A Cincinnati council member is in hot water in her city for her reaction to a viral downtown brawl that drew race-based rhetoric online and resulted in five arrests.
Councilwoman Victoria Parks took to Facebook to comment on a video showing the moments leading up to a full-fledged brawl in downtown Cincinnati on July 26.
Clips of the fight have been reposted and reshared numerous times across social media platforms.
Right-wing social media accounts that circulated clips of the scene to millions of people have claimed the brawl is an example of race-based violence, painting the individuals involved as a “black mob” who beat up a white man and woman. But it’s unclear whether racial motivation played a part in the confrontation…