is never mentioned. But if it were the other way around, oh my goodness. Suffice to say, skin color would be mentioned.
 
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When she blamed the media, I couldn't help but think of the Chris Rock joke (which can't be repeated for obvious reasons)

"They say it's not all that bad, it's just the media. Cut the .... When I go to the ATM to get cash out later, I'm not looking over my shoulder for the media"
 
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I lived in Cincinnati for many years. I left along with many others because we could all see what was going to happen. I can remember the moment I realized my progressive and idealistic ways were forever vanquished by reality. That was in the 2001 race riots in Cincinnati. I was in college and attending a party following an orchestra concert when the riots broke out. We were right across the street from one of the district HQ for CPD. What I saw I will never forget. These "protestors" were not screaming about justice. They were robbing and looting businesses, most of which were owned by black folks. The neighborhood, Over-the-Rhine, mostly black, was so damaged by that it caused the property value to drop which was later purchased, renovated, and sold by wealthy white folks. Gentrified if you will. You see, this decline didn't happen over night, nor in the last five years. It began in my opinion that night with the riots. City leaders were too afraid to act to regain control and restore order. That broke the trust that many in the city who were the financial backbone and simply began to leave in droves. Add to that we have had one after another racial incidents of varying degrees of absurdity. Including a juvenile court judge who turned out to be an incompetent crook and a nutter and as a result was removed from the bench. My breaking point was serving on a jury and seeing all the people getting crazy light sentences for pretty serious crimes all because of their skin color. I could go on, but I left Cincinnati years ago and only rarely go back.
 
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To make things worse, one member of the city council is now in hot water, for obvious reasons

Cincinnati Councilwoman Victoria Parks sparked outrage after saying the victims in a viral video of a downtown brawl “begged” for a beatdown.

“They begged for that beat down!” the council member posted to Facebook on July 27. “I am grateful for the whole story.”
 
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