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While racial relations in Cincinnati have never been perfect, all of the unrest in the city surfaced on April 7, 2001. ... Thomas led the officer on a chase through the alleys of Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati’s poorest neighborhood. The chase ended with the young Thomas lying on the ground, surrounded by twelve of “Cincinnati’s finest” (Ripley, 2001). Wanted for fourteen misdemeanor violations, most of them traffic charges, Thomas was the fifteenth black man killed by Cincinnati police since 1995, which is four times the fatal shooting rate of New York City police in the same time period (Ripley, 2001).Of these fifteen men, Seven were armed, and five fired first (Ripley, 2001) The Cincinnati police force is accused of racial profiling. The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) define racial profiling as, “a biased-based policing or ‘Driving while black or brown’ which has it’s roots in the old Jim Crow laws (“What can cities do,” 2001). ... Several steps must be taken to ease the racial tension, such as making Cincinnati a more “black-friendly” city, hiring more black police staff, especially in the higher rankings of the force, and to put more money into the poverty-stricken communities. ... The KKK retaliated by holding a rally in the city square, yelling racial slurs and showing a mock lynching. Because of all of the controversy, Cincinnati police officers are placed around the cross to protect it from protesters. Even though the officers are only trying to protect the peace, it can be easily construed that the officers support the views of the Klan, heightening tension between the races in Cincinnati.
Approximate Word count = 1249
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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