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Sims described what viewers and Hicks endured as “traumatic and humiliating. “It’s very difficult to watch bodycam footage like that, especially as we are all reliving the murder of George Floyd,” said Kody Cross, co-founder of the Akron Minority Council. “It’s a traumatic experience even for the viewers in the general.” “From my perspective, there was an overly excessive use of force, an abuse of power, even some cruelty, in throwing the snow in Mr. Hicks’ face,” Cross added. In a statement issued on Facebook, Ward 8 Councilman Malik Shammas, who, along with Ward 5 Councilwoman Tara Samples and Ward 1 Councilman Rich Swirsky, had urged the police department to release the body-worn camera footage ahead of Thursday’s news conference, described his concerns. ....
Seyma Bayram, Sean McDonnell and Beacon Journal staff Northeast Ohio lawmakers condemned rioters supporting President Donald Trump after they breached the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and stopped the certification of the presidential election. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine called the scene an embarrassment, while local elected officials described the riot as a stain on America s history. Others, like state Rep. and Minority Leader Emilia Sykes, a Democrat from Akron, were more blunt. “The attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol by terrorists is the direct result of Republicans undermining the very democratic institutions and principles that they were elected to and swore to protect and uphold, Sykes said in a written statement. ....