Ten Toes Down: Rodney Hinton, Ryan Hinton, and the Verdict That Didn't Surprise Me

💔 A father watched the video of police killing his 18-year-old son. ⏱️ Hours later, a deputy was dead. ⚖️ And this week, a jury said GUILTY.

On May 1, 2025, Cincinnati police shot and killed Ryan Hinton, 18, during a stolen-car call. 🚔 The next day, his father, Rodney Hinton Jr. — a man with a long history of serious mental illness — sat in a police building and watched the body cam footage of his child dying. 📹 Within hours, retired Hamilton County Deputy Larry Henderson was struck and killed while directing traffic at UC's graduation. 🎓

The jury rejected the insanity defense and found Rodney guilty of murder. 🧑🏾‍⚖️ Sentencing is November 16. 📅

Ronda isn't watering this down. 🔥 She's a Black mother with Black children, and she's standing ten toes down with Rodney Hinton as a grieving father. 🖤 She breaks down everything: Ryan's last six seconds ⏳, the prosecutor who called that shooting justified, the mental illness the jury heard about 🧠, why she didn't expect any other verdict, and the numbers on how often police kill our children. 📊

No jargon. No sugarcoating. No pretending. 💯

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