© 2024 Ideastream Public Media

1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
(216) 916-6100 | (877) 399-3307

WKSU is a public media service licensed to Kent State University and operated by Ideastream Public Media.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Detainment of Hotel Guests Raises Issue of Cultural Awareness

A incident last week in Avon where a Muslim man was detained at a hotel at gunpoint raises concerns about how people respond to what they perceive to be potential threats and how police respond when someone gripped by what appears to be irrational fear calls for help. The visitor, from the United Arab Emirates, came here for treatment at the Cleveland Clinic after a stroke.   

Bryan Jensen, Mayor, City of Avon
Anita Gray, Regional Diretor, Anti-Defamation League