{"id":2042265,"date":"2023-09-23T05:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T09:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thank-you-for-speaking-out-sherrod-brown-praises-prosecutor-candidate-who-called-to-defund-police-end-cash-bail\/"},"modified":"2023-09-23T05:28:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T09:28:58","slug":"thank-you-for-speaking-out-sherrod-brown-praises-prosecutor-candidate-who-called-to-defund-police-end-cash-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thank-you-for-speaking-out-sherrod-brown-praises-prosecutor-candidate-who-called-to-defund-police-end-cash-bail\/","title":{"rendered":"Sherrod Brown commends prosecutor candidate for advocating police defunding and ending cash bail. Grateful for their outspokenness."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthank-you-for-speaking-out-sherrod-brown-praises-prosecutor-candidate-who-called-to-defund-police-end-cash-bail%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2042265&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Ohio Democratic senator in 2020 argued policing &#8216;reinforces&#8217; racism<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<figure><figcaption>Sen. Sherrod\u200b Brown and Matthew Ahn (Instagram\/matthewahnforprosecutor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>Ohio\u2064 Democratic senator Sherrod Brown in an August letter praised a \u2064left-wing prosecutor \u2064candidate in Cleveland who has\u200b endorsed\u2064 calls to defund\u200d police, end cash bail, and pull cops from schools,\u2063 a <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> \u200dreview found.<\/p>\n<p>Brown on \u2062August 7 wrote to\u2063 Cuyahoga\u2064 County prosecutor hopeful Matthew Ahn to thank the \u200dcandidate for &#8220;speaking out,&#8221; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cw8SvZEp7KX\/?igshid=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photo<\/a> of \u2062the letter shared by Ahn shows.\u200c Ahn,\u200d a left-wing \u2064law professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/cleveland\/2023\/08\/01\/matthew-ahn-cuyahoga-county-prosecutor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">known<\/a> \u200d for his progressive views, has long associated himself with the movement to defund police. At the height of the Black \u2063Lives Matter movement \u200cin 2020, Ahn <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ahnbrand\/status\/1311126543851237377?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">argued<\/a> that &#8220;nothing\u200c short of \u2064defunding&#8221; would combat \u200cthe &#8220;white supremacist infiltration of police\u2062 forces.&#8221; Ahn \u2062also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ahnbrand\/status\/1267665147432230912?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> \u2064 to &#8220;end cash bail&#8221; and &#8220;end police presence \u2064in schools,&#8221; \u2062and in 2021, the law \u200dprofessor <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ahnbrand\/status\/1408536019604054018?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emphasized<\/a> the need\u2062 to &#8220;rethink the role of police, who continue \u2062to protect and \u2062serve a social order that never \u2064had any \u2062value\u2063 to begin with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Brown&#8217;s willingness \u2063to \u2063associate\u200b with Ahn comes as the Democratic senator approaches a difficult reelection bid in a state that backed former president Donald Trump by 8 points in 2020. As Brown approaches that\u200c race, he \u200chas worked to \u2062rally behind police officers\u2014in January,\u200b the Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brown.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press\/release\/sherrod-brown-colleagues-reintroduce-bipartisan-legislation-support-first-responders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lauded<\/a> law enforcement officials for putting &#8220;their lives on \u2063the line\u2062 each day, facing\u2062 stressful \u2064and often dangerous situations, to protect Ohioans.&#8221; Following George Floyd&#8217;s death in\u200d 2020, however, Brown sang a different tune, \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.times-gazette.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2020\/06\/10\/sen-sherrod-brown-police-reinforce-institutionalized-racism-in-america\/42137061\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arguing<\/a> that\u2062 police \u2063forces\u200d that do not make reforms should not receive \u2063funding.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Policing\u200b didn&#8217;t \u2064create our nation&#8217;s institutionalized\u2064 racism. It&#8217;s \u200ba product of it, and it reinforces\u2064 it,&#8221; Brown said.<\/p>\n<p>Ahn did not\u200d return a request for comment. A Brown campaign spokesman said the Democrat&#8217;s letter, which came roughly one week after Ahn launched his prosecutorial\u2063 campaign, referred to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/opinion\/2023\/08\/issue-1-on-the-aug-8-ballot-is-also-about-racial-justice-matthew-ahn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">op-ed<\/a> Ahn wrote on\u2064 a state \u200cballot measure \u2063that \u2064did not deal with \u200cpolicing.<\/p>\n<p>But Brown continued to promote Ahn&#8217;s campaign \u2064after sending the letter\u2014the senator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cw0xrsvtFq2\/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appeared alongside<\/a> Ahn at a \u2064Cleveland-area Labor Day parade, \u200dwhich Ahn said included his \u200b&#8221;incredible\u2063 campaign team and supporters.&#8221; Brown&#8217;s campaign said the senator &#8220;has no plans to endorse&#8221; in Ahn&#8217;s race and did not answer questions regarding Ahn&#8217;s\u200c support for the defund police movement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Ahn is challenging fellow Democrat and incumbent Cuyahoga County prosecutor Michael O&#8217;Malley, who has criticized Ahn as both inexperienced and extreme on criminal justice \u200dissues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s never practiced in a courtroom in common \u2063pleas in Ohio. He&#8217;s the least experienced candidate to ever run for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-official-who-pulled-knife-on-trump-supporters-indicted-on-weapons-charges-media-tries-to-frame-him-as-victim\/\" title=\"Democrat Official Who Pulled Knife On Trump Supporters Indicted On Weapons Charges; Media Tries To Frame Him As Victim\">county prosecutor<\/a>, maybe not just in\u2064 Cuyahoga, but the entire state,&#8221; O&#8217;Malley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevescene.com\/news\/matthew-ahn-to-challenge-michael-omalley-in-race-for-county-prosecutor-42487310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the\u200d Cleveland-based <em>Scene<\/em>. &#8220;Does \u200bhe think his platform of defund \u2062the police\u2014which he&#8217;s supported on social media over the years\u2014is appropriate given \u200dthe level\u200b of violence we&#8217;re seeing in\u2064 our community?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How might Sherrod Brown&#8217;s\u200b support of a \u2064candidate who \u200cadvocates for defunding the police\u200c appeal to\u200b progressive voters but alienate more\u200c moderate voters who prioritize law\u200c and order<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ohio Democratic\u2062 senator Sherrod\u2062 Brown has come \u200dunder scrutiny for his support of a left-wing \u2064prosecutor candidate who advocates for defunding the police, ending cash bail, and removing police presence from schools. In an August letter,\u200c Brown praised Cuyahoga\u200c County prosecutor hopeful Matthew Ahn for &#8220;speaking out&#8221; on these \u2063issues.<\/p>\n<p>Ahn, a\u200d progressive\u200d law professor, \u200bhas long been associated with the movement to defund the police. During the height of the Black\u2064 Lives Matter movement in 2020, Ahn argued that defunding the police was necessary to combat the &#8220;white supremacist\u200b infiltration&#8221;\u200d within law \u200denforcement. \u2062He has also called for an end to cash bail \u200dand police presence in \u2062schools, emphasizing \u2062the need to rethink the role of \u2062the police in society.<\/p>\n<p>Brown&#8217;s support of Ahn raises eyebrows,\u200c especially as the senator faces a challenging reelection bid in a state that supported Donald Trump \u2062in 2020. However, Brown has tried to \u200dstrike a balance between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abortion-and-covid-mandates-take-center-stage-in-louisiana-governor-debate\/\" title=\"Abortion and COVID mandates dominate Louisiana Governor Debate.\">supporting law \u200denforcement<\/a> and addressing racial disparities within \u2063the criminal justice system.\u200c In January, he praised police officers for their dedication \u2063and bravery in protecting Ohioans.\u200b But following the death of George Floyd, Brown expressed concerns \u2063about how\u200b policing\u200c contributes to systemic racism in America.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of policing and racial justice has become a contentious one in recent years. Proponents \u2064of defunding the police argue that the \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thank-you-for-speaking-out-sherrod-brown-praises-prosecutor-candidate-who-called-to-defund-police-end-cash-bail\/\" title=\"Sherrod Brown commends prosecutor candidate for advocating police defunding and ending cash bail. Grateful for their outspokenness.\">current system perpetuates racial inequalities<\/a> and \u200cthat\u2063 resources should be redirected towards social and community-based initiatives. Critics, on \u2064the other hand, argue that defunding the police would lead to an increase in crime and undermine public\u2062 safety.<\/p>\n<p>The debate over policing and racial justice is likely to play a significant role in the upcoming election. Brown&#8217;s support of Ahn, a candidate \u200cwho \u200dadvocates for defunding the police, may appeal to progressive voters \u200cbut could alienate \u200bmore moderate voters who prioritize\u2062 law and order. It remains to be \u200bseen\u200c how Brown will navigate this\u2064 delicate issue as he seeks reelection in a divided state.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the support of Ohio\u200d Democratic senator Sherrod \u2064Brown for a prosecutor candidate\u2064 who advocates for defunding the police highlights the ongoing debate over policing and racial justice. \u2063Brown&#8217;s stance on this issue may have implications for his\u2062 reelection bid, as he\u200b tries to strike a balance between\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">supporting law enforcement<\/a> and addressing systemic racism within\u200b the criminal justice \u2062system.\u2062 The outcome of this \u200belection will have broader \u200bimplications for the future of criminal justice reform in Ohio and the country as a \u2063whole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio Democratic senator Sherrod Brown in 2020 supported a left-wing prosecutor candidate in Cleveland who advocated for defunding the police, eliminating cash bail, and removing police from schools. Brown&#8217;s endorsement came in an August letter, according to a review by the Washington Free Beacon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2020,"featured_media":2042266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2042265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2042265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2020"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2042265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2042265\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2042266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2042265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2042265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2042265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}