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It sure seems like crime is skyrocketing. It's been on the decline locally and nationally for a while, but I think that trend has reversed in both cases.

A bigtime business wants to open a store in Lebanon, but the people of Lebanon want to use violence to stop them.

"Pilot Flying J, based in Tennessee, plans to build a multi-million dollar truck stop at the intersection of Interstate 71 and Ohio 123 . A mostly hostile crowd, including the commissioners themselves, said they were not happy about the truck stop coming to the area."

Something tells me people don't want to compete with this company. Hopefully, locals will be unable to use violence to stop people from engaging in peaceful, voluntary exchange.

"“This project doesn’t do anything for Turtlecreek Twp. residents, and it doesn’t do anything for kids in Lebanon High School,” said resident Terri Banker. “We ask our kids to perform well in school, get a four-year education and after years of education all we have provided them with is the job of cashier. There was a hope of high-tech, bio-tech – some sort of high-income jobs; if we keep going down this road, we’re jeopardizing that. If you put that truck-stop in at 123, you can forget any high-quality development.”"

What freaking crock of excrement.  This is the rhetoric politicians use to enable their violence. This business will enrich the community. It will bring new, wealth-creating voluntary transactions to the community.