CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Religious leaders came together on Thursday in Cincinnati to call out what they see as injustice and the politicization of that now-infamous brawl that happened downtown in July.
A rabbi, an imam, and several pastors gathered at Fountain Square. They said they want those who have been charged to be treated equally, and they want politicians to stop using the incident to further their agendas. About 150 people crowded onto the square to support Cincinnati’s clergy, who are demanding equal justice for those who’ve been charged in the fighting from July 26.
“If it was a riot that occurred that night, let the person who incited the riot also be charged with incitement of a riot and with incitement to violence. If it was disorderly conduct, let all be charged with disorderly conduct,” said Danny Burridge with the Metropolitan Area Religious Coalition of Cincinnati…