I live in the suberbs of cincinnati and the looting and rioting is coming closer and closer there already in western hills plaza which is less than mile from my house.
this is getting bad
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better go read the "good handgun to start out with" thread, and go loot you one...then you'll be ready
I heard about the riots but can anyone tell me why they started. I haven't been watching news last couple of days.
An unarmed african american man was shot by cops a few days ago. He is like the fifth guy since September, and I guess that people are getting a bit tired of it. So they go rioting and looting, giving cops a reason to shoot them too. Stupid mob mentality.
I'm glad that I don't live there right now. Good luck, I hope you'll be OK.
Cincinnati Declares State of Emergency, Curfew
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010412/ts/crime_cincinnati_dc.html
The mayor said the 8 p.m. EDT to 6 a.m. EDT curfew would begin on Thursday and last indefinitely. It would apply to everyone, except those who could prove they were going to work. He said it would also apply to worshipers who might have been planning to attend Good Friday and Easter vigil or sunrise services during the forbidden hours.
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The chaos began following the shooting death last Saturday of Timothy Thomas, a 19-year-old sought on 14 misdemeanor arrest warrants. It was the 15th time a black crime suspect was killed by Cincinnati police since 1995 -- a period during which there were no police killings of white suspects.
Cincinnati has a population of more than 300,000, about 43 percent of which is black.
Investigators said officer Steve Roach, 26, chased Thomas into a dark alley in heavily black Over-the-Rhine neighborhood and fired one shot, striking him in the chest. The officer reportedly told investigators he thought the victim was reaching for a gun.
A police-cruiser videotape of the incident was released to television stations on Wednesday but revealed very little about what happened because it was taken from too far away.
I'm not sure from this information that this was racially motivated. Also, it's too bad that someone is dead, but this guy wasn't exactly a saint. There were 14 misdemeanor arrest warrants out for this guy.
edit: I should clarify my statement. It's not OK that this guy was killed, even if he wasn't a saint. He was unarmed and the police officer obviously made a huge mistake, but he was in a bad situation. He was in a dark alley, with his adrenaline pumping, and even a flash of reflected light from a watch or a ring could make the cop think that the guy had a gun. When cops are forced to make split second decisions, they will make some mistakes.
Cincinnati Declares State of Emergency, Curfew
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010412/ts/crime_cincinnati_dc.html
The mayor said the 8 p.m. EDT to 6 a.m. EDT curfew would begin on Thursday and last indefinitely. It would apply to everyone, except those who could prove they were going to work. He said it would also apply to worshipers who might have been planning to attend Good Friday and Easter vigil or sunrise services during the forbidden hours.
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.
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The chaos began following the shooting death last Saturday of Timothy Thomas, a 19-year-old sought on 14 misdemeanor arrest warrants. It was the 15th time a black crime suspect was killed by Cincinnati police since 1995 -- a period during which there were no police killings of white suspects.
Cincinnati has a population of more than 300,000, about 43 percent of which is black.
Investigators said officer Steve Roach, 26, chased Thomas into a dark alley in heavily black Over-the-Rhine neighborhood and fired one shot, striking him in the chest. The officer reportedly told investigators he thought the victim was reaching for a gun.
A police-cruiser videotape of the incident was released to television stations on Wednesday but revealed very little about what happened because it was taken from too far away.
I'm not sure from this information that this was racially motivated. Also, it's too bad that someone is dead, but this guy wasn't exactly a saint. There were 14 misdemeanor arrest warrants out for this guy.
edit: I should clarify my statement. It's not OK that this guy was killed, even if he wasn't a saint. He was unarmed and the police officer obviously made a huge mistake, but he was in a bad situation. He was in a dark alley, with his adrenaline pumping, and even a flash of reflected light from a watch or a ring could make the cop think that the guy had a gun. When cops are forced to make split second decisions, they will make some mistakes.
<< Tensions had been running high in the city after the death Saturday morning of Timothy Thomas, 19, who was shot while fleeing police. Thomas was wanted for a variety of minor misdemeanors, such as not wearing a seat belt. >>
wow. I'm gonna make sure i wear a seatbelt from now on.
i would say get some strong locks and a 50 cal desert eagle and a shottie, that should be enough to keep people away from you
I live in Finneytown, OH which is a suburb of Cincinnati.
We are about 15 minutes north of downtown.
This sucks - we can't go to the store to get milk after 8:00 or we have to pay a $1000.00 fine.
My wife works down by there and she has to drive through the streets that people are on to get to work.
This has got to stop.
We are about 15 minutes north of downtown.
This sucks - we can't go to the store to get milk after 8:00 or we have to pay a $1000.00 fine.
My wife works down by there and she has to drive through the streets that people are on to get to work.
This has got to stop.
I saw some poor trucker who was probably just trying (i.e. forced by bosses) to make a delivery and he got the sh*t kicked out of him. He was beaten in the cab, then thrown out into the streets where about 50 people were waiting.
Call in the tanks and spray these people down with high-powered water canons. It's too dangerous for the cops. If they start using real bullets (they're using bean bags right now) then the mob will start using real bullets.
-GL
Call in the tanks and spray these people down with high-powered water canons. It's too dangerous for the cops. If they start using real bullets (they're using bean bags right now) then the mob will start using real bullets.
-GL
KevinH
You said:
<< You talking about Cinci or the LA riots there GL? Sounds like the Reginald Denny beating right? >>
That happened in Cincinnati. I saw it on the news. They must have repeated what they saw from the L.A. riots. He actually fought back when they tried to get in from the drivers side and push him out the passenger side. He was eventually taken out of the cab and a bunch of losers swarmed in on him. I heard he was ok after it was over. Sad...and they are trying to prove they are not criminals and thieves that need to be shot at or bad people in general, yet they resort to violence.
You said:
<< You talking about Cinci or the LA riots there GL? Sounds like the Reginald Denny beating right? >>
That happened in Cincinnati. I saw it on the news. They must have repeated what they saw from the L.A. riots. He actually fought back when they tried to get in from the drivers side and push him out the passenger side. He was eventually taken out of the cab and a bunch of losers swarmed in on him. I heard he was ok after it was over. Sad...and they are trying to prove they are not criminals and thieves that need to be shot at or bad people in general, yet they resort to violence.
That happened in Cincinnati. I saw it on the news. They must have repeated what they saw from the L.A. riots. He actually fought back when they tried to get in from the drivers side and push him out the passenger side. He was eventually taken out of the cab and a bunch of losers swarmed in on him. I heard he was ok after it was over. Sad...and they are trying to prove they are not criminals and thieves that need to be shot at or bad people in general, yet they resort to violence.
That's awful. It's too bad he didn't have a gun to protect himself. Did he have a chance to throw it in gear and run those losers over? That might have been better because even with a gun you eventually run out of ammo and need to reload.
That's awful. It's too bad he didn't have a gun to protect himself. Did he have a chance to throw it in gear and run those losers over? That might have been better because even with a gun you eventually run out of ammo and need to reload.
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