Cuyahoga County leaders deserve blistering criticism for their tepid response to deadly high-speed chases that have left innocent civilians dead, with Today in Ohio podcast hosts condemning a proposed chase police reform as an inadequate “face-saving half measure.”

At issue is the controversial downtown sheriff’s patrol unit established by County Executive Chris Ronayne, which has come under intense scrutiny following two separate 100-mph chases that resulted in three deaths, including two innocent bystanders. Rather than disbanding the expensive unit outright, county officials merely propose to tighten chase rules.

“County council people are a bunch of cowards. They will not stand up to the executive,” said cleveland.com editor Chris Quinn during the podcast. “This should be disband

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