Cincinnati leaders react to police response of demonstrations now and last summer Share Updated: 8:22 PM EST Jan 8, 2021 Share Updated: 8:22 PM EST Jan 8, 2021
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Show Transcript MURDER, IT IS A STAIN THAT IS HARD TO IGNORE. WHEN MOB RULE STARTS TO TAKE OVER, THINGS HAPPEN. IT HAS BEEN TALKING TO OUR SOULS. IT HAS BEEN DISAPPOINTING ON MANY LEVELS. COURTIS: THE STATE OF JANUARY 6, IS AS MUCH ABOUT WHAT WAS DONE AS WHAT WAS NOT DONE. IT WAS EXPRESSLY PLANNED TO DISRUPT THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. YET THERE WAS NO LAW ENFORCEMENT PLAN. THERE WAS NO WIDESPREAD USE OF FORCE. COURTIS: REWIND TO THE SUMMER OF 2020, AFTER THE POLICE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD IGNITED A WAVE OF PROTESTS. BLACK LIVES MATTER CHANTS WERE HEARD AROUND THE WORLD. OVER THE SUMMER, WE SAW HUNDREDS OF POLICE OFFICERS, MOSTLY IN RIOT GEAR, SHOW UP TO BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTS. COURTIS: COMPARE THAT TO THE CAPITAL CAST THIS WEEK. SOME SAY THE DIFFERENCE IN RESPONSE I