'Hate will never prevail.' Residents confront group displaying swastika flags near I-75
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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.

  • Nougat@fedia.io
    771·
    17 hours ago

    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.