Summary

Masked neo-Nazis marched through Columbus, Ohio’s Short North neighborhood on Saturday, displaying swastika flags and making racist and antisemitic statements.

Police are investigating, and no arrests have been reported.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Columbus officials condemned the display, emphasizing that hate and bigotry have no place in the state.

The incident follows a similar demonstration in Michigan last week, where masked protesters displayed Nazi flags outside a performance of The Diary of Anne Frank.

  • @MakeitstopEnglish
    21•1 month ago

    So the story gets a happy ending… and I’m guessing so will his cellmate.

    • @Sterile_TechniqueEnglish
      53•1 month ago

      …probably just relocating them to the department so they can change back into their cop uniforms.

      • Dogiedog64
        5•1 month ago

        Some of those who work forces…

    • Flying Squid
      10•1 month ago

      I won’t believe this story has a happy ending until they’re in prison. Because I have a feeling they’re about to get a huge amount of help from the incoming administration.

      • @418_im_a_teapot
        3•1 month ago

        That will depend on whether they face state or federal charges. I’m curious if they will be charged at all if the only thing they did was “protest”.

        • Flying Squid
          5•1 month ago

          It will depend a lot more on whether or not the fascist dictatorship coming into office in January gives a shit about state charges being out of their legal jurisdiction.

          I’m betting on not.

          • @[email protected]
            3•1 month ago

            Yeah, people are basically sticking their heads in the dirt with what’s about to happen in the US.

            Source: I live in Ohio and the apathy is palpable. I’m in a Blue bubble, but I even when I go to some small town you can tell everyone is just too burnout from the freight train of nonstop crazy politics stuff.

            • Flying Squid
              4•1 month ago

              People really want to believe Trump won’t be a fascist dictator despite coming right out and saying he will be. I know he lies all the time, but that’s a stupid reason not to believe him on this one.