It seems now the Enquirer is disabling the comment section on crime topics. They should have done it LOOOONG ago. Nothing but hatred is posted in there. It might be back soon. They did it because of the posting they got on the kids that died from falling off an balcony in Florida.

I noticed that, too. A very welcome, long overdue decision.

Yes, we must not show hatred towards the criminals. We must show them how we love them so they won't kill each other.

The main problem was how often such hatred was extended to the entire race of the criminals (unless they were white), as well as being extended to the victims. It's not right to use a tragic event like someone's untimely death as a springboard for some nasty, venomous diatribe.

In an article about ODOT's biggest construction season, I found:

 

"The pattern actually appears that ONLY stories about crime committed by AFRICAN(americans) have the comments disabled. However, stories like the WHITE couple who beat their kid half to death and the story where a WHITE MALE propositioned a young boy STILL are open to comments.

 

 

Among the many things that are DESPICABLE about their actions is that THEY are the ones who hyped the recent VIOLENT CRIME EPIDEMIC, even doing stories on BLACK leaders meeting to address the violence.

 

When readers responded to THEIR HYPE with justifiably angry posts,the ENQUIRER decided that the discussions,while RAW and FACTUAL, were also POLITICALLY INCORRECT.

 

So THE ENQUIRER decided to deny the rights to their readers that allow them exist as free press

 

Aww poor baby. Tell us about all the other rights you're losing to those mean black folk.."

 

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"Dear Enquirer Staff,

 

Why are you selectively removing the "Comments" section on several articles?

 

It is a double standard to allow comments on some articles, but not others.

 

Setting a negative precedent."

 

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"The pattern actually appears that ONLY stories about crime committed by AFRICAN(americans) have the comments disabled. However, stories like the WHITE couple who beat their kid half to death and the story where a WHITE MALE propositioned a young boy STILL are open to comments.

 

 

Among the many things that are DESPICABLE about their actions is that THEY are the ones who hyped the recent VIOLENT CRIME EPIDEMIC, even doing stories on BLACK leaders meeting to address the violence.

 

When readers responded to THEIR HYPE with justifiably angry posts,the ENQUIRER decided that the discussions,while RAW and FACTUAL, were also POLITICALLY INCORRECT.

 

So THE ENQUIRER decided to deny the rights to their readers that allow them exist as free press"

From how i see it. The Enquirer don't care about the victims unless they were white. Every shooting or murder there is a victim. People who comment don't care about the victims. They just spew what they think about the whole black community. The Enquirer just allows pages upon pages of nasty and unwanted comments on those stories. They say the incidents has nothing in common and the child that fail from the balcony. There is something in common. He did something illegal and that act led to his death.

As a FYI, the Enquirer very much dislikes the commenting section for the vast majority of their articles, because it only exemplifies the deviation that anonymity allows. But that is what their publisher requires, and is only disabled for very short articles, or articles where legal action could ensue. I am assuming that a well-connected parent threatened a lawsuit or complaint.

Well, I hope they keep comments disabled for the homicide stories. It's bad enough, the kinds of things people say, but to have it attached to someone's death is just way beyond inappropriate.

Newspapers in general shouldn't even bother having comments sections at all unless they're willing to properly moderate them. Otherwise it just becomes a circle jerk of knuckle-dragging mouth breathers.

I find the comments on some papers amusing, the New York Post for example is full of a-hole commenters, but they are at least clever and witty.  The Enquirer commenters lack that, even.

The only good thing about comment sections in most dailys is that it allows me to feel so much better about myself.  Of course, that doesn't happen reading the comments on papers like the New York Times.  Those people are typically above my head.

 

I agree with Mr. Gin.  No comments should be allowed.  Unfortunately, what random people say is becoming more and more important to the news regardless of how stupid those people are.  I can't believe that they read tweets and emails on the air.  I don't care what opinion Mr. Jacob Wisenheimer may have. It's not news.

I think the comments are fine but moderation is absolutely necessary.   

Let's talk about crime. 

I like classical music.  If i was a dope boy i'd totally hang out on there.  Modern country or pop music would keep me the hell away.  I still like the urine ideal as it would seem (to the dealers/loiters) unintentional.  I'm afraid to call the popo cause i think they are probably in calhouts with these guys and it would get back to them that i called.  The heroin traffic is right in your face.  If you hang out on the block for more then five minutes you see a deal go down.  The other day folks where fighting in the middle of the street.  Crowds appeared out of nowhere, I was waiting for the gunshots. If the streetcar existed they would have been fighting right in it's path rofl. There is hardly anyone actually living on the street so these people come from other parts of Over the Rhine to deal/hang out/fight each other here.  I'm about to call the shadow hare to come down and clean things up.

Now that Vine is cleaned up

It's funny that the people that can't comment on the crime stories on the Enquirer site are now doing it on non crime stories on the WCPO site. People just have no life.

Let's talk about crime. How do i keep Over the Rhine "dog food" (lol) dealers off my stoop when i am not there working? They are a friendly bunch but i don't want to be nice and ask them not to sit there. Then they will know it is me when the cops come and tell em to get the F outa here. I was thinking about putting something real stinky like that hunting deer urine all over the stoop so if you sit there you will smell like it. When my restoration is complete i'm sure i can power wash it up.

 

Liquid soap.  We don't need more urine smell in the hood, and it has the benefit of easily coming off.

thanks i will try that today. 

^

CPD also has a program where you can give officers the right to cite trespassers even if you are not there.  It basically involves signing a right of entry form and placing signs.  It's good because you don't have to call every time to make a complaint. 

 

The OTR Chamber helped run the program before and could get the signs very cheaply:

 

http://www.otrchamber.com/programs/trespass

Drive-by shooting closes I-71 at Third Street exit

 

DOWNTOWN --  Cincinnati police have closed Southbound Interstate 71 just north of the Third Street exit due to reports of gunshots fired from one vehicle to another at the exit and tunnel.

 

According to emergency communication reports, someone fired gunshots from a vehicle and struck another car in the vicinity.

A story is developing about 11 shootings yesterday alone.

This is getting ridiculous, and Cincinnati better crack down hard.  All the new downtown developments in the world won't mean shit if people turn on their TV's and hear about a gun battle on the freeway downtown.  That is absolutely ridiculous.

^ What were they suppose to do to prevent what happend?????

I'm not saying this particular incident could have been prevented, but this general rash of crime that seems to have broken out in Cincinnati needs to be stopped.  I'm not sure how it can be stopped, but it must end.

That stupid little post-riot agreement has to end. Wake up, boys.

That stupid little post-riot agreement has to end. Wake up, boys.

 

Maybe you have a point?

 

I can see the good points of the rule/law whatever it is ... the question I think that should be asked, on whether it should come to a halt or not ... is do you feel that it ties the cops hands or not? If so, end it.

I'm not familiar with this "agreement" that you mentioned. I understand that there was something with the US Justice Dept. Could someone explain it? I'm sure I'm not the only one who isn't familiar.

The Cincinnati Collaborative Agreement is an agreement between the City, FOP, ACLU, and Black United Front reached after the 2001 riots.  The ACLU lists the basic goals of the agreement as:

 

"•Establish police officers and community members as proactive partners in community problem-solving;

•Build relationships of respect, cooperation and trust within and between police and communities;

•Improve education, oversight, monitoring, hiring practices and accountability within the police department;

•Ensure fair, equitable, and courteous treatment for all;

•Create methods to enhance the public’s understanding of police policies and procedures and to recognize exceptional service in an effort to foster support for the police."

 

While these seem like positive goals, many believe that restrictions placed on the police in this agreement are at least partly responsible for the spike in crime following the riots.

 

The entire document can be viewed here: http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/police/pages/-5111-/

That stupid little post-riot agreement has to end. Wake up, boys.

 

Didn't the Collaborative Agreement expire in August 2007?

It is pretty clear that there is a gang war going on between some of the local lowlifes.  Not much the police can do about it other than try to solve the crimes and lock up the perps.  That takes time.  I am sure they are working on it.

Suspected serial robber arrested

By Carrie Whitaker, Cincinnati Enquirer, April 14, 2010

 

SPRINGDALE – Bank employees who had an unfortunate encounter with a serial robber last week thought something was not quite right about his appearance.

 

Boy, were they right.

 

The pock-faced black man with no facial hair caught on surveillance cameras robbing four banks and a CVS store in 3½ hours April 9 is actually a 30-year-old white man, police said Wednesday after the noon arrest of Conrad Zdzierak.

^Amazing how fast that story got buried in the news. When it first happened it was there 2 days.

Dohoney backs mounted patrol findings

By Eileen Kelley, Cincinnati Enquirer, April 16, 2010

 

It is inappropriate for a police officer to use her relationship with the wife of the Cincinnati chief of police to keep officers in line.

 

That was one of the conclusions in a report released Friday by City Manager Milton Dohoney after calling for an investigation 11 months ago regarding the Cincinnati Police department's Mounted Patrol Unit.

^ They allow comments now?

^They did this morning, but it wasn't a pretty sight.

 

Firefighters witness West End shooting

The Enquirer, April 21, 2010

 

WEST END – The person shot in front of a group of Cincinnati firefighters heading back to their station house on West Liberty Street on Wednesday afternoon is expected to live, according to a Cincinnati police spokeswoman.

 

At least two people opened fire on one another just before 2 p.m. four blocks north of Station 29, according to emergency radio traffic.

Great cartoon!  For what it's worth, the only people from Cincinnati I've ever known to use cocaine have been richer kids from Indian Hill and East Walnut Hills.

 

Right on cue...

 

Six arrested in Indian Hill drug raids

The Enquirer • February 21, 2010

 

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100221/NEWS0107/302170030/Six+arrested+in+Indian+Hill+drug+raids

After all that, one of the main guys gets probation. INSANE!!

^ I'm not surprised given the lack of prison space.

^This guy sold to minors. He should have gotten the mandatory sentence like other drug dealers. I mean probation for a year long investigation. come on.

^ I agree that he should have gotten prison time.  However, this is like those car thieves that are constantly released as soon as they're arrested.  When this happens, they just walk across the street and start breaking into more cars.

The weather has gotten warmer, and the hoodrats are on the prowl around UC. Many incidents in the past few weeks, and this one is just the icing on the cake:

 

Mardy Gilyard, a former star University of Cincinnati football player, was robbed on the street at gunpoint in the 2600 block of Jefferson Avenue near the UC campus on Monday night, according to Cincinnati police.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100518/NEWS010701/305180020/UC+s+Gilyard+robbed+at+gunpoint

He needs to rethink that whole bodyguard thing!  Needs to check their qualifications a bit better!

It's messed up to get robbed in the parking lot of a gas station during business hours. Hopefully the crooks are on camera.

Good riddens (for 1 year)... this is a bar I pass by almost daily, and is the single biggest reason why Evanston's business district (and surrounding neighborhood) have failed to improve. This jackass (who I've reported several times for suspicious dealings in front of the bar at all hours of the day) has went around the law for years, and has been hostile to the police. The owners are NOT allowed to enter their own bar for a year, and thus cannot operate it.

 

I wondered why there were news crews on the scene today. A lot of people must be very happy about this closure.

 

Judge closes problem bar for one year

By Kimball Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, May 19, 2010

 

A Hamilton County judge ordered the Perkins Lounge in Evanston closed for a year, finding it was a nuisance with owners who refused to cooperate to stop the drug-dealing and other criminal activity there.

 

“We had to send a message to bar owners that they need to cooperate with police,” Common Pleas Judge Nadine Allen said Wednesday in rendering her decision.

 

Allen issued a five-page ruling that prevents the bar from opening again until May 19, 2011, and from allowing the owners - Theotis Holmes and Joseph Riley - from entering it until then.

3 more shot in Avondale after the Mayor denounces the violence. I said it earlier. Saying something does NOTHING, but anger these criminals. DOING something does. This summer looks brutal.

 

Anyone know what the overall stats are now versus prior years since the "flare-up" over CPS spring break?

 

It has actually seemed kind of quiet since the frenzy of late March/early April.

Total Part 1 Crime- down 6.32% YTD

 

Murder- No Change

Rape- down 28.83% YTD

Robbery- down 19.85% YTD

Ag Assault- down 13.19% YTD

Burglary- up 9.27% YTD

Larceny- down 5.12% YTD

Auto Theft- down 32.38% YTD

Non-Ag Assault- down 3.77% YTD

 

Pretty good stats aside from burglary.

 

Anyone know what the overall stats are now versus prior years since the "flare-up" over CPS spring break?

 

It has actually seemed kind of quiet since the frenzy of late March/early April.

You honestly think 12-18 year olds are doing all the crimes and murders?

 

Anyone know what the overall stats are now versus prior years since the "flare-up" over CPS spring break?

 

It has actually seemed kind of quiet since the frenzy of late March/early April.

You honestly think 12-18 year olds are doing all the crimes and murders?

 

Not all, but it definitely was a contributing factor in the flare-up.

Not 12-18, but 16-19 are pretty important and 19 y/o's in Cincy Public are a common site.

They were out in the summer nothing happened. They were out every spring break before and nothing happend. Only one 14 year old was a suspect so far and that was not spring break and i heard he was paid to do it.

I still think it was a gang war. Most of them were retaliations for the others.

 

If I'm wrong, it was a pretty darn weird statistical anomaly. But this is exactly what gang wars look like from the outside, and none of us should be so naive to think Cincy doesn't have gangs. Perhaps not Bloods and Crips and MS13s, but Cincy has gangs.

Cincinnati has a significant amount of Bloods, Crips and MS13 members.

Violent skinhead gangs as well as others.

Be careful of what colors you wear in certain neighborhoods.

True story

Which colors shouldn't be worn in which neighborhoods?