WEBVTT - 11-13-25 Sloan with Meeka Owens

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<v Speaker 1>Don't want to be an American.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to We got lots going on this morning in

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<v Speaker 2>scottslone show on seven hundred W WELW.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have to tell you.

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<v Speaker 2>The government's reopened and we've got Epstein files to talk about.

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<v Speaker 2>In just so much more, a little closer to home,

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<v Speaker 2>Cincinnati proposing a stricter nine to five curfew for miners

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<v Speaker 2>under eighteen on short Fine. We're talking about this yesterday

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<v Speaker 2>with other council members, so short Finding, you see, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's gonna be a think between Daniel Street and Corey

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<v Speaker 2>and it moved out of committee and now Consul's a

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<v Speaker 2>whole vote for this thing. And so the idea is

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<v Speaker 2>we have crime that since they've been cracking down on

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<v Speaker 2>Fountain Square in downtown and OTR that we're seeing juveniles

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<v Speaker 2>in particular move towards short Vine. And of course we

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<v Speaker 2>had a fifteen year old charge with murder in April.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember the shooting outside of the liquor store Halloween weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>There was gunfly fire and a bunch of tons of

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<v Speaker 2>UC students out there in costume enjoying the fun of

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<v Speaker 2>Halloween weekend that was upset by gunfire. Fortunately, no one

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<v Speaker 2>was struck there and so we're going to try another

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<v Speaker 2>curfew here of many curfews. She is counselmer reelect Meka

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<v Speaker 2>Owhen's joining the show this morning on seven hundred WW Mika,

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<v Speaker 2>welcome back and congratulations.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, thank you, Scott.

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<v Speaker 3>I am very happy to do that your listeners and

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<v Speaker 3>the voters of this city and trusting me to get

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<v Speaker 3>back to work in the city Hall. There's so much

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<v Speaker 3>for us to do. Safety is at the top of

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<v Speaker 3>the list, uh, you know, and no one moves to

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<v Speaker 3>a city where they don't feel safe until it's important

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<v Speaker 3>that we make sure that every single neighborhood feels that way.

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<v Speaker 3>So building more housing, transportations, so many things for us

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<v Speaker 3>to accomplish.

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<v Speaker 1>Were you surprised do you finish third? Overall?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I never take anything for granted. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>you run a race, and you run at this it's

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<v Speaker 3>your first time running, and so I am just grateful

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<v Speaker 3>that again, folks, you know, decided that the work that

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<v Speaker 3>I've been doing is valuable to moving this city forward.

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<v Speaker 3>And at the end of the day, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 3>like the placement is great, but for voters to say yes,

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<v Speaker 3>I want you to represent me, represents the city at large.

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<v Speaker 3>That is a huge responsibility, and so it's really about

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<v Speaker 3>getting back and doing their work.

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<v Speaker 1>Good, good, good.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to name recognition obviously, but finishing third and

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<v Speaker 2>ahead of another bunch of other prominent Democrats is pretty

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<v Speaker 2>big final point on the election because this is obviously

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<v Speaker 2>concerning as well. We know that the Charter Rights three

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<v Speaker 2>is a Democratic sweep on council. Democrats had a great

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<v Speaker 2>night like yourself on Tuesday election night, but relative to

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<v Speaker 2>the Charter Rights who made a lot of noise, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think they made some really strong arguments about getting

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<v Speaker 2>serious about public safety. And even though they didn't place

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<v Speaker 2>and it was a sweep, do you still listen to

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<v Speaker 2>that and go, well, you know what, there's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of animosity here and we've handled things poorly relative to

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<v Speaker 2>crime here in Cincinnati. Do you get a message from

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<v Speaker 2>the voters on that, you know?

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<v Speaker 3>I would say the voters have entrusted and have looked

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<v Speaker 3>to the city's budget to understand that we are investing

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<v Speaker 3>in public safety and it's a continual investment, and so

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<v Speaker 3>I think voters see that we are taking that seriously

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<v Speaker 3>and crime. Getting a handle on crime takes a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of components, one of which your CPD you know, environment improves,

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<v Speaker 3>improved communities, investments in communities, young people having opportunities. These

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<v Speaker 3>are all factors. But certainly the way that we respond

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<v Speaker 3>and give the resources to CPD uh and the laws

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<v Speaker 3>and policies that we would create around that are also

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<v Speaker 3>very very important.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and then that's the outlart too, is we have

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<v Speaker 2>to wait for all these police recruits and classes to

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<v Speaker 2>come to fruition before we see the fruits of that.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's going to be a while before all this happens,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're still going to have, sadly some crime going on.

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<v Speaker 1>I mentioned what's going in and around you.

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<v Speaker 2>Ce Mika Owens, one of the people who were interviewed

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<v Speaker 2>out there, said, hey, listen, now we put a curfew

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<v Speaker 2>up here, the crowd comes up, Well, they'll just move

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<v Speaker 2>somewhere else. Are we just playing like whack a mole

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<v Speaker 2>with this problem?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I don't think we're playing black them all.

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<v Speaker 3>I think we're being very responsive. And certainly, again, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you apply the resources where you see there might be problems,

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<v Speaker 3>and at the end of the day, and it's so

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<v Speaker 3>important that our young people feel safe. Those that are

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<v Speaker 3>you know, going to uce to to further their education.

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<v Speaker 3>No one should live in an environment where gunshots become

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<v Speaker 3>the norm, and so it's it's all hands on deck.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we're knowing that that folks are stilling done

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<v Speaker 3>out of vehicles, and so it's important that people keep

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<v Speaker 3>their firearms stored properly in the city of Cincinnati, including

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<v Speaker 3>in your home and in the car. So it's you know,

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<v Speaker 3>it's something that we're not taking our foot off to deat.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, not only that, I mean, let's talk about this

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<v Speaker 2>from a consumer spurtsvactive here. We know the trouble that

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<v Speaker 2>colleges are going through. The bubble feels like it is

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<v Speaker 2>deflating and sometimes rapidly the value of a college degree

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<v Speaker 2>for what you pay for worse as you get that's

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<v Speaker 2>a can But as we have fewer students and schools,

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<v Speaker 2>some schools going out of business, let's put it that way.

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<v Speaker 2>We're seeing that across the country, if not in Ohio.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we all of a sudden, you know, we have

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<v Speaker 2>schools that are vying going to be vying shortly for

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<v Speaker 2>kids to come there. If crime is a huge factor

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<v Speaker 2>in and around universitys, Cincinnati does that hurt enrollment. Is

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<v Speaker 2>that a concern of the administration you see be the city.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I'm not talked directly to see it administration, but

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<v Speaker 3>certainly if you know any time that again, people perception

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<v Speaker 3>of safety is not one that is positive. And certainly

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<v Speaker 3>people will make decisions on where they go, where they

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<v Speaker 3>invest their money, where they send their young people to school,

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<v Speaker 3>and so absolutely from not only a community perspective, but

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<v Speaker 3>from a talent perspective as well. And so when we

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<v Speaker 3>as not only a state but a city, are competing

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<v Speaker 3>with other places, it's important that you know, young people

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<v Speaker 3>feel like they can come to Cincinnati, get an education,

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<v Speaker 3>and ultimately stay here as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Mika Owens.

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<v Speaker 2>With the problems you have with this, of course, is

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<v Speaker 2>that this is going to crack down on teenagers, those

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<v Speaker 2>under eighteen and short vindor you see from nine to

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<v Speaker 2>five it's gonna be nine to five curfew. Other In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>we have all these staggered curf kind of like parking.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, the different parking zones across the city. I

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<v Speaker 2>can figure that with an app but in one area

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<v Speaker 2>I can be eighteen and it's eleven o'clock. Here it's

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<v Speaker 2>nine o'clock here, it's that can be kind of confusing

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<v Speaker 2>relative to enforcement, But the more important element is the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that you're now restricting eighteen year olds around a

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<v Speaker 2>whole bunch of other eighteen year olds are going to

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<v Speaker 2>be there. The bulk of those go to UC or

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<v Speaker 2>any college for that matter, and the eighteen to twenty

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<v Speaker 2>year old range. How do you discern the people who

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<v Speaker 2>should be there versus the ones that should no? Or

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<v Speaker 2>does this simply stop people from going out after nine

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<v Speaker 2>o'clock in a college campus and generally going to school?

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<v Speaker 1>Myself, I remember the days, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>You'd stay up till three, four, five o'clock in the

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<v Speaker 2>morning sometimes because the way your body clock works. How

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<v Speaker 2>is that going to work with these students that are

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<v Speaker 2>out spending money and joining their lives versus those who

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<v Speaker 2>shouldn't be there.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, certainly, I think this is going to be something

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<v Speaker 3>that CPD and you see are going to have to

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<v Speaker 3>work out through our shirt MoU. But ultimately, again, it's

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<v Speaker 3>about making this environment safe, which, by the way, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>sure you're aware that you know, Chief Isaac, the chief

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<v Speaker 3>of DC suggested that this was a good step forward

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<v Speaker 3>as well, and so you know, we're taking in all

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<v Speaker 3>of the information and data, and you know, the city

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<v Speaker 3>the administration is not making just decisions and silos. But

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<v Speaker 3>you know, listening to CPD is important in this as well.

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<v Speaker 3>But ultimately, you know this is going to take business owners.

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<v Speaker 3>You see CPD young people communication to make sure that

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<v Speaker 3>people are safe, but also making sure that there are

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<v Speaker 3>no unintended consequences. And you know, as it relates to

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<v Speaker 3>business owners, I too, you know I went to Miami

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<v Speaker 3>and so uptown, yes was that place that you you

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<v Speaker 3>went on on the weekends and patronized businesses And so

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<v Speaker 3>ultimately we want to make sure that our businesses are

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<v Speaker 3>not suffering. And so this will again be the continued

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<v Speaker 3>part of the conversation. And I certainly am invested in

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<v Speaker 3>working with the administration on these things, including our food

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<v Speaker 3>trucks right, making sure that food trucks even looking at

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<v Speaker 3>you know, where they might be able to be so

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<v Speaker 3>that they can continue to gain business and people, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>will patronize our small businesses.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you agree with the eleven o'clock food truck band?

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<v Speaker 3>Again, I think it was a response to what the

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<v Speaker 3>administration and TGD saw with the fight that happened. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>people congregating at three o'clock in the morning around food

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<v Speaker 3>trucks is not the best idea, and so I think

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<v Speaker 3>having something that is more consistent, something that also helps

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<v Speaker 3>to create more of an economic, you know, development opportunity.

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<v Speaker 3>When we think about food trucks that want are certified,

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<v Speaker 3>you have the health certification, you're doing all the right things,

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<v Speaker 3>you have a place to do business, and the city

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<v Speaker 3>is creating a foundation for that. I think these are

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<v Speaker 3>all things that are part of the tools and so

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<v Speaker 3>again I think what's important is that we're not doing

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<v Speaker 3>these things blanketly, but also making sure that we are

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<v Speaker 3>coming back and reviewing what are any unintended consequences and

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<v Speaker 3>how might we create solutions around that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be honest with the MECO.

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<v Speaker 2>And it feels punitive to me as a business owner

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<v Speaker 2>in that, you know, I'm out there selling a product

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<v Speaker 2>to people I don't know their background. I had a

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<v Speaker 2>new background checks when somebody buys a hot dog, nor

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<v Speaker 2>should you. And then because of some few bad actors,

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<v Speaker 2>I have to shut down eleven o'clock when I could

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<v Speaker 2>be making pretty good money. And let's face it, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know what the options are. Clifton at midnight or

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<v Speaker 2>one o'clock or two o'clock in the morning when the

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<v Speaker 2>bar's closed. But I know, as you went to Miami,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of windows, says, food trucks up there now,

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<v Speaker 2>robots and everything else. And so you know, you can

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<v Speaker 2>get food on the campus of Miami. That's a little

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<v Speaker 2>different that you see. But the point is there's a

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<v Speaker 2>market there for that, and someone created a business and

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<v Speaker 2>models satisfy that. It's kind of like going, hey, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, we had a problem with people stealing cars,

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<v Speaker 2>are driving the recklessly on the street to downtown Cincinnati,

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<v Speaker 2>which we see all the time now with the sheriff

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<v Speaker 2>or the State Highway Patrol helicopters.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what we're gonna do. We're having a curfew now.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't drive on the streets after eleven o'clock because

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<v Speaker 2>some people are driving too fast.

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<v Speaker 1>Isn't it the same thing?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well, you know, I certainly hear that from members

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<v Speaker 3>of the community, and so I think our best response

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<v Speaker 3>right now is to one create an environment that build states,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, create a baseline for even understanding the economic

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<v Speaker 3>impacts to our small businesses, our food trucks specifically, and

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<v Speaker 3>so by way of you know, really creating an environment

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<v Speaker 3>where we know where people are, you know, how to

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<v Speaker 3>get a spot. All of those things help to really

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<v Speaker 3>shape an environment that's probably an improvement and where we

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<v Speaker 3>are now. But again, I am very committed to working

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<v Speaker 3>with the administration to make sure that their solutions rather

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<v Speaker 3>than you know, people thinking they are obstacles orthdencies. So

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<v Speaker 3>it is something that I again I am hearing and

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<v Speaker 3>it's something that is a priority for me to follow

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<v Speaker 3>up on.

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<v Speaker 2>Council memorial Coltlock Mika Owens on the show on seven

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<v Speaker 2>hundred WLWN talking about the curfew proposal. Downtown Law and

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<v Speaker 2>Public Safety voted on this. It moved out of committee

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<v Speaker 2>to Council as a whole. Now they'll vote equal, will

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<v Speaker 2>vote on this shortly to propose as a nine to

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<v Speaker 2>five curfew on short find. You see, because of the

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<v Speaker 2>problems they had there, we saw some of the violent

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<v Speaker 2>crime move from Fountain Square OTR and downtown to Clifton

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<v Speaker 2>and that's a no go because we saw what happened

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<v Speaker 2>on Halloween. We saw a fatal shooting back in April,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's not good when you have college students around

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, mom and dad foot the bill or

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<v Speaker 2>you're you're taking out a lot of money for college education.

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<v Speaker 2>Public safety at this level should not be concern and

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<v Speaker 2>yet it is because of the nature of the urban campus.

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<v Speaker 2>And we're talking about that vote coming up here on

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<v Speaker 2>the show on seven hundred WLW. Back to the curfew itself,

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<v Speaker 2>because we had the curfews, downtown, city wide curfew, the

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<v Speaker 2>curfew of the banks. We've got this curfew you have

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<v Speaker 2>the same time. We've been doing this since what August,

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<v Speaker 2>So it's a fairly okay sample size, I think, and

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<v Speaker 2>now that summer's over. But we have the curfew centers

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<v Speaker 2>where we'll take teams and drop them off, and there's

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<v Speaker 2>only been four teams taken the queue for curfew center downtown.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that because do you think the terms is working

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<v Speaker 2>or is it simply because it's under enforced.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's working, and so which is a good thing.

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<v Speaker 3>We certainly don't want to see a curf youth center

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<v Speaker 3>filled with young people, and so I think people are

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<v Speaker 3>being compliant and that is what that is what's important here.

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<v Speaker 3>And so you know again and the curfew center being

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<v Speaker 3>a place that if one has to go there there

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<v Speaker 3>are services and support systems that that will help to

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<v Speaker 3>not only get people to young people to back home,

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<v Speaker 3>but also additional resources that maybe needed. So I think

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<v Speaker 3>we're turning in a good direction right now, and again

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's because of the partners that have helped

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<v Speaker 3>to communicate her few boundaries and expectations, and so I

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<v Speaker 3>think we'll have to continue to do that and continue

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<v Speaker 3>to again and monitor what is the success and products

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<v Speaker 3>that we're making here.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll point out, Mika that if you go back to

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<v Speaker 2>one of the two big events, the shooting and the

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<v Speaker 2>gun play over Halloween weekend, but the one in April

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<v Speaker 2>or the fifteen year old charged with murdering I think

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<v Speaker 2>the man name is Kyle Merrick, and a horrific crime

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<v Speaker 2>at that. If you witness the street crime, it's absolutely

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<v Speaker 2>depraved that at the time of day that happened that

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't have been prevented by a curfew. So is this

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<v Speaker 2>a time of day issue or is this more of

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<v Speaker 2>a youth violence issue? And if so, that's greater than

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<v Speaker 2>a curfew.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's both. It's important to know that young people,

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<v Speaker 3>if they're supposed to be in school, that they are

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<v Speaker 3>in school. For one, it's important and that takes you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the village. This is that that helps support young people,

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<v Speaker 3>the environment, but there is also a need that within

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<v Speaker 3>the conversation of safe to young people, we've got to

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<v Speaker 3>provide more hope and options and opportunity for young people.

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<v Speaker 3>And so again, if young people one, they should be

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<v Speaker 3>in school, it's a s full age. And also what

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<v Speaker 3>kind of skills and training and opportunities and resources and

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<v Speaker 3>outlets do we have for young people, which is why

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<v Speaker 3>you know, coming back into city Hall, this is such

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<v Speaker 3>a priority for me. Uh. You know, one, there are

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<v Speaker 3>lots of games on the streets where young people have

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<v Speaker 3>access to and so that becomes an issue as well.

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<v Speaker 3>But it's one that the city has to be in

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<v Speaker 3>partnership with the state, has to be in partnership with

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<v Speaker 3>the federal government to really get a handle on this.

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<v Speaker 3>Of course, supporting the constitution absolutely, but young people have

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<v Speaker 3>access to fire arms and is not good for our community.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not good for policing. And this is also part

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<v Speaker 3>of you know, what makes officers safe to do this job.

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<v Speaker 3>So when we think about recruiting people, you know, this

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<v Speaker 3>is a part of that. And so we have to

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<v Speaker 3>make sure that this job that people feel safe doing

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<v Speaker 3>this job. We have to make sure that young people

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<v Speaker 3>are in the right places, and so it's going to

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<v Speaker 3>take Again. This is just you know, a continued conversation,

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<v Speaker 3>and these are actually things that I am looking at

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<v Speaker 3>as well, in from good timers.

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<v Speaker 1>Gay gotcha.

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<v Speaker 2>Finally, I live in Warren County and we had the

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<v Speaker 2>other day an incident there where an individual was driving

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<v Speaker 2>was rush hour traffic. He passed somebody. They took offense

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<v Speaker 2>to it. The guy comes after him, chases him, he

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<v Speaker 2>takes off anyway, long story, shirt dude pulls out a

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<v Speaker 2>gun and puts I think a round in the back,

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<v Speaker 2>which car fires around at him. And the end result

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<v Speaker 2>was this individual shot was stopped by the State Highway

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<v Speaker 2>Patrol because somebody called it a nine to one one

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<v Speaker 2>where he went to Warren County jail. He's being held

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<v Speaker 2>on a five hundred thousand dollars bound half a million

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<v Speaker 2>dollar bond for that. I don't know what his history is,

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<v Speaker 2>but I look at that in Warren County people a

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<v Speaker 2>weren't County aren't going to say for that nonsense. I

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<v Speaker 2>look at Hamlin County though. These are youthful offenders with

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<v Speaker 2>guns and they're released sometimes in their own recognizance extremely

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<v Speaker 2>little bond, and I think that just encourages more of

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<v Speaker 2>the same behavior. What message can you get to judges

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<v Speaker 2>to start going, hey, you know what, Warren Butler, Claremont County,

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<v Speaker 2>they don't mess around when somebody is involved with a

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<v Speaker 2>gun crime. And if you have a gun at your disability,

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<v Speaker 2>god help you. We should be throwing the book at you.

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<v Speaker 2>From a federal perspective, that's a strong message to these individuals.

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<v Speaker 2>But yet it feels like they're being treated with kid gloves.

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<v Speaker 2>Why and what role do you have as a counsel

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<v Speaker 2>person to make that change if needed?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, no, you're pointing out that there is you know,

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<v Speaker 3>this is a three sixty issue and so that means

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<v Speaker 3>the courts have to respond as well. And I absolutely

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<v Speaker 3>agree that someone who is a violent offender been convicted

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<v Speaker 3>of the selonies and should not own a firearm. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>those are reasons tonot have someone back on the street.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think it's important that that that we won

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<v Speaker 3>are are sentencing in the in the right way bonds

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm not an attorney, but whatever the maximum should be,

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<v Speaker 3>then that's what it should be. But also let's make

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<v Speaker 3>sure we're creating as it relates to juveniles, we're creating

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<v Speaker 3>more of the upstroom opportunity to say one, not only okay,

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<v Speaker 3>you shouldn't be with a you know, a llegal firearm

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<v Speaker 3>on the street, but also let's make sure we are

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<v Speaker 3>moving people into more of a productive place in their lives.

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<v Speaker 3>And so certainly this takes the court system to be

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<v Speaker 3>a part of that.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, how are you going to vote on that?

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<v Speaker 3>You know today is we'll see what happens this afternoon.

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<v Speaker 3>But I am certainly someone who is supporting public safety initiatives.

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<v Speaker 3>We're listening to CPD on these things as well. Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>And so I want to make sure that we as

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<v Speaker 3>a city are responding in all of the appropriate ways

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<v Speaker 3>that to keep our community safe, make game people feel safe,

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<v Speaker 3>all of us showing that we can walk down M

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<v Speaker 3>Street in the city of Cincinnati and not be alarmed

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<v Speaker 3>by gunshots or violent crime. Uh. And so this is us,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, again, showing up. But also it doesn't stop there.

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<v Speaker 3>It is uh, you know, what might we need to

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<v Speaker 3>do to improve going forward? And say those are the

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<v Speaker 3>questions that remains.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so well, if those questions are answered, you say

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<v Speaker 2>yes on us.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, okay, got it.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't see reasons to not support this.

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<v Speaker 2>Council Member Mika Owens appreciate the time, as always, answered,

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<v Speaker 2>Hip and I congratulations again on the big win.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you so much. I'm looking forward to getting back

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<v Speaker 3>to work for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's go, let's go, all right, Thanks, take care.

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<v Speaker 2>We got to get a news update in and more

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<v Speaker 2>to follow on this, and of course we'll dive into

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<v Speaker 2>the Epstein file dump just ahead here on the Scott's

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<v Speaker 2>Loan Show, seven hundred w