Liberty Twp. Fire Chief Paul Stumpf said two deputies were on scene when crews arrived to extinguish the sign. There was no obvious trails or odors of any type of accelerant he said.
This action is “disturbing” as it encroaches on a person’s freedom of speech, said Miami Hamilton political science professor John Forren.
“It’s an indication of how volatile this election is,” he said.
He said this election season has seen incidents “where emotions and a lack of respect for other points of view have spilled out.”
“People need to remember we can disagree, even fundamentally, but we need to respect each others point of view and clearly burning political signs is going a step too far,” Forren said.
Butler County GOP Executive Chairman Todd Hall said the county and state Republican Party is “focused on running a positive campaign this election.”
“Unfortunately, there will always be haters,” he said.
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