Grateful that @_LindsayStone covered this case. Johnathan Patton & Maurice Searcy deserve justice just as much as the family of the victims.
I’m glad that Patton is out now. I cannot imagine the decision he was facing. Police and prosecutors must do better- hand over evidence!!
Today @CampaignZero held a press conference and explained some background, responded to critiques, did analyses the city asked for, & released an interactive website where you can search for individual officers! This is about letting the people access info
https://t.co/3mDsT02siT
Every Cincinnati news outlet except 9 that covered the @CampaignZero report (Enquirer, 5, 12, 19, WVXU) has "alleges racial bias" in the headline.
There are no allegations in the report. It's a factual and robust finding of a racial disparity in policing. No fingers are pointed.
@jeffreysms Mark. Do something about the police. Read the report. Address the issues. The city is watching and taking note of what you and your fellow council members do in this moment.
https://t.co/YfGX86RLsQ
"Whether one agrees with every aspect of the report's methodology or not, the disparities identified cannot simply be dismissed," said David Whitehead, president of the Cincinnati NAACP, said in a joint statement [with the Holloman Center for Social Justice].
Re: Cincinnati Contact Card Report and city’s response:
I need @CityOfCincy to remember that police are paid to “protect and serve”. This report shows uncomfortable disparities that should be addressed. The report is made of 460,000+ contact cards. Each contact card represents a
Real person in the city of Cincinnati stopped. @AftabPureval@Anna_Albi@jeffreysms@Jcramerding tagging these people cause they have complained they weren’t “engaged” in the study/ have a seat at the table. The report concerns contact cards that have always been in the city’s