Police escorting one guy with the “we can’t breathe” sign out of the gym. Blackwell stopped speech for a few minutes. pic.twitter.com/zRNmclAFkC
— Ben Katko (@FOX19BenK) June 4, 2015
Two fools made spectacles of themselves Thursday when they brought an “I can’t breathe” banner to an anti-violence town hall meeting in Ohio.
Fox 19 reporter Ken Katko was at the event, covering Cincinnati police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell’s attempt to engage the community for ideas to reduce the city’s growing violence.
Before a packed house at New Prospect Baptist Church in Roselawn, two men attempted to hang the banner behind the speaker’s podium while Blackwell was speaking.
Packed house at church in Roselawn for chief’s town hall on cutting violence. Public speaking expected soon. pic.twitter.com/RXrYq7EvFM — Ben Katko (@FOX19BenK) June 4, 2015
Two guys with an “We can’t breathe” banner have shown up to Chief Blackwell’s anti- violence town hall. pic.twitter.com/6cPtYePFFl
— Ben Katko (@FOX19BenK) June 4, 2015
One Twitter user’s response echoed what many at the meeting were thinking.
@FOX19BenK Good, maybe they will shut the hell up. — Red Dirt Ready (@SwTkthe1) June 5, 2015
Katko captured video of the moment when the men were escorted from the building.
Police escorting one guy with the “we can’t breathe” sign out of the gym. Blackwell stopped speech for a few minutes. pic.twitter.com/zRNmclAFkC
— Ben Katko (@FOX19BenK) June 4, 2015
Some people never learned how to be polite while exercising their free speech rights.
@FOX19BenK Learned in 4th grade speech rights don’t come w rights to hijack an audience or stop those audience came to hear.But they don’t? — Kathleen (@teamfrazzled) June 5, 2015
Chief Blackwell committed to have more officers patrolling the streets—could this explain why the men opposed public support?
Just talked to @ChiefBlackwell as meeting wrapped up. Said more officers will be on streets next week & will come from all over the dept.
— Ben Katko (@FOX19BenK) June 5, 2015
Those men may not be too enthusiastic for more police presence.
@FOX19BenK @ChiefBlackwell Didn’t learn anything from Baltimore Chief? You’re supposed to REDUCE police presence, not increase it.
— Jack Dollens (@JackDollens) June 5, 2015
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