-Caveat Lector- Regardless of whether the police were right or wrong - an out-of-control situation like this is exactly why we own firearms. There are not enough police officers to protect every innocent person's home or business during a riot. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010411/ts/shooting_protest_10.html Wednesday April 11 6:45 AM ET Ohio Shooting Protest Resumes By LISA CORNWELL, Associated Press Writer CINCINNATI (AP) - Gangs of roving youths looted stores, torched buildings and attacked motorists for a second evening, forcing residents to lock themselves indoors while clergy members and politicians appealed for calm. The rioting was sparked by the police shooting of an unarmed black man, who was killed while fleeing a white police officer. Timothy Thomas, 19, wanted on 14 misdemeanor warrants, was the fourth black man shot dead by police since November. Police Spc. Scott Johnson advised peaceful protesters not to go into the streets Tuesday night for their own safety. ``There is fear everywhere,'' said Johnson, head of the Sentinel Police Association, a black officer's group. ``There is fear in the police and on the other side, and people are not distinguishing between those who are causing trouble and those who are bringing peace.'' Vandals have left a trail of broken windows and torched shops. Several motorists have been hit with bricks, seemingly in random attacks. Earlier Tuesday, officers clad in helmets and shields set up protective rings around City Hall and police headquarters and fired bean bags and rubber bullets at about 50 demonstrators who roamed downtown streets throwing rocks, cans and bottles. Police on horseback, accompanied by shotgun-armed foot patrols, arrested at least 20 people for rioting and disorderly conduct. Violence and vandalism continued overnight into Wednesday. Fire department paramedics took about 25 people to hospitals and treated about 40 others on the streets, said police Lt. Ray Ruberg. The injured included people hit by police with rubber bullets. James Johnson, 33, a Ford Motor Co. assembly worker, said he tried to help a bleeding neighbor who'd been hit in the head by a police-fired beanbag. He said police ordered him to get away from the woman, whom he identified as Juanita Jackson, 42, a resident of his apartment building. Jackson was later treated in an emergency room, a hospital official said. The City Council canceled its Wednesday meeting, saying the unrest posed safety concerns. Mayor Charles Luken appealed for calm discussion and an end to the violence during a news conference. ``If we can't do that, then I'm not optimistic that the future will be that much better than the past,'' Luken said. Rev. Damon Lynch III, pastor of New Prospect Baptist Church, also urged peace. ``There has to be another voice out there saying we understand your pain and we are with you, but violence is not the answer,'' Lynch, leader of Cincinnati Black United Front, told a meeting of about 150 people. Churchgoers who'd planned a peaceful march to a nearby park were turned back as police cordoned off the area. Police Chief Thomas Streicher Jr. on Monday offered condolences to Thomas' family. Police union president Keith Fangman said the officer, Steve Roach, thought Thomas had a gun and feared. Roach is on paid administrative leave, which is standard procedure after police shootings. The FBI is investigating whether police violated federal civil rights law in the shooting. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
