We are proud of Sharonville Mayor Virgil Lovitt for being a leader in the campaign to pass his buddy Todd Portune's Sales Tax hike, even though the voters in his district soundly rejected it. Acts such as these are why we awarded Virg our 2008 Tax Hiker of the Year. Recently, a disturbing situation has proven why this needed to pass and why our community is unsafe because of its failure.
89-year-old woman Edna Jester was recently arrested for refusing to give back a football to the kids who frequently play sports in her yard. They threw a football into her yard, and this criminal stole it and refused to give it back! Fortunately Blue Ash's finest were quickly on the scene to arrest this thief for her crime.
Did everyone notice the same disturbing part to this story that we did?
Left with no other choice, he said, officers placed her in the back of a cruiser, took her to the police station and booked her, he said. Schaffer said Jester told police to handcuff her but they refused.
Jester was cited to appear in Blue Ash Mayor’s Court Nov. 12 and released from custody.
Edna stole a football from kids and she was immediately released from jail! Another early release. Another criminal back on the streets before her time.
This football thief is a clear and present danger to all the neighborhood kids. Without adequate jail space, she may be able to stay in her home and continue to intimidate these kids from playing sports in her yard. This is solid proof why we needed that $200 million new jail and the other $600 million in spending that was included in the Portune/Lovitt Sales Tax hike.
We applaud Virgil Lovitt for going against the voters his district to try to pass this Sales Tax increase. We need more tax hikers like Virg in Columbus to continue the proud legacy of former Governor Bob Taft. Virgil Lovitt for State Representative/County Commissioner!
2 comments:
They could always open up the 3 floors of the jail they currently have closed when they need to make more room for dangerous 89 year-old football stealers.
Perhaps the Bungles could sign her since at least she knows something about taking away the football.
Be careful by supporting a jail tax! You would be going against the tandem team of the NAACP and COAST, who worked in lockstep opposing this issue!
They make a formidable team!
C. F.
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