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Cincinnati police chief blames ‘social media’ and ‘journalism’ after brutal mob attack goes viral
“Social media and mainstream media and their commentaries are a misrepresentation of the circumstances surrounding any given event.”

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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Police chief slams 'out-of-context' reports about Cincinnati brawl
The shocking video went viral over the weekend, showing a man and woman being attacked on the streets of Cincinnati, Ohio.
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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