Yesterday afternoon, Columbus, Ohio, experienced a moment of disruption when a group of Neo-Nazis conducted a march through the city’s Short North Arts District. According toNews 5 Cleveland, the group, numbering approximately a dozen, was seen sporting all-black attire with red skull masks and brandishing flags with swastikas.
The news of the march swiftly triggered condemnations from numerous Ohio officials. Governor Mike DeWine released a statement highlighting that “There is no place in this State for hate, bigotry, antisemitism, or violence.” Mayor Andrew J. Ginther and Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein echoed these sentiments, urging the group to leave the city, as reported byThe Columbus Dispatch. Klein’s message was blunt, “Your hate isn t welcome in our city.”
Despite reports of the group using racial slurs and a video surfacing of an individual employing pepper spray against a bystander, the Columbus Police Department made no arrests related to the incident. A caller alerted the police to the group, and officers responded but did not detain anyone after a short intervention. Columbus Police Sgt. Joe Albert explained that the group, while jailed for a potential assault, were subsequently released with no charges filed,The Columbus Dispatchdetails.
Community leaders have been quick to denounce the group’s actions. Lee C. Shapiro, regional director for the American Jewish Committee, commended the police for their response and stated, “Hate has no place in Columbus. Not now, not ever,” as per The Columbus Dispatch. Sean Walton Jr., a civil rights advocate and attorney, emphasized that “hate has no home here” and called for unity against such hateful demonstrations in a statement obtained byThe Columbus Dispatch.
Columbus Police have maintained that no one was arrested following the march. Mayor Ginther promised a continued alliance against oppression, intolerance, and violence, “We will not allow any of our neighbors to be intimidated, threated or harmed because of who they are, how they worship or whom they love,” he toldNBC4i.
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