The activists held up signs urging that Roach, who has not been charged with anything, be sent to prison. But prison will make the police respect us. Prison for the police is a deterrent for the police. Also Wednesday, the council voted 5-4 to commit the city to mediation to try to resolve a lawsuit accusing Cincinnati police of targeting and harassing black citizens. In the suit, the American Civil Liberties Union and black activists accuse the city police of 30 years of harassing black residents on the basis of their race.
Police deny the allegations.