Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge came under fire Monday after she scolded social media users and journalists for sharing viral footage of a brutal mob attack that left at least two white victims unconscious during the city’s downtown Jazz Festival.
Despite gruesome videos showing a white man and woman being savagely beaten by a group of Black assailants, Theetge accused the public of distorting the incident by posting footage “without context.”
“Social media… does not depict this entire incident,” Theetge said during a press conference. “That is one version of what occurred.”
Footage Shows Unprovoked, Graphic Violence
The disturbing videos, widely circulated online, show:
A white man being knocked to the ground, then kicked and stomped in the head by multiple attackers. A white woman trying to intervene, only to be sucker punched from behind, then pummeled in the face until she lost consciousness. Blood pouring from the woman’s mouth as she lay motionless on the pavement.
Another video posted since shows a third victim being assaulted — suggesting the incident may be part of a broader pattern of racially motivated violence, according to