Why Cleveland is a Shithole

[HairOfTheDog]

I hope Cleveland can hold it together... between this and the Rice case they got a lot going on.

I hope so too Jimbone.

And, I very much hope that Cleveland PD and city officials are sincerely and actively working to reform the police department and policing policies.

This weekend, 71 protestors were arrested in Cleveland in response to using pepper spray and failure to disperse while demonstrating against the acquittal of the Cleveland PD officer who shot 49 times (15 at close-range through the windshield) at an unarmed black couple.

No one was reportedly hurt in the weekend protests, no looting took place, and city leaders commented that the protests were largely peaceful.

But, will the protests remain peaceful if the officers involved in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice and the asphyxiation death of mentally ill Tanisha Anderson are not charged?

The deaths of 12-year-old Tamir Rice and 37-year-old Tanisha Anderson occurred just eight days apart last November. An investigation by the Cuyahoga County sheriff's department into Tamir's death is nearly finished and ready to be given to county prosecutors to decide whether to pursue criminal charges against the patrolman.

The status of the investigation into Tanisha Anderson's death is unclear. A medical examiner said she died of positional asphyxiation, which means she couldn't breathe, and ruled her death a homicide. City and police officials did not respond to messages Sunday seeking an update on the case.