How Cincinnati CAN became Cincinnati DID 20 years after unrest Unheralded reform panel had lasting impact Kareem Elgazzar | WCPO Posted at 5:00 AM, Apr 09, 2021 and last updated 2021-04-09 05:00:49-04 CINCINNATI â The way the Collaborative Agreement has changed Cincinnatiâs policing practices gets all the attention when it comes to the cityâs response to the fatal shooting of Timothy Thomas 20 years ago. But an unheralded civic panel formed in the aftermath of Cincinnatiâs 2001 racial reckoning also had lasting impact on the region. Cincinnati CAN, which stood for âCommunity Action Now,â issued a series of recommendations in 2003 after studying the racial disparities underlying the civil unrest that Thomasâs killing sparked.