WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.120 Getting ready for what's going to happen tomorrow night in Baltimore with the Ravens. 2 00:00:03.319 --> 00:00:07.200 Tony Benner tells me the Bengals are about a four to five point underdog. 3 00:00:07.960 --> 00:00:11.880 Hendrickson might be able to play, might not. But Deshaun Watson in Cleveland 4 00:00:11.880 --> 00:00:15.720 now having a season ending shoulder surgery, so you would think the Brownies are 5 00:00:15.720 --> 00:00:19.160 done. So we'll see what happens there. Coming up later as a live 6 00:00:19.239 --> 00:00:24.440 report from San Francisco on the meetings with Shijao Ping, the premiere of Communist 7 00:00:24.519 --> 00:00:27.440 re at China, and Joe Biden. Hopefully he'll stay awake till six or 8 00:00:27.480 --> 00:00:31.079 some o'clock tonight. It's on the West coast, so it's only three o'clock 9 00:00:31.079 --> 00:00:34.520 Eastern time, so we might get a shot at him being somewhat cognizant. 10 00:00:34.759 --> 00:00:38.119 But until then, how many kind of prosecutor? Melissa Powers is with us 11 00:00:38.200 --> 00:00:41.960 now, and Melissa, welcome again to the Bill Cunningham Show. And before 12 00:00:42.000 --> 00:00:47.960 we talk philosophically, it appears that Philip aul Well, nineteen years old, 13 00:00:48.679 --> 00:00:53.920 is charged with a felony for inducing panic over the Protestations of those on council 14 00:00:54.200 --> 00:00:58.000 who doesn't want him charged as a felony, and I would say the city 15 00:00:58.039 --> 00:01:00.840 council know your role and shut your mouth when it comes to law enforcement. 16 00:01:00.840 --> 00:01:06.079 But nonetheless, in the past this has not been considered to be a serious 17 00:01:06.120 --> 00:01:11.400 offense and it's proliferating. Whatever you put up with, you incentivized. Tell 18 00:01:11.439 --> 00:01:15.400 us about state of ole hire versus Philip Allwell, nineteen years old inducing panic 19 00:01:15.439 --> 00:01:19.480 on a burnout. Give us a full report. Thanks Billy for having me 20 00:01:19.519 --> 00:01:23.519 on your show. So this is from the incident that happened on October fifteenth 21 00:01:23.760 --> 00:01:29.120 on River Road. So it's in reference to multiple vehicles that block the roadway 22 00:01:29.159 --> 00:01:33.159 and not allowing any other vehicles to pay us while other vehicles were in the 23 00:01:33.200 --> 00:01:41.319 pit doing slides and donuts and burnouts. He is now charged with inducing panic. 24 00:01:41.400 --> 00:01:45.640 So thankfully, with the investigation of the Society Police Department, we've been 25 00:01:45.680 --> 00:01:52.519 able to bring one person before to justice and he's been indicted for inducing panic. 26 00:01:52.560 --> 00:01:56.519 It's a felony the fourth degree. This is for causing serious public and 27 00:01:56.719 --> 00:02:05.719 convenience or alarm and having reckless disregard that the commission of the offense of diorly 28 00:02:05.799 --> 00:02:09.919 conduct is also that it resulted in economic carm more than seven hundred and fifty 29 00:02:09.960 --> 00:02:15.599 dollars excuse me, seven five hundred dollars, but less one thousand, less 30 00:02:16.159 --> 00:02:23.520 one hundred thousand dollars. So he also in the indictment using the forfeiture statue, 31 00:02:23.560 --> 00:02:28.800 since the vehicle was used as the instrumentality of inducing panic and committing the 32 00:02:28.879 --> 00:02:34.360 offense, we can under the forfeiture statute seize and forfeit his vehicle. And 33 00:02:34.400 --> 00:02:38.639 that's exactly what the grand jury did, and so he is being brought to 34 00:02:39.000 --> 00:02:44.960 justice. Regarding that incident, Well, when you think about a nineteen year 35 00:02:44.960 --> 00:02:49.759 old boy, you know by law he's a man. I can recall having 36 00:02:49.840 --> 00:02:53.879 drag races. There are fast and furious movies, which I think is incentivized. 37 00:02:53.879 --> 00:02:58.319 This YouTube has done a great job, along with TikTok and incentivizing this 38 00:02:58.400 --> 00:03:00.759 kind of behavior. It used to be there'd be two cars lined up and 39 00:03:00.840 --> 00:03:05.120 maybe on River Road and some of the straight stretch and simply take off down 40 00:03:05.159 --> 00:03:07.439 the road, which is dangerous. But this is different. This is almost 41 00:03:07.639 --> 00:03:14.439 organized and which dozens of people have to literally block River Road or block I 42 00:03:14.639 --> 00:03:17.960 seventy one in the lightle tunnel, back up the traffic to the Brent spent. 43 00:03:19.120 --> 00:03:23.840 This is unbelievable. Do you think social media plays a role in publicizing 44 00:03:23.879 --> 00:03:28.039 all this, Well, definitely, the social media aspect of this is, 45 00:03:28.400 --> 00:03:35.319 you know, this is how they organize. Is also reflecting showing off I 46 00:03:35.360 --> 00:03:40.479 suppose, but it definitely is showing the sheer lawlessness of these actors, how 47 00:03:40.520 --> 00:03:46.719 brazen they are, how emboldened they are, and especially in communities and cities 48 00:03:46.879 --> 00:03:53.039 where laws are not being enforced by prosecutors and police officers and are not pursuing. 49 00:03:53.560 --> 00:03:57.840 So they came here to Hamilton County thinking that a lot of these actors 50 00:03:58.319 --> 00:04:01.280 are out of the not just they're not from Hamilton County. They came down 51 00:04:01.280 --> 00:04:04.840 from Dayton, they came down from Columbus. We're still looking, I know 52 00:04:04.919 --> 00:04:11.560 Sincini Police is still conducting investigation to get others they're going. But there's obviously 53 00:04:11.599 --> 00:04:15.479 there's been some distraction with a lot of the violence that's been happening in the 54 00:04:15.479 --> 00:04:19.240 past two weeks. So some of those resources left and then went off into 55 00:04:20.480 --> 00:04:24.680 more of a focus on a violent crime here, which is where it should 56 00:04:24.720 --> 00:04:27.639 be. But what we want to make sure is that with this is not 57 00:04:27.759 --> 00:04:31.839 an example that we want to continue in Hamilton County and don't want it to 58 00:04:31.879 --> 00:04:38.160 be tolerated. I think it's a reflection of bigger problems that city has, 59 00:04:38.240 --> 00:04:42.519 Large cities have, where there's a lack of respect for law enforcement, there's 60 00:04:42.680 --> 00:04:49.160 organized retail theft, there's mob This is very to me, very mob oriented 61 00:04:49.279 --> 00:04:55.439 type violence is reckless, it's dangerous, and then like you said, you 62 00:04:55.480 --> 00:05:00.360 know there's some aspect of I guess, becoming famous or getting their fifty minutes 63 00:05:00.399 --> 00:05:03.240 of fame on social media and being cool, so it goes way beyond just 64 00:05:03.639 --> 00:05:08.360 drag racing. This. In my opinion, it's just as dangerous, but 65 00:05:08.480 --> 00:05:14.160 somewhat even more dangerous because they're holding everybody in those areas hostage. There's the 66 00:05:14.319 --> 00:05:17.160 fear you don't know what can happen when you have that many people, if 67 00:05:17.199 --> 00:05:20.279 there if some of the cool part of what they're trying to do or they 68 00:05:20.319 --> 00:05:24.560 think is cool, is actually show that they're brave enough to go in the 69 00:05:24.600 --> 00:05:28.519 center and touch vehicles. If you go on YouTube, you can see they 70 00:05:28.560 --> 00:05:33.079 actually post these videos of other people in the crowd getting hurt. I mean 71 00:05:33.240 --> 00:05:39.560 seriously hurt. I don't know about killed, but obviously that's a possibility of 72 00:05:39.639 --> 00:05:44.160 how dangerous this whole activity is. But what outrage is me is that they 73 00:05:44.160 --> 00:05:47.240 think they can come into Hamilton County and the laws won't be enforced. And 74 00:05:47.319 --> 00:05:51.360 they also, I think, are aware of the policy the Cincinnati Police Department 75 00:05:51.680 --> 00:05:57.439 cannot pursue. So they're staying in the city of Cincinnati in that jurisdiction and 76 00:05:57.480 --> 00:06:00.519 there's no real pursuit. But we're finding them another way, really because of 77 00:06:00.639 --> 00:06:05.720 them posting their videos on YouTube. Well, I look at this, and 78 00:06:05.879 --> 00:06:10.680 I'll play Devil's advocate for a moment. I heard one or two say, 79 00:06:10.800 --> 00:06:13.879 after all, in the Hamlet County and the city of Cincinnati, we have 80 00:06:14.000 --> 00:06:17.519 thirty five thousand shots are fired every year in the city of Cincinnati. This 81 00:06:17.560 --> 00:06:21.079 isn't the county, just the city. Thirty five thousand bullets are flying around. 82 00:06:21.319 --> 00:06:26.800 You got four hundred people that are wounded. We got Mayhem Constant eighty 83 00:06:26.800 --> 00:06:30.560 to nine. You're going to be killed. Thirty two juveniles have been shot 84 00:06:30.600 --> 00:06:33.120 and killed. So why would the prosecutor care about a traffic matter. Tony 85 00:06:33.120 --> 00:06:35.680 Bender, for the sake of argument, would say, how about focusing on 86 00:06:35.720 --> 00:06:42.079 the serious stuff in which there's Mayhem and Louis Vauton stores are being looted there's 87 00:06:42.240 --> 00:06:47.160 mass there's mass looting of department stores, you have bricks falling off the crew 88 00:06:47.279 --> 00:06:50.160 tower. Oh, hell's breaking loose, And we're going to focus on a 89 00:06:50.240 --> 00:06:54.600 drag race. Are you kidding me? That's the argument of some What would 90 00:06:54.600 --> 00:06:58.920 you say to that, Well, the focus isn't just solely on drag racing 91 00:06:59.079 --> 00:07:03.839 or the street takeovers. The focus is on making sure that mob and violence 92 00:07:04.800 --> 00:07:11.040 and activity that can hurt others in the community does not happen here. And 93 00:07:11.240 --> 00:07:15.319 if you start forgiving one law or allows something happen, you know, and 94 00:07:15.480 --> 00:07:19.399 not enforce the law and not hold people accountable in one area, it just 95 00:07:19.439 --> 00:07:25.720 trickles down and creates bigger problems within the community. It also is saying these 96 00:07:25.759 --> 00:07:28.600 people are saying, we're coming here. We know you're not going to do 97 00:07:28.639 --> 00:07:30.199 anything about it. We don't think even if you did something about it, 98 00:07:30.240 --> 00:07:34.639 nothing's going to happen to us. And so we feel so emboldened to come 99 00:07:34.680 --> 00:07:40.680 into your community, stop traffic, put the middle finger up to law enforcement 100 00:07:40.959 --> 00:07:44.839 and say you know, haha. And if there's an inconvenience to other people, 101 00:07:45.199 --> 00:07:48.279 if there's somebody that can't get to a hospital because it's in the middle 102 00:07:48.319 --> 00:07:53.160 of the of the expressway, you know, along those lines. So what 103 00:07:53.720 --> 00:07:56.639 do we just let that go away? I agree with you did. We 104 00:07:56.720 --> 00:08:00.959 have big problems here in Hamilton County. The Prosecutors Office as well as the 105 00:08:01.000 --> 00:08:05.480 Society Police Department, and as in all the police departments throughout the Camilton County 106 00:08:05.680 --> 00:08:09.399 are working very very hard to keep our neighborhoods and our people safe, and 107 00:08:09.439 --> 00:08:15.680 that's what our focus is. But we cannot allow the decay of society to 108 00:08:15.879 --> 00:08:18.439 happen, to allow things to trickle down, to have the lack of respect 109 00:08:18.480 --> 00:08:22.920 for law enforcement, or to allow any dangerous behavior, because it just leads 110 00:08:22.920 --> 00:08:28.720 into more. And that's what made me so angry when I saw it coming 111 00:08:28.800 --> 00:08:31.879 here. They think that we're not going to enforce the law, and we 112 00:08:31.959 --> 00:08:35.840 are. We will enforce the law if it takes time. If you look 113 00:08:35.879 --> 00:08:41.639 at the January sixth investigations that that was all by video that they were able 114 00:08:41.679 --> 00:08:45.440 to it took time. This will take some time. But I also think 115 00:08:45.480 --> 00:08:48.279 we can do more than just one thing in order to enforce the laws. 116 00:08:48.440 --> 00:08:52.120 I think we can stay focused on violent crime. We can stay focused on 117 00:08:52.559 --> 00:08:56.639 making sure we're putting the bad guys away, and we can also stay focused 118 00:08:56.639 --> 00:09:01.240 on making sure that we keep neighborhoods. But it starts with enforcing all the 119 00:09:01.320 --> 00:09:03.960 laws. I don't just pick and choose what law we're going to enforce, 120 00:09:05.399 --> 00:09:07.759 because that sends the wrong message. And if I'm just picking and choosing, 121 00:09:07.759 --> 00:09:11.600 that's where the burning of every city that we're seeing on TV is happening. 122 00:09:11.799 --> 00:09:16.320 Because there's prosecutors out there that are just picking and choosing what laws to enforce, 123 00:09:16.600 --> 00:09:20.000 and they're willing to allow nine hundred dollars to be stolen from home depot 124 00:09:20.399 --> 00:09:24.720 and so five hundred people go in and nothing's being done to them. They 125 00:09:24.919 --> 00:09:28.600 they'll get away with it. We cannot send the message that you can get 126 00:09:28.639 --> 00:09:33.240 away with crime. It'll be enforced. And the best way I think, 127 00:09:33.679 --> 00:09:35.879 you know this young man, maybe he'll roll a lenient judge. I don't 128 00:09:35.879 --> 00:09:39.679 know, Maybe nothing will be done, Maybe they'll take the attitude as you 129 00:09:39.759 --> 00:09:43.600 said, playing the devil's advocate. But the one thing, the one thing 130 00:09:43.639 --> 00:09:48.039 I know that'll put an end to it is seizing that car. They do 131 00:09:48.120 --> 00:09:50.960 not want to lease their property, so regardless of the outcome of the case, 132 00:09:52.279 --> 00:09:54.200 I can still take that car, and I want that to be the 133 00:09:54.240 --> 00:09:58.120 message to anybody thinking that they're going to come in here, whether they get 134 00:09:58.159 --> 00:10:01.000 away with it or not, if I'm going to catch you or the police 135 00:10:01.039 --> 00:10:05.360 catch you, I will make sure that car is taken. So you're saying 136 00:10:05.399 --> 00:10:09.000 missing powers that even if this has rolled to a liberal, left wing, 137 00:10:09.080 --> 00:10:13.840 progressive judge who doesn't put anybody in jail, even in that case, you 138 00:10:13.919 --> 00:10:18.080 can start a civil forfeits are proceeding against the car itself. That's exactly right. 139 00:10:18.120 --> 00:10:24.240 There's no discretion for that liberal judge or the lenient judge on that car. 140 00:10:24.440 --> 00:10:28.360 They have to it has to be forfeited, so the car will be 141 00:10:28.440 --> 00:10:31.840 taken. Great now. On an unrelated matter, I had on David Yost 142 00:10:31.879 --> 00:10:35.600 the other day, the state prosecutor, I'm sorry, the state attorney general, 143 00:10:35.840 --> 00:10:39.720 and I brought it to him a pot enforcement, marijuana enforcement, and 144 00:10:39.840 --> 00:10:43.039 right now. His answers mainly were, we're not sure, don't know. 145 00:10:43.600 --> 00:10:50.320 It appears starting December the seventh, that from that point on, a person 146 00:10:50.399 --> 00:10:54.879 in their home can possess certain amounts of marijuana. And he said, it 147 00:10:54.919 --> 00:11:00.080 appears they can grow marijuana in their home a certain number of plants. I 148 00:11:00.080 --> 00:11:03.039 think the number is six in your home and it takes several months actually bring 149 00:11:03.039 --> 00:11:09.080 a marijuana Tony Benner tells me, from seed to fruition. But nonetheless, 150 00:11:09.919 --> 00:11:16.240 are you and your top assistance reviewing what the law is going to be in 151 00:11:16.279 --> 00:11:20.240 marijuana when according to Mike DeWine, and according to Huffman, and according to 152 00:11:20.360 --> 00:11:24.639 Stevens, the head of the House in the Senate, they're not sure how 153 00:11:24.639 --> 00:11:28.120 to proceed. What is the county prosecutor do on the front lines when you're 154 00:11:28.159 --> 00:11:33.360 actually in court every day. What you allow means you encourage it. So 155 00:11:33.440 --> 00:11:37.720 at this point, as we sit here this Wednesday afternoon, what's the status 156 00:11:37.720 --> 00:11:43.120 of enforcement of marijuana law in Hamlin County. Well, obviously with the new 157 00:11:43.159 --> 00:11:46.799 law, now I have to say I have not read through the entire law 158 00:11:46.879 --> 00:11:52.960 yet. My appellate division is working. They're the ones that are looking into 159 00:11:52.200 --> 00:11:56.840 the and reviewing and making recommendations. But I can say, you know, 160 00:11:56.879 --> 00:12:01.679 obviously the people have spoken it's struck creational marijuana, and like you said, 161 00:12:01.919 --> 00:12:05.039 it seems like you can grow a certain amount even in your own home. 162 00:12:07.559 --> 00:12:11.639 What I also, we also are cognizant of we will continue to be prosecuting 163 00:12:11.679 --> 00:12:18.240 drug dealers that people that will be dealing because that's still illegal and we will 164 00:12:18.240 --> 00:12:24.879 be prosecuting. I can tell you anybody that's under the OVI Statute, if 165 00:12:24.919 --> 00:12:30.039 they are impaired drivers, they will be prosecuted. So there are things that 166 00:12:30.120 --> 00:12:33.120 our office will continue to prosecute, just as if we did before. So 167 00:12:33.679 --> 00:12:39.519 this bill is recreational use. It's not allowing people to sell marijuana. They 168 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:43.600 have to they have to go to those dispensaries to buy it. So the 169 00:12:43.679 --> 00:12:46.759 drug dealers are going to be out of business when it comes to marijuana. 170 00:12:46.960 --> 00:12:50.279 And if they're not, then they'll be continued to be prosecuted on the other 171 00:12:52.120 --> 00:12:54.600 nuances of it. I haven't I don't have those answers for you today, 172 00:12:54.960 --> 00:12:58.279 but like you know, i'll get back with you on that. Another issue 173 00:12:58.440 --> 00:13:03.639 is when on Donovan and I, along with the People's Judge, walk across 174 00:13:03.840 --> 00:13:09.159 Washington Park on a summer's day, the smell of marijuana is ubiquitous. So 175 00:13:09.480 --> 00:13:13.000 I walked up to a command officer who was a block away and I said, 176 00:13:13.039 --> 00:13:16.279 eighth Captain, he said. I talked to him a little bit. 177 00:13:16.320 --> 00:13:20.200 I said, how come you can openly smoke marijuana in Washington Park. This 178 00:13:20.399 --> 00:13:22.799 was a couple three months ago. And he said, well, it's not 179 00:13:22.879 --> 00:13:26.919 something we're focusing on. City council and the mayor has kind of told the 180 00:13:26.919 --> 00:13:31.440 police division, you know what, focus on something else. You can't arrest 181 00:13:31.480 --> 00:13:37.240 people, you can prosecute and once they're arrested. What is your view on 182 00:13:37.080 --> 00:13:45.399 police being told by civil authorities essentially not to arrest individuals who break the law. 183 00:13:46.000 --> 00:13:50.879 Well, that goes back to what's going on around the country and some 184 00:13:50.960 --> 00:13:56.080 of these other cities where laws aren't being enforced, and then how that affects 185 00:13:56.440 --> 00:14:01.120 overall society and the quality of society. My focus is always on, and 186 00:14:01.200 --> 00:14:05.080 I do with this every day, is how do I keep our county stay 187 00:14:05.200 --> 00:14:09.759 for every citizen, and to keep our businesses have the ability to continue to 188 00:14:09.840 --> 00:14:15.080 thrive and grow and a great place for us to live and raise a family. 189 00:14:15.559 --> 00:14:20.679 So safety is always number one. I think picking and choosing what laws 190 00:14:20.720 --> 00:14:26.240 to enforce and what not to enforce is not a good philosophy. You know, 191 00:14:26.240 --> 00:14:30.600 if you want change, it needs to come from the state legislature. 192 00:14:31.159 --> 00:14:35.960 So I'm not in charge of the police, you know, like you said, 193 00:14:37.000 --> 00:14:39.879 I don't make the you know, this office does not make the arrests, 194 00:14:39.480 --> 00:14:45.039 but we do enforce the law when it comes to us and hold people 195 00:14:45.080 --> 00:14:48.600 accountable. All right. Now, Lastly, according to the Inquirer, I 196 00:14:48.600 --> 00:14:52.720 don't think this comes as a shock. The headline is that you have an 197 00:14:52.720 --> 00:14:58.480 announced opponent to run against you, that being Connie Pillage, and she has 198 00:14:58.519 --> 00:15:05.480 said in this column written by Sharon Coolidge that she wants to professionalize your prosecutor's 199 00:15:05.480 --> 00:15:11.320 office. She wants to quote professionalize your office. Are there professionals prosecuting in 200 00:15:11.399 --> 00:15:16.480 Hamilton County or are there a bunch of unranked amateurs. Well, the voters 201 00:15:16.519 --> 00:15:22.159 in Hamilton County the next ball will have a clear choice as to who they 202 00:15:22.159 --> 00:15:26.000 want to be their Hamilton County prosecutor. I can tell you the talent in 203 00:15:26.080 --> 00:15:33.200 this office are the best litigators, even civil litigators. They get the rank 204 00:15:33.279 --> 00:15:37.200 as the top litigators in the in the county, in the city. And 205 00:15:37.240 --> 00:15:41.480 maybe I'm not even sure. I haven't seen and prosecutor or have been in 206 00:15:41.559 --> 00:15:43.919 other court rooms throughout the state, but I think they're some of the best. 207 00:15:45.159 --> 00:15:48.120 They're in the court room every single day. I'm working hard to make 208 00:15:48.159 --> 00:15:52.399 sure that the people are held accountable and bad actors are put behind bars. 209 00:15:52.960 --> 00:15:56.679 So next November, the voters will have a really clear choice. You have 210 00:15:56.840 --> 00:16:00.840 me. I have spent my entire career thirty one years in public service keeping 211 00:16:00.840 --> 00:16:04.840 people safe and helping others. I was a prosecutor. I put bad guys 212 00:16:04.879 --> 00:16:11.159 behind bars. We helped criminals accountable. As a judge, I had great 213 00:16:11.159 --> 00:16:14.559 compassion, but I had great strength to be able to do what was the 214 00:16:14.639 --> 00:16:18.200 right thing to do to make sure that the people and the community was safe. 215 00:16:18.440 --> 00:16:22.399 And I supported law enforcement. Victims were always paramount. They had a 216 00:16:22.480 --> 00:16:26.840 voice in every case. And I found real solutions to real problems. And 217 00:16:26.879 --> 00:16:33.320 I've got an entire You can go through my career and history to be able 218 00:16:33.360 --> 00:16:36.879 to see some of the solutions, such as the Veterans Treatment Court that I 219 00:16:36.919 --> 00:16:40.440 started when I was a municipal court judge, or when I was in juvenile 220 00:16:40.480 --> 00:16:45.679 court. We had problems with graduation rates and children with trauma and behavioral health 221 00:16:45.679 --> 00:16:51.480 issues. We addressed that and we're able to get real results to keep kids 222 00:16:51.600 --> 00:16:56.000 out of the criminal justice system. And then I did a number of years 223 00:16:56.000 --> 00:17:00.840 as a defense attorney, protecting the constitutional rights of others and represent them ballously. 224 00:17:00.399 --> 00:17:04.680 So my opponent, she's basically going to say a career politician. She 225 00:17:04.720 --> 00:17:08.599 has thrown her hat in every open position she thinks that she can get a 226 00:17:08.640 --> 00:17:12.880 government job and has a chance to win. And she's lost on her last 227 00:17:12.880 --> 00:17:18.359 three that she entered in. She or lost her or with Drew, I 228 00:17:18.359 --> 00:17:22.039 should say, And when she loses this race for prosecutors, she'll run again 229 00:17:22.119 --> 00:17:26.000 until she finally finds something she does win at. She does not have the 230 00:17:26.079 --> 00:17:32.240 experience that I have to be prosecutor. She doesn't even want to be prosecutor. 231 00:17:32.240 --> 00:17:34.519 I think she's just an open seat that she thinks because she's got a 232 00:17:34.599 --> 00:17:38.119 d behind her name and she can put that on the ballot that qualifies her 233 00:17:38.160 --> 00:17:42.640 and she'll win. And quite sadly that could be the case. But I 234 00:17:42.680 --> 00:17:48.799 also believe strongly and confident that the residents of Hamilton County are very smart. 235 00:17:48.599 --> 00:17:53.640 They know and they will They're concerned for their safety and the safety of their 236 00:17:53.640 --> 00:17:57.720 family, and that means more than any political affiliation. And it is my 237 00:17:59.200 --> 00:18:03.039 goal here and next year to make sure that they look at the two candidates 238 00:18:03.759 --> 00:18:06.880 and one the one that's most qualified, which is going to be me. 239 00:18:07.759 --> 00:18:10.960 Like I said, I have the proven track record, I have the results. 240 00:18:11.880 --> 00:18:15.000 I always love this office and I've always you know, to be prosecutor. 241 00:18:15.039 --> 00:18:18.079 I mean, this is just a dream and a great honor. It's 242 00:18:18.079 --> 00:18:22.920 such just another job. She probably needs a paycheck. And a wise person 243 00:18:22.960 --> 00:18:27.759 once said she's the latest mouthpiece for the liberal crusade to ruin American cities through 244 00:18:27.839 --> 00:18:32.680 lawlessness and chaos, and Melissa Powers would say, not on my watch, 245 00:18:33.119 --> 00:18:36.680 so exactly, Melissa, good luck, and we'll see what happens down the 246 00:18:36.759 --> 00:18:40.640 road relative to marijuana laws, et cetera. And once again, thank you 247 00:18:40.680 --> 00:18:42.440 for coming on the Bill Cunningham Show. Melissa, thank you very much. 248 00:18:42.759 --> 00:18:48.119 You're welcome. Thanks Bill. Let's continue with more your comments. Bill Cunningham 249 00:18:48.200 --> 00:18:52.279 News Radio seven hundred WULW Hey Bengals fans. You know, great tackling can 250 00:18:52.359 --> 00:18:56.279 happen off the grid Iron two rough Trail Ahead, tough to Do list, 251 00:18:56.519 --> 00:18:57.119 and a ship