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'Hate will never prevail.' Local residents confront group displaying swastika flags on I-75 overpass (www.cincinnati.com)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Summary

A group displaying swastika flags on an I-75 overpass in Evendale, Ohio, was confronted by local residents, leading to tensions and a heavy police presence.

Residents pushed past police, seized a flag, and forced the demonstrators to retreat into a U-Haul truck.

Officials, including Cincinnati’s mayor and Hamilton County’s sheriff, condemned the demonstration.

The Jewish Federation and NAACP also spoke out, questioning where the demonstrators came from. The NAACP suggested the current administration’s policies may have emboldened the group.

No arrests were made.

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[–] [email protected] 90 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"No arrests were made"

Because half the people in the U-Haul were probably co-workers.

It baffles me that in this day in 2025, with hundreds of data points being reported hourly, that we can't look at the obvious preferential treatment fascists get from their cop buddies. Had that been a Free Palestine protest and some racist nutjob showed up to harrass them, the cops would have cleared the bridge and arrested a handful of the protestors, MAYBE one of the nutjobs IF they were REALLY pushing it. Then they'd find a reason why that bridge can't be used for protesting, release the nutjob with a "stern" warning and rake all the protestors across the coals with any minor "disturbing the peace" type charges so they have a record for next time.

[–] [email protected] 84 points 3 days ago (2 children)

You might be thinking about this in a slightly wrong way.

"The protest was occurring on sidewalks designed for pedestrian travel. The protest, while very offensive, was not unlawful," a press release from the Evendale Police Department said. "The protest was short lived in duration. The protesters left the area on their own. No further action was taken by the Evendale Police Department."

However, several upstanding citizens interfered:

Eley said they eventually made it past police and someone snatched a flag from one of the demonstrators.

"The Nazis began to back off," Eley said. "They quickly jumped in the back of a U-Haul truck and took off."

A woman brought out lighter fluid to burn the flag, and he joined in with others stepping and spitting on the flag, said Eley, who was a Boy Scout.

"General flag disrespect: it's a flag that deserves disrespect," Eley said.

Resisters got past police, took property, set it on fire, and weren't arrested.

That's a good thing.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 days ago

For once, I am grateful for do-nothing police?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Cops learn how to respect protesters.