The fatal shooting ignited days and nights of rage and racial tension across Cincinnati. Rioters shot at police, looted stores, set fires, threw rocks and beat drivers after pulling them from their cars. Unanswered question Timothy Thomas was buried Saturday. The answer depends on the skin color of the person you ask. And very dangerous.
Cops carry lethal weapons.
No one runs with nothing to hide. But, from the African-American males I spoke with late last week at Corryville's University Plaza shopping center, the rest of the answer varies. These men, ages 16 to 33, gave me reasons for running from the law. Their explanations centered on avoiding being harassed. Attitude is everything.