# Cincinnati **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 12, 2001, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cincinnati/61689 "2001-04-12T06:21:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cincinnati/61689/41 "2001-04-17T12:10:37Z")
voguevixen, yeah those were the shooting deaths of blacks by police. Sorry I was vague about it. Too cheesed off to properly proof read. Weirddave, no I don’t blame the cops for Courtney Mathis. I blame his parents. A 12 year old tooling around town at 2 a.m. in a relative’s (stolen) car. How does this happen? Another thread for another time. Unfortunately something will come up, and probably soon, that will make this all too topical again. On the up-side, the curfew seems to be working. It was pushed back to 11:00 last night. People seem to be calming down a bit. The freaking cold weather we’re getting for the next few days could help too. ---
**Author:** ![red\_dragon60](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@red\_dragon60](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/red_dragon60)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cincinnati/61689/42 "2001-04-17T12:52:22Z")
The riot be the rhyme of the unheard. I am also in Ohio. I think the riots went too far. How does breaking into a clothing store justify an innocent death? It would be different of there were rallies, church vigils, meetings on why it happened. Seems that the cops set off a spark in a room long filled with gas vapours. The Cinncinati people were waiting to riot; they just needed an excuse. I am all for riots, as long as they mean something. The first day, they were rioting because of a shooting. The rest of the time, they were rioting just to riot. ---
**Author:** ![hapaXL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/94ad74/32.png) [@hapaXL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hapaXL)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cincinnati/61689/43 "2001-04-17T18:05:41Z")
**voguevixen** , I just wanted to offer my sincerest apologies for berating you on a point that I misunderstood. Thank you for responding with a cool head when I obviously didn’t deserve it. I explained that it was a touchy subject for me and still managed to overreact–I guess I have issues. Hope I haven’t soured my reputation with you and everybody in this thread. Is this an acceptable effort for my first groveling apology post? …more than happy to be leaving the country for 3 months so this will all be forgotten… **stuffinb** , I’m just around the corner from Main Library, the Chinatown side of Lake Merritt. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cincinnati/61689/44 "2001-04-17T21:58:29Z")
Not a problem, Hapa, it’s a touchy subject for everyone. Your apology shows a lot of class. (Especially for someone from OAKLAND!) 😃 Hehehehehehe! ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cincinnati/61689/45 "2001-04-17T21:59:40Z")
> [@](#): > > stuffinb, I’m just around the corner from Main Library, the Chinatown side of Lake Merritt. I know it well. I’m in there about twice a month. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cincinnati/61689.md?page=2)