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Dennis Kucinich's Bullet-Ridden, Blood-Dripping Cleveland Script Sign Mailer Is Certainly a Choice
Dennis Kucinich waited until nearly the last minute to officially announce his campaign to once again become Cleveland's mayor. Resting assured that his name recognition among voters was far better than that of the other candidates, Kucinich was content to talk about certain Cleveland issues like the West Side Market as a well-known private citizen while rumors swirled, figuring there was little to gain by declaring officially and giving his opponents time to start dinging the more susceptible areas of his resume (Fox News work, defense of Syria's Bashar Al-Assad).
Those early days of quiet are over.
His official announcement, which came in front of one of the Cleveland script signs in Tremont and which was generally sorta awkward, led with a promise that his No. 1 issue was safety.
From Scene's coverage that day:
On that topic, Kucinich’s stance was qualified, striking a balance between pro- and anti-police factions locally. We must support the police who risk their lives every day on the one hand, he said, but “question police and take appropriate disciplinary action” when they violate internal rules or breach civil rights.
Kucinich said that moping by current leaders about violence was no solution. Action is required. He pledged to hire 400 new police officers and 100 new police assistants to be more responsive to crime. He also wants to create a “Civic Peace Department” and launch a nonviolence curriculum in the Cleveland schools – a variation on a proposal he dreamed up 20 years ago in congress – which he said would address all forms of violence in Cleveland.
Kucinich said that moping by current leaders about violence was no solution. Action is required. He pledged to hire 400 new police officers and 100 new police assistants to be more responsive to crime. He also wants to create a “Civic Peace Department” and launch a nonviolence curriculum in the Cleveland schools – a variation on a proposal he dreamed up 20 years ago in congress – which he said would address all forms of violence in Cleveland.
Read more: https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2021/07/02/dennis-kucinichs-bullet-ridden-blood-dripping-cleveland-script-sign-mailer-is-certainly-a-choice
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