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Despite rain, dozens rally for stronger police accountability
Emily Gibney
and last updated 2021-04-24 20:29:20-04
CINCINNATI â Despite a steady rain, a large crowd gathered at the New Prospect Baptist Church in Roselawn to rally for stronger accountability for police officers involved in incidents of brutality, or where someone was killed.
The rally was led by the Cincinnati Anti-Police Brutality Coalition, a group initially organized in June 2020 in response to the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor; The group has continued to host rallies and meetings for others who have died in interactions with police officers. I hope the impact is that folks realize that there are more George Floyds, said Cory Brown, a coordinator with the group. There are more cases like this that are not getting the recognition or the acknowledgment that they need.
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Robyn Scott thought she wouldn t be able to get out of bed for a demonstration against police brutality on Saturday. The depression she s experienced since her son Melvin Murray died during a police chase was gripping her. She didn t think she could talk to a crowd of people in Roselawn about what happened. It hurts when you can t touch your child, when you can t hug your child, when you can t talk to your child. It hurts. I couldn t get out the bed . But I got the strength to get up because I was thinking about my child, she said, calling for the crowd to help take on police brutality and demand accountability.