A Ross Township trustee is refusing to resign after writing a racial slur on social media while discussing violence in downtown Cincinnati last weekend.
David Young shared a video of what police are calling a “violent attack” downtown early Saturday on his own Facebook account with the caption, “Ten on one is N—R fun.” The post appears to have been deleted from his account.
Young also commented on another post, saying, “Cincinnati has a problem and they always had a problem with the black citizens. Their (sic) animals and won’t change.”
His fellow trustees called for an emergency meeting Thursday evening to discuss the comments, with multiple trustees saying they were appalled by what Young said. When asked to read what he wrote by a member of the public, Young repeated his statements, including the slur…