During a meeting on Feb. 11, Hamilton County commissioners slammed the village of Evendale's response to the white supremacist demonstration last week. They echoed the concerns of residents as to why the armed white supremacists were able to leave without any citations or arrests by police.

I think the police are afraid to do something because they don’t want to cause any problems,” a local business owner told a news outlet.

Ohio lawmakers look to give more options for police after neo-Nazi demonstration