Part 1 :17 - Attorney Eddie Sipplen joined the show for a long-form discussion on the death of George Floyd and the ongoing rift between the black community and the police. Sipplen looked at the situation with the Minneapolis police from a legal perspective, and he believes the other three officers next to Derek Chauvin should also be tried for murder. Another angle Sipplen touched on was police accountability in general with the advent of body cameras, and he shared his thoughts on other races and age groups standing behind the black community. Locally, both in Akron and in the state of Ohio, representatives are moving forward with declaring racism as a public health crisis, and Emilia Sykes has been at the forefront of this movement. From the perspective from city leaders, they do not condone any of the rioting and looting happening, but they also understand the anger and frustration Akron residents and beyond have. Margo Sommerville, president of Akron city council, says she and her constituents are being out front in listening to the community, and says the city will ensure the police are held accountable for acts of brutality.
Part 2 :17 - Are the stresses of injustice, riots, and even COVID-19 bogging you down and affecting your sleep patterns? Cleveland Clinic-Akron General’s Dr. Debbie Plate has some advice to get a more restful night’s sleep, and she also touched on the continued testing for the Coronavirus. 9:30 - Though the riots, looting, a damaging of property have taken up much of the headlines, the majority of the protests across the country were peaceful. Different races and backgrounds of people came together in solidarity, and that includes many police officers. Akron police chief Ken Ball called into the Ray Horner Morning Show to discuss a slew of topics revolving around the death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests. Chief Ball says he was horrified by the images from those nine minutes Floyd was on the ground, stressing that a knee on the back of the neck is not proper protocol. The Akron Police Department recently hired several new officers, and Ball says it is a very diverse class. 20:36 - Could we be heading back to some sort of normalcy soon? Because according to members of the morning show, airplanes and gyms are back to business as usual.