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http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03.n1913.a06.htmlThe unrest in Cincinnati since the death of Nathaniel Jones has roots in events that precede the events that resulted in the death.
Cincinnati, a city that is 46 percent black, is a racial war zone. The battle is between the black community and the police department.
Jones, 41, died Sunday after being taken into custody by Cincinnati police. Before an investigation could be conducted, law enforcement supporters were saying the police were justified; members from the black community were saying just the opposite.
The video of Jones being repeatedly clubbed as he failed to follow police orders, was too much, too soon after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white Cincinnati police officer in April 2001. That incident prompted the beatings of several unarmed whites by black gangs, three nights of rioting and an economic boycott of the city.
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