WSJ - Lessons for Ferguson From Cincinnati”s 2001 Riots
- Tell the public everything immediately
- Set the record straight
- Don’t crucify the cops
- The federal government can slow the healing
- Repudiate race-baiters
"Cincinnati went to work repairing race relations. After a year of meetings supervised by a federal judge, representatives of the city, the police department, the ACLU, the Black United Front and the police union imposed the Collaborative Agreement for police reforms. They included less aggressive pursuit guidelines, a citizen complaint board, and communiy-oriented policing."
"Before the riots there was simmering anger at police in the black community. The police were insular and authoritarian. Today they are proactive, transparent, a model of community-oriented policing."
WSJ - Thousands Protest in Staten Island Over Eric Garner's Death
NY Post - Three Cheers for the NYPD
