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Toledo Gets Tough on "Crime"

The City of Toledo has some interesting priorities. Murder and forcible rape are double the national average. Robberies are three times the national average. But here's a note for you criminals, don't get caught smoking.

While crime rates soar in Toledo, the police force is quickly rounding up all cigarette smokers in area taverns and restaurants.

Herb Betz, son of Lil Sheba's owner Thelma Betz, said two uniformed officers and four plain-clothed officers entered the bar at 1380 West Alexis Rd. about 7:30 p.m., during the lunch break for GM Powertrain employees from across the street.

"When they came in, all the lunch crowd left," Mr. Betz said. "They came in like we were being raided for drugs. I've got a whole pan of chicken that's going to go to waste."

Ohio is ranked 33rd in the nation for friendliness to small business. Our factories are forced to pack up and move overseas. Ohioans are underemployed.  All of this is due to government regulations stifling business. When are our lawmakers and enforcement personnel going to realize the harm done to society? Let's focus on crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. After the police have these things under control, then they might be bored enough to harass cigarette smokers.

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