Man he already on the floor why are three other people kicking him? Have your beef and fight if you must but i draw the line at a group of people beating someone while he is down.
Video that appears to be early in the confrontation shows a white man and a Black man square off, and then back down. But then the white man slaps the Black man, triggering the melee.
It’s not clear whether that man is the one charged in the incident.
Cincinnati City Council member Scotty Johnson, a former Cincinnati Police officer, said earlier this month he had heard from hundreds of constituents wondering about the lack of charges for the man they see as the instigator.
“Only those investigators in the police department can answer that,” he says. “It’s kind of baffling, but that’s where the answers lie: with them.”
Six of the seven people previously charged face felonious assault and aggravated rioting charges. If convicted, each could face up to around 29 years in prison. The seventh person arrested was charged with aggravated robbery and aggravated rioting, WVXU news partner WCPO reports.
Video of the fight circulated widely on social media, prompting comment from VP Vance and Senator Moreno, as well as Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to send Ohio Highway Patrol to help CPD.
9 Comments
MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca · 12 pts · 96d
Jesus, that's a lot of charges of assault that probably ought to be pressed.
There are few things someone can do that justify getting kicked in the head while defenceless.
grandel@lemmy.ml · 12 pts · 95d
Man he already on the floor why are three other people kicking him? Have your beef and fight if you must but i draw the line at a group of people beating someone while he is down.
That's how people die.
xkbx@startrek.website · 10 pts · 96d
what he do
titaniumarmor@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 95d
I did some searching online and I think this is the story:
Man, also identified as a victim, charged in downtown Cincinnati fight
Guilty pleas as downtown Cincinnati brawl trial set to begin
Victim speaks out after downtown Cincinnati brawl, more than $400K raised to help recovery
xkbx@startrek.website · 17 pts · 95d
a heroic level of a reply. You sourced that like you were writing an academic paper
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus · 2 pts · 95d
Looked like he was squared up at the very beginning.
moodymellodrone@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 96d
Geez he knocked that lady out cold
Linktank@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 95d
Seemed like a totally separate interaction.
lastlybutfirstly@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 95d
If he was on blood thinners, he's probably dead.
philanthropicoctopus@thelemmy.club · 0 pts · 95d