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(2066, 3, '2016-05-21 14:26:48', '2016-05-21 18:26:48', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2065 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/manufacturing-jobs-300x229.jpg" alt="manufacturing-jobs" width="300" height="229" />(PIC)Huge corporations like Wal-Mart, MacDonald''s, KFC, Burger King, Nestles, etc. keep the real cost of their products and services hidden from consumers.\r\n\r\nWhen we invite and incentivize low wage jobs into our community, the winners are the mega corporations. Taxpayers get stuck with the true costs by paying for EBT Cards, subsidized housing, WICK, LEAP, Medicaid, Obama Phones, etc. that low wage employees receive from the rest of us via government.\r\n\r\nLow wage workers are under the thumb of employers when they are on the job, and when off the job, they''re under the thumb of government bureaucrats who control whether they receive benefits and how much. It''s modern day slavery.\r\n\r\nHow much does that Big Mac really cost? What about those cheap Chinese made baubles at Wal-Mart? It''s time to stop subsidizing large corporate welfare scawflaws from sponging off us taxpayers.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>U.S. manufacturing jobs used to be a path to the middle class for Americans who couldn’t or didn’t dive into the comfort provided by higher education degrees. But now many skilled, working Americans need some form of public assistance because their wages don’t pay for basic living expenses.</em>" <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DONE - What Happens When We Buy Jobs?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2046-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 14:26:48', '2016-05-21 18:26:48', '', 2046, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2046-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2067, 1, '2016-05-21 14:27:02', '2016-05-21 18:27:02', '(PIC)This is Part 2 of a two part series. To read Part 1, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">here</span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span>\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nIn Part 1, we articulated ''What''s Wrong'', now it''s time for Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute to present a very different side of Law Enforcement''s struggle to reign in crime, especially serious, violent crime.\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-danger-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DONE - Law Enforcement - What''s Right?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1963-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 14:27:02', '2016-05-21 18:27:02', '', 1963, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1963-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2068, 3, '2016-05-21 14:27:36', '2016-05-21 18:27:36', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2065 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/manufacturing-jobs-300x229.jpg" alt="manufacturing-jobs" width="300" height="229" />(PIC)Huge corporations like Wal-Mart, MacDonald''s, KFC, Burger King, Nestles, etc. keep the real cost of their products and services hidden from consumers.\r\n\r\nWhen we invite and incentivize low wage jobs into our community, the winners are the mega corporations. Taxpayers get stuck with the true costs by paying for EBT Cards, subsidized housing, WICK, LEAP, Medicaid, Obama Phones, etc. that low wage employees receive from the rest of us via government.\r\n\r\nLow wage workers are under the thumb of employers when they are on the job, and when off the job, they''re under the thumb of government bureaucrats who control whether they receive benefits and how much. It''s modern day slavery.\r\n\r\nHow much does that Big Mac really cost? What about those cheap Chinese made baubles at Wal-Mart? It''s time to stop subsidizing large corporate welfare scawflaws from sponging off us taxpayers.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>U.S. manufacturing jobs used to be a path to the middle class for Americans who couldn’t or didn’t dive into the comfort provided by higher education degrees. But now many skilled, working Americans need some form of public assistance because their wages don’t pay for basic living expenses.</em>" <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'What Happens When We Buy Jobs?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2046-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 14:27:36', '2016-05-21 18:27:36', '', 2046, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2046-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2069, 3, '2016-05-21 14:28:38', '2016-05-21 18:28:38', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2065 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/manufacturing-jobs-300x229.jpg" alt="manufacturing-jobs" width="300" height="229" />(PIC)Huge corporations like Wal-Mart, MacDonald''s, KFC, Burger King, Nestle''s, etc. keep the real cost of their products and services hidden from consumers.\r\n\r\nWhen we invite and incentivize low wage jobs into our community, the winners are the mega corporations. Taxpayers get stuck with the true costs by paying for EBT Cards, subsidized housing, WICK, LEAP, Medicaid, Obama Phones, etc. that low wage employees receive from the rest of us via government.\r\n\r\nLow wage workers are under the thumb of employers when they are on the job, and when off the job, they''re under the thumb of government bureaucrats who control whether they receive benefits and how much. It''s modern day slavery.\r\n\r\nHow much does that Big Mac really cost? What about those cheap Chinese made baubles at Wal-Mart? It''s time to stop subsidizing large corporate welfare scawflaws from sponging off us taxpayers.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>U.S. manufacturing jobs used to be a path to the middle class for Americans who couldn’t or didn’t dive into the comfort provided by higher education degrees. But now many skilled, working Americans need some form of public assistance because their wages don’t pay for basic living expenses.</em>" <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'What Happens When We Buy Jobs?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2046-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 14:28:38', '2016-05-21 18:28:38', '', 2046, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2046-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2070, 3, '2016-05-21 14:33:51', '2016-05-21 18:33:51', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2065 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/manufacturing-jobs-300x229.jpg" alt="manufacturing-jobs" width="300" height="229" />Huge corporations like Walmart, MacDonald''s, KFC, Burger King, Nestle''s, etc. keep the real cost of their products and services hidden from consumers.\r\n\r\nWhen we invite and incentivize low wage jobs into our community, the winners are the mega corporations. Taxpayers get stuck with the true costs by paying for EBT Cards, subsidized housing, WICK, LEAP, Medicaid, Obama Phones, etc. that low wage employees receive from the rest of us via government.\r\n\r\nLow wage workers are under the thumb of employers when they are on the job, and when off the job, they''re under the thumb of government bureaucrats who control whether they receive benefits and how much. It''s modern day slavery.\r\n\r\nHow much does that Big Mac really cost? What about those cheap Chinese made baubles at Walmart? It''s time to stop subsidizing large corporate welfare scawflaws from sponging off us taxpayers.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>U.S. manufacturing jobs used to be a path to the middle class for Americans who couldn’t or didn’t dive into the comfort provided by higher education degrees. But now many skilled, working Americans need some form of public assistance because their wages don’t pay for basic living expenses.</em>" <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DONE - Cate: FINISH - What Happens When We Buy Jobs?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2046-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 14:33:51', '2016-05-21 18:33:51', '', 2046, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2046-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2071, 3, '2016-05-21 14:37:26', '2016-05-21 18:37:26', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">here</span></span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">videos</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo </span>showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">thefts</span></span></em></strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em> http://www.activistpost.com/2016/03/federal-asset-forfeiture-program-already-back-in-business.html</em></span><strong><em> are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it makes it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable and capable human resource at critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">professional lobbyists</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span> in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">grants</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse </span>to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong> </span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU</span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">fusion centers</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police<span style="color: #000000;">)</span> </span>with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are extremely concerned and have formed the <a href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>CSPOA.org</strong></span></span></a> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000 Chiefs and Sheriffs have joined. so far. Sadly enough, local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Law Enforcement - What''s Wrong?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1258-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 14:37:26', '2016-05-21 18:37:26', '', 1258, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1258-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2072, 3, '2016-05-21 14:40:04', '2016-05-21 18:40:04', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">here</span></span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <a href="http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">videos</span></a> showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">thefts</span></span></em></strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em> http://www.activistpost.com/2016/03/federal-asset-forfeiture-program-already-back-in-business.html</em></span><strong><em> are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it makes it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable and capable human resource at critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">professional lobbyists</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span> in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">grants</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse </span>to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong> </span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU</span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">fusion centers</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police<span style="color: #000000;">)</span> </span>with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are extremely concerned and have formed the <a href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>CSPOA.org</strong></span></span></a> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000 Chiefs and Sheriffs have joined. so far. Sadly enough, local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Law Enforcement - What''s Wrong?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1258-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 14:40:04', '2016-05-21 18:40:04', '', 1258, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1258-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2073, 3, '2016-05-21 14:46:12', '2016-05-21 18:46:12', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="color: #ff0000;">here</span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <a href="http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">videos</span></a> showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/28/the-feds-have-resumed-a-controversial-program-that-lets-cops-take-stuff-and-keep-it/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">thefts</span></span></a></em></strong> <strong><em>are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it makes it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable and capable human resource at critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">professional lobbyists</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span> in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">grants</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse </span>to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong> </span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU</span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">fusion centers</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police<span style="color: #000000;">)</span> </span>with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are extremely concerned and have formed the <a href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>CSPOA.org</strong></span></span></a> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000 Chiefs and Sheriffs have joined. so far. Sadly enough, local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. 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(2074, 3, '2016-05-21 14:47:51', '2016-05-21 18:47:51', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="color: #ff0000;">here</span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <a href="http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">videos</span></a> showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of </em><em><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/28/the-feds-have-resumed-a-controversial-program-that-lets-cops-take-stuff-and-keep-it/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">thefts</span></a></em> <em>are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it makes it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable and capable human resource at critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="color: #ff0000;">professional lobbyists</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span> in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <a href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">grants</span></a> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse </span>to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong> </span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU</span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">fusion centers</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police<span style="color: #000000;">)</span> </span>with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are extremely concerned and have formed the <a href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>CSPOA.org</strong></span></span></a> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000 Chiefs and Sheriffs have joined. so far. Sadly enough, local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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(2075, 3, '2016-05-21 14:49:15', '2016-05-21 18:49:15', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="color: #ff0000;">here</span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <a href="http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">videos</span></a> showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of </em><em><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/28/the-feds-have-resumed-a-controversial-program-that-lets-cops-take-stuff-and-keep-it/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">thefts</span></a></em> <em>are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it makes it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable and capable human resource at critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="color: #ff0000;">professional lobbyists</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span> in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <a href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">grants</span></a> to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <a href="http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong></span></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"> </span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU</span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">fusion centers</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police<span style="color: #000000;">)</span> </span>with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are extremely concerned and have formed the <a href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>CSPOA.org</strong></span></span></a> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000 Chiefs and Sheriffs have joined. so far. Sadly enough, local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. 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(2076, 3, '2016-05-21 14:51:01', '2016-05-21 18:51:01', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="color: #ff0000;">here</span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <a href="http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">videos</span></a> showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of </em><em><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/28/the-feds-have-resumed-a-controversial-program-that-lets-cops-take-stuff-and-keep-it/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">thefts</span></a></em> <em>are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it makes it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable and capable human resource at critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank">professional lobbyists</a> (Abramoff video)</span> in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <a href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">grants</span></a> to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <a href="http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong></span></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"> </span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU</span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">fusion centers</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police<span style="color: #000000;">)</span> </span>with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are extremely concerned and have formed the <a href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>CSPOA.org</strong></span></span></a> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000 Chiefs and Sheriffs have joined. so far. Sadly enough, local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Law Enforcement - What''s Wrong?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1258-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 14:51:01', '2016-05-21 18:51:01', '', 1258, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1258-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2077, 3, '2016-05-21 14:55:06', '2016-05-21 18:55:06', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="color: #ff0000;">here</span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <a href="http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">videos</span></a> showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of </em><em><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/28/the-feds-have-resumed-a-controversial-program-that-lets-cops-take-stuff-and-keep-it/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">thefts</span></a></em> <em>are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it makes it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable and capable human resource at critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank">professional lobbyists</a> </span>in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <a href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">grants</span></a> to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <a href="http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong></span></a> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="color: #0000ff;">fusion centers</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police<span style="color: #000000;">)</span> </span>with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are extremely concerned and have formed the <a href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>CSPOA.org</strong></span></span></a> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000 Chiefs and Sheriffs have joined. so far. Sadly enough, local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. 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(2079, 3, '2016-05-21 14:58:06', '2016-05-21 18:58:06', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="color: #ff0000;">here</span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <a href="http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">videos</span></a> showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of </em><em><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/28/the-feds-have-resumed-a-controversial-program-that-lets-cops-take-stuff-and-keep-it/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">thefts</span></a></em> <em>are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it makes it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable and capable human resource at critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank">professional lobbyists</a> </span>in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <a href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">grants</span></a> to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <a href="http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong></span></a> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <a href="http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">fusion centers</span></a> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police<span style="color: #000000;">)</span> </span>with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are extremely concerned and have formed the <a href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>CSPOA.org</strong></span></span></a> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000 Chiefs and Sheriffs have joined. so far. Sadly enough, local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. 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(2080, 3, '2016-05-21 15:00:29', '2016-05-21 19:00:29', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="color: #ff0000;">here</span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <a href="http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">videos</span></a> showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of </em><em><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/28/the-feds-have-resumed-a-controversial-program-that-lets-cops-take-stuff-and-keep-it/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">thefts</span></a></em> <em>are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it makes it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable and capable human resource at critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank">professional lobbyists</a> </span>in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <a href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">grants</span></a> to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <a href="http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong></span></a> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <a href="http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">fusion centers</span></a>) with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are extremely concerned and have formed the <a href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">CSPOA.org</span></a> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000 Chiefs and Sheriffs have joined. so far. Sadly enough, local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <a href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths</span></a>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. 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(2081, 3, '2016-05-21 15:02:25', '2016-05-21 19:02:25', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="color: #ff0000;">here</span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo" target="_blank">videos</a></span> showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely<span style="color: #0000ff;"> <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of </em><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/28/the-feds-have-resumed-a-controversial-program-that-lets-cops-take-stuff-and-keep-it/" target="_blank">thefts</a></em></span> <em>are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it makes it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable and capable human resource at critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank">professional lobbyists</a> </span>in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse" target="_blank">grants</a></span> to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU" target="_blank"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong></a></span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police" target="_blank">fusion centers</a></span>) with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are extremely concerned and have formed the <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank">CSPOA.org</a></span> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000 Chiefs and Sheriffs have joined. so far. Sadly enough, local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths</a></span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></span></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></span></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Law Enforcement - What''s Wrong?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1258-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 15:02:25', '2016-05-21 19:02:25', '', 1258, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1258-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2082, 3, '2016-05-21 15:09:15', '2016-05-21 19:09:15', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="color: #ff0000;">here</span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo" target="_blank">videos</a></span> showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity or not. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely<span style="color: #0000ff;"> <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/23/cops-took-more-stuff-from-people-than-burglars-did-last-year/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of </em><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/28/the-feds-have-resumed-a-controversial-program-that-lets-cops-take-stuff-and-keep-it/" target="_blank">thefts</a></em></span> <em>are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it makes it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable and capable human resource at critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank">professional lobbyists</a> </span>in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse" target="_blank">grants</a></span> to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU" target="_blank"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong></a></span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police" target="_blank">fusion centers</a></span>) with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are extremely concerned and have formed the <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank">CSPOA.org</a></span> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000 Chiefs and Sheriffs have joined. so far. Sadly enough, local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths</a></span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></span></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></span></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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(2083, 3, '2016-05-21 15:09:54', '2016-05-21 19:09:54', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="color: #ff0000;">here</span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo" target="_blank">videos</a></span> showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity or not. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely<span style="color: #0000ff;"> <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/23/cops-took-more-stuff-from-people-than-burglars-did-last-year/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of </em><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/28/the-feds-have-resumed-a-controversial-program-that-lets-cops-take-stuff-and-keep-it/" target="_blank">thefts</a></em></span> <em>are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it makes it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable and capable human resource at critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank">professional lobbyists</a> </span>in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse" target="_blank">grants</a></span> to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU" target="_blank"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong></a></span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police" target="_blank">fusion centers</a></span>) with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are extremely concerned and have formed the <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank">CSPOA.org</a></span> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000 Chiefs and Sheriffs have joined. so far. Sadly enough, local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths</a></span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><span style="color: #333333;">Washington Post</span></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></span></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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(2084, 3, '2016-05-21 15:10:50', '2016-05-21 19:10:50', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="color: #ff0000;">here</span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo" target="_blank">videos</a></span> showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity or not. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely<span style="color: #0000ff;"> <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/23/cops-took-more-stuff-from-people-than-burglars-did-last-year/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people by law enforcement.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of </em><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/28/the-feds-have-resumed-a-controversial-program-that-lets-cops-take-stuff-and-keep-it/" target="_blank">thefts</a></em></span> <em>are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it makes it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable and capable human resource at critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank">professional lobbyists</a> </span>in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse" target="_blank">grants</a></span> to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU" target="_blank"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong></a></span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police" target="_blank">fusion centers</a></span>) with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are extremely concerned and have formed the <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank">CSPOA.org</a></span> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000 Chiefs and Sheriffs have joined. so far. Sadly enough, local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths</a></span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><span style="color: #333333;">Washington Post</span></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></span></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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(2085, 3, '2016-05-21 15:13:14', '2016-05-21 19:13:14', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="color: #ff0000;">here</span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo" target="_blank">videos</a></span> showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity or not. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely<span style="color: #0000ff;"> <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/23/cops-took-more-stuff-from-people-than-burglars-did-last-year/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people by law enforcement.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of </em><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/28/the-feds-have-resumed-a-controversial-program-that-lets-cops-take-stuff-and-keep-it/" target="_blank">thefts</a></em></span> <em>are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex-military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it makes it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable and capable human resource at a critical time in our Republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank">professional lobbyists</a> </span>in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse" target="_blank">grants</a></span> to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU" target="_blank"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong></a></span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police" target="_blank">fusion centers</a></span>) with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are extremely concerned and have formed the <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank">CSPOA.org</a></span> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000 Chiefs and Sheriffs have joined. so far. Sadly enough, local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths</a></span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><span style="color: #333333;">Washington Post</span></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></span></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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(2086, 3, '2016-05-21 15:18:57', '2016-05-21 19:18:57', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="color: #ff0000;">here</span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo" target="_blank">videos</a></span> showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity or not. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely<span style="color: #0000ff;"> <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/23/cops-took-more-stuff-from-people-than-burglars-did-last-year/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people by law enforcement.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of </em><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/28/the-feds-have-resumed-a-controversial-program-that-lets-cops-take-stuff-and-keep-it/" target="_blank">thefts</a></em></span> <em>are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex-military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it makes it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable and capable human resource at a critical time in our Republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutional</em>.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank">professional lobbyists</a> </span>in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse" target="_blank">grants</a></span> to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU" target="_blank"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong></a></span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police" target="_blank">fusion centers</a></span>) with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong><em>is extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are extremely concerned and have formed <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank">CSPOA.org</a></span> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000 Chiefs and Sheriffs have joined so far. Sadly enough, local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths</a></span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><span style="color: #333333;">Washington Post</span></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></span></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Law Enforcement - What''s Wrong?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1258-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 15:18:57', '2016-05-21 19:18:57', '', 1258, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1258-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2087, 3, '2016-05-21 15:52:42', '2016-05-21 19:52:42', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2092 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sheriff-Kersey-Chief-Williams-300x202.png" alt="Sheriff Kersey &amp; Chief Williams" width="300" height="202" />\n\nThis is Part 2 of a two part series. To read Part 1, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: #000000;">.</span>\n</span>\n\nIn Part 1, we articulated ''What''s Wrong'', now it''s time for Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute to present a very different side of Law Enforcement''s struggle to reign in crime, especially serious, violent crime.\n\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\n<blockquote>"<em>Let’s be clear at the outset: police have an indefeasible obligation to treat everyone with courtesy and respect, and to act within the confines of the law. Too often, officers develop a hardened, obnoxious attitude. It is also true that being stopped when you are innocent of any wrongdoing is infuriating, humiliating, and sometimes terrifying. And needless to say, every unjustified police shooting of an unarmed civilian is a stomach-churning tragedy.</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-danger-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/" target="_blank">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-danger-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/" target="_blank">Imprimis - Hillsdale College</a></span></p>\n&nbsp;\n\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank">Law Enforcement - What''s Wrong</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/vance-convenience-store-drug-bust-update/" target="_blank">Vance Convenience Store Drug Bust – Update</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/open-honest-transparent-city-council-needed/" target="_blank">Vance Convenience Store Drug Bust – Update</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\n\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\n\n&nbsp;\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\n&nbsp;\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\n\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Law Enforcement - What''s Right?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1963-autosave-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 15:52:42', '2016-05-21 19:52:42', '', 1963, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1963-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2088, 3, '2016-05-21 15:24:15', '2016-05-21 19:24:15', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">here</span></a>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo" target="_blank">videos</a></span> showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity or not. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely<span style="color: #0000ff;"> <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/23/cops-took-more-stuff-from-people-than-burglars-did-last-year/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people by law enforcement.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of </em><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/28/the-feds-have-resumed-a-controversial-program-that-lets-cops-take-stuff-and-keep-it/" target="_blank">thefts</a></em></span> <em>are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex-military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it makes it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable and capable human resource at a critical time in our Republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutional</em>.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank">professional lobbyists</a> </span>in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse" target="_blank">grants</a></span> to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU" target="_blank"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong></a></span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police" target="_blank">fusion centers</a></span>) with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong><em>is extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are extremely concerned and have formed <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank">CSPOA.org</a></span> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000 Chiefs and Sheriffs have joined so far. Sadly enough, local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths</a></span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><span style="color: #333333;">Washington Post</span></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></span></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Law Enforcement - What''s Wrong?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1258-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 15:24:15', '2016-05-21 19:24:15', '', 1258, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1258-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2089, 3, '2016-05-21 15:24:46', '2016-05-21 19:24:46', '(PIC)This is Part 2 of a two part series. To read Part 1, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: #000000;">.</span>\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nIn Part 1, we articulated ''What''s Wrong'', now it''s time for Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute to present a very different side of Law Enforcement''s struggle to reign in crime, especially serious, violent crime.\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-danger-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Law Enforcement - What''s Right?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1963-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 15:24:46', '2016-05-21 19:24:46', '', 1963, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1963-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2090, 3, '2016-05-21 15:27:50', '2016-05-21 19:27:50', '(PIC)This is Part 2 of a two part series. To read Part 1, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: #000000;">.</span>\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nIn Part 1, we articulated ''What''s Wrong'', now it''s time for Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute to present a very different side of Law Enforcement''s struggle to reign in crime, especially serious, violent crime.\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Even though the U.S. Justice Department has resoundingly disproven the lie that a pacific Michael Brown was shot in cold blood while trying to surrender, Brown is still venerated as a martyr. And now police officers are backing off of proactive policing in the face of the relentless venom directed at them on the street and in the media. As a result, violent crime is on the rise.</em>" <a href="http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-danger-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-danger-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Law Enforcement - What''s Right?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1963-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 15:27:50', '2016-05-21 19:27:50', '', 1963, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1963-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2091, 3, '2016-05-21 15:29:31', '2016-05-21 19:29:31', '(PIC)This is Part 2 of a two part series. To read Part 1, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: #000000;">.</span>\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nIn Part 1, we articulated ''What''s Wrong'', now it''s time for Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute to present a very different side of Law Enforcement''s struggle to reign in crime, especially serious, violent crime.\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Even though the U.S. Justice Department has resoundingly disproven the lie that a pacific Michael Brown was shot in cold blood while trying to surrender, Brown is still venerated as a martyr. And now police officers are backing off of proactive policing in the face of the relentless venom directed at them on the street and in the media. As a result, violent crime is on the rise.</em>" <a href="http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-danger-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-danger-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Imprimis - Hillsdale College</span></a>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Law Enforcement - What''s Right?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1963-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 15:29:31', '2016-05-21 19:29:31', '', 1963, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1963-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(2093, 3, '2016-05-21 15:49:49', '2016-05-21 19:49:49', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2092 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sheriff-Kersey-Chief-Williams-300x202.png" alt="Sheriff Kersey &amp; Chief Williams" width="300" height="202" />\r\n\r\nThis is Part 2 of a two part series. To read Part 1, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: #000000;">.</span>\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nIn Part 1, we articulated ''What''s Wrong'', now it''s time for Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute to present a very different side of Law Enforcement''s struggle to reign in crime, especially serious, violent crime.\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Let’s be clear at the outset: police have an indefeasible obligation to treat everyone with courtesy and respect, and to act within the confines of the law. Too often, officers develop a hardened, obnoxious attitude. It is also true that being stopped when you are innocent of any wrongdoing is infuriating, humiliating, and sometimes terrifying. And needless to say, every unjustified police shooting of an unarmed civilian is a stomach-churning tragedy.</em>" <a href="http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-danger-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-danger-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Imprimis - Hillsdale College</span></a></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank">Law Enforcement - What''s Wrong</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Law Enforcement - What''s Right?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1963-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 15:49:49', '2016-05-21 19:49:49', '', 1963, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1963-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2094, 3, '2016-05-21 15:53:45', '2016-05-21 19:53:45', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2092 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sheriff-Kersey-Chief-Williams-300x202.png" alt="Sheriff Kersey &amp; Chief Williams" width="300" height="202" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis is Part 2 of a two part series. To read Part 1, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: #000000;">.</span>\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nIn Part 1, we articulated ''What''s Wrong'', now it''s time for Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute to present a very different side of Law Enforcement''s struggle to reign in crime, especially serious, violent crime.\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Let’s be clear at the outset: police have an indefeasible obligation to treat everyone with courtesy and respect, and to act within the confines of the law. Too often, officers develop a hardened, obnoxious attitude. It is also true that being stopped when you are innocent of any wrongdoing is infuriating, humiliating, and sometimes terrifying. And needless to say, every unjustified police shooting of an unarmed civilian is a stomach-churning tragedy.</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-danger-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/" target="_blank">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-danger-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/" target="_blank">Imprimis - Hillsdale College</a></span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank">Law Enforcement - What''s Wrong</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/vance-convenience-store-drug-bust-update/" target="_blank">Vance Convenience Store Drug Bust – Update</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/open-honest-transparent-city-council-needed/" target="_blank">Open, Honest, Transparent City Council Needed</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"> </span></address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Law Enforcement - What''s Right?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1963-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 15:53:45', '2016-05-21 19:53:45', '', 1963, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1963-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2099, 1, '2016-05-25 13:49:22', '2016-05-25 17:49:22', '(PIC)While Scotland County Economic Development is trying to return old paradigm of low skill, low pay jobs, the rest of the world continues to move forward, leaving us further in the dust.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nKentucky Fried Chicken has opened its first restaurant run entirely by robots, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">NO</span> humans.\r\n\r\nRobots, once purchased, eliminate labor costs forever. No sick days, no slacking and no complaining. It''s not happening just to the ranks of the low skilled either. Lawyers, legal assistants, secretaries, bookkeepers and accountants are but a few job categories being taken over by robots. How long before your job is eliminated?\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://www.activistpost.com/2016/05/new-kfc-restaurant-run-entirely-by-robots.html\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DONE - KFC Opens Restaurant using Robots', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2048-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-25 13:49:22', '2016-05-25 17:49:22', '', 2048, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2048-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2100, 1, '2016-05-25 13:53:08', '2016-05-25 17:53:08', '(PIC)While Scotland County Economic Development is trying to bring back the good old days of low skill, low pay factory style jobs, the rest of the world continues to move forward, leaving us even further in the dust.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nKentucky Fried Chicken just opened its first restaurant run entirely by robots, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">NO</span> humans.\r\n\r\nRobots, once purchased, eliminate labor costs forever. No sick days, no slacking, no demands for increased pay and no complaining.\r\n\r\nIt''s not just happening to the ranks of the low skilled workers either. Lawyers, legal assistants, secretaries, bookkeepers and accountants are but a few of the job categories being disintermediated by robots.\r\n\r\nHow long before your job is eliminated?\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://www.activistpost.com/2016/05/new-kfc-restaurant-run-entirely-by-robots.html\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DONE - KFC Opens Restaurant using Robots Only', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2048-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-25 13:53:08', '2016-05-25 17:53:08', '', 2048, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2048-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2101, 1, '2016-05-25 13:57:22', '2016-05-25 17:57:22', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2065 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/manufacturing-jobs-300x229.jpg" alt="manufacturing-jobs" width="300" height="229" />Huge corporations like Walmart, MacDonald''s, KFC, Burger King, Nestle''s, etc. keep the real cost of their products and services hidden from consumers.\r\n\r\nWhen we invite and incentivize low wage jobs into our community, the winners are the mega corporations.\r\n\r\nTaxpayers get stuck with the true costs by having to pay for EBT Cards, subsidized housing, WICK, LEAP, Medicaid, Obama Phones, etc. that low wage employees receive from the rest of us via government.\r\n\r\nLow wage workers are under the thumb of employers when they are on the job, and when off the job, they''re under the thumb of government bureaucrats who control whether they receive benefits and how much. It''s nothing less than modern day slavery.\r\n\r\nHow much does that Big Mac really cost society? What about all those cheap Chinese made baubles at Walmart? It''s time to stop subsidizing large corporate welfare scofflaws from sponging off us taxpayers.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>U.S. manufacturing jobs used to be a path to the middle class for Americans who couldn’t or didn’t dive into the comfort provided by higher education degrees. But now many skilled, working Americans need some form of public assistance because their wages don’t pay for basic living expenses.</em>" <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DONE - Cate: FINISH - What Happens When We Buy Jobs?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2046-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-25 13:57:22', '2016-05-25 17:57:22', '', 2046, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2046-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2116, 3, '2016-05-28 15:04:25', '2016-05-28 19:04:25', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2115 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/kfc-run-by-robots-1-300x225.jpg" alt="kfc-run-by-robots" width="300" height="225" />\n\nWhile Scotland County Economic Development is trying to bring back the good old days of low skill, low pay factory style jobs, the rest of the world continues to move forward, leaving us even further in the dust.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\n</span>\n\nKentucky Fried Chicken just opened its first restaurant run entirely by robots, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">NO</span> humans.\n\nRobots, once purchased, eliminate labor costs forever. No sick days, no slacking, no demands for increased pay and no complaining.\n\nIt''s not just happening to the ranks of the low skilled workers either. Lawyers, legal assistants, secretaries, bookkeepers and accountants are but a few of the job categories being disintermediated by robots.\n\nHow long before your job is eliminated?\n<blockquote>"<em>KFC hopes that the hip new automated restaurant will attract young customers with its free wireless phone charging stations and human-less service.</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/05/new-kfc-restaurant-run-entirely-by-robots.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\n\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/automation-equals-fewer-jobs/" target="_blank">Automation = Fewer Jobs</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\n\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\n\n&nbsp;\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\n&nbsp;\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\n\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\n\n&nbsp;', 'KFC Opens Restaurant using Robots Only', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2048-autosave-v1', '', '', '2016-05-28 15:04:25', '2016-05-28 19:04:25', '', 2048, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2048-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2119, 3, '2016-05-28 15:03:02', '2016-05-28 19:03:02', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2115 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/kfc-run-by-robots-1-300x225.jpg" alt="kfc-run-by-robots" width="300" height="225" />\r\n\r\nWhile Scotland County Economic Development is trying to bring back the good old days of low skill, low pay factory style jobs, the rest of the world continues to move forward, leaving us even further in the dust.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nKentucky Fried Chicken just opened its first restaurant run entirely by robots, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">NO</span> humans.\r\n\r\nRobots, once purchased, eliminate labor costs forever. No sick days, no slacking, no demands for increased pay and no complaining.\r\n\r\nIt''s not just happening to the ranks of the low skilled workers either. Lawyers, legal assistants, secretaries, bookkeepers and accountants are but a few of the job categories being disintermediated by robots.\r\n\r\nHow long before your job is eliminated?\r\n<blockquote>"<em>KFC hopes that the hip new automated restaurant will attract young customers with its free wireless phone charging stations and human-less service.</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/05/new-kfc-restaurant-run-entirely-by-robots.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'KFC Opens Restaurant using Robots Only', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2048-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-28 15:03:02', '2016-05-28 19:03:02', '', 2048, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2048-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2120, 3, '2016-05-28 15:05:32', '2016-05-28 19:05:32', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2115 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/kfc-run-by-robots-1-300x225.jpg" alt="kfc-run-by-robots" width="300" height="225" />\r\n\r\nWhile Scotland County Economic Development is trying to bring back the good old days of low skill, low pay factory style jobs, the rest of the world continues to move forward, leaving us even further in the dust.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nKentucky Fried Chicken just opened its first restaurant run entirely by robots, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">NO</span> humans.\r\n\r\nRobots, once purchased, eliminate labor costs forever. No sick days, no slacking, no demands for increased pay and no complaining.\r\n\r\nIt''s not just happening to the ranks of the low skilled workers either. Lawyers, legal assistants, secretaries, bookkeepers and accountants are but a few of the job categories being disintermediated by robots.\r\n\r\nHow long before your job is eliminated?\r\n<blockquote>"<em>KFC hopes that the hip new automated restaurant will attract young customers with its free wireless phone charging stations and human-less service.</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/05/new-kfc-restaurant-run-entirely-by-robots.html" target="_blank">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/05/new-kfc-restaurant-run-entirely-by-robots.html" target="_blank">Activist Post</a></span></p>\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/automation-equals-fewer-jobs/" target="_blank">Automation = Fewer Jobs</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/the-money-masters-rise-bankers-video/" target="_blank">The Money Masters (Video)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/ward-named-economic-development-director/" target="_blank">Ward Named Economic Development Director</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'KFC Opens Restaurant using Robots Only', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2048-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-28 15:05:32', '2016-05-28 19:05:32', '', 2048, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2048-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2121, 3, '2016-05-28 15:08:11', '2016-05-28 19:08:11', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2115 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/kfc-run-by-robots-1-300x225.jpg" alt="kfc-run-by-robots" width="300" height="225" />\r\n\r\nWhile Scotland County Economic Development is trying to bring back the good old days of low skill, low pay factory style jobs, the rest of the world continues to move forward, leaving us even further in the dust.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nKentucky Fried Chicken just opened its first restaurant run entirely by robots, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">NO</span> humans.\r\n\r\nRobots, once purchased, eliminate labor costs forever. No sick days, no slacking, no demands for increased pay and no complaining.\r\n\r\nIt''s not just happening to the ranks of the low skilled workers either. Lawyers, legal assistants, secretaries, bookkeepers and accountants are but a few of the job categories being disintermediated by robots.\r\n\r\nHow long before your job is eliminated?\r\n<blockquote>"<em>KFC hopes that the hip new automated restaurant will attract young customers with its free wireless phone charging stations and human-less service.</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/05/new-kfc-restaurant-run-entirely-by-robots.html" target="_blank">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/05/new-kfc-restaurant-run-entirely-by-robots.html" target="_blank">Activist Post</a></span></p>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/automation-equals-fewer-jobs/" target="_blank">Automation = Fewer Jobs</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/the-money-masters-rise-bankers-video/" target="_blank">The Money Masters (Video)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/ward-named-economic-development-director/" target="_blank">Ward Named Economic Development Director</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'KFC Opens Restaurant using Robots Only', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2048-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-28 15:08:11', '2016-05-28 19:08:11', '', 2048, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2048-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2122, 3, '2016-05-28 15:14:25', '2016-05-28 19:14:25', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2065 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/manufacturing-jobs-300x229.jpg" alt="manufacturing-jobs" width="300" height="229" />Huge corporations like Walmart, MacDonald''s, KFC, Burger King, Nestle''s, etc. keep the real cost of their products and services hidden from consumers.\r\n\r\nWhen we invite and incentivize low wage jobs into our community, the winners are the mega corporations.\r\n\r\nTaxpayers get stuck with the true costs by having to pay for EBT Cards, subsidized housing, WICK, LEAP, Medicaid, Obama Phones, etc. that low wage employees receive from the rest of us via government.\r\n\r\nLow wage workers are under the thumb of employers when they are on the job, and when off the job, they''re under the thumb of government bureaucrats who control whether they receive benefits and how much. It''s nothing less than modern day slavery.\r\n\r\nHow much does that Big Mac really cost society? What about all those cheap Chinese made baubles at Walmart? It''s time to stop subsidizing large corporate welfare scofflaws from sponging off us taxpayers.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>U.S. manufacturing jobs used to be a path to the middle class for Americans who couldn’t or didn’t dive into the comfort provided by higher education degrees. But now many skilled, working Americans need some form of public assistance because their wages don’t pay for basic living expenses.</em>" <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">International Business Times</span></a></p>\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/kfc-opens-restaurant-using-robots-only/" target="_blank">KFC Opens Restaurant using Robots Only</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 2)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-1/" target="_blank">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'DONE - Cate: FINISH - What Happens When We Buy Jobs?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2046-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-28 15:14:25', '2016-05-28 19:14:25', '', 2046, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2046-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(2124, 3, '2016-05-28 15:15:40', '2016-05-28 19:15:40', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2065 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/manufacturing-jobs-300x229.jpg" alt="manufacturing-jobs" width="300" height="229" />Huge corporations like Walmart, MacDonald''s, KFC, Burger King, Nestle''s, etc. keep the real cost of their products and services hidden from consumers.\r\n\r\nWhen we invite and incentivize low wage jobs into our community, the winners are the mega corporations.\r\n\r\nTaxpayers get stuck with the true costs by having to pay for EBT Cards, subsidized housing, WICK, LEAP, Medicaid, Obama Phones, etc. that low wage employees receive from the rest of us via government.\r\n\r\nLow wage workers are under the thumb of employers when they are on the job, and when off the job, they''re under the thumb of government bureaucrats who control whether they receive benefits and how much. It''s nothing less than modern day slavery.\r\n\r\nHow much does that Big Mac really cost society? What about all those cheap Chinese made baubles at Walmart? It''s time to stop subsidizing large corporate welfare scofflaws from sponging off us taxpayers.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>U.S. manufacturing jobs used to be a path to the middle class for Americans who couldn’t or didn’t dive into the comfort provided by higher education degrees. But now many skilled, working Americans need some form of public assistance because their wages don’t pay for basic living expenses.</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216" target="_blank">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216" target="_blank">International Business Times</a></span></p>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/kfc-opens-restaurant-using-robots-only/" target="_blank">KFC Opens Restaurant using Robots Only</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 2)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-1/" target="_blank">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'What Happens When We Buy Jobs?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2046-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-28 15:15:40', '2016-05-28 19:15:40', '', 2046, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2046-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2136, 1, '2018-10-25 01:00:36', '2018-10-25 05:00:36', '<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-2156 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam-300x252.jpg" alt="scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam" width="300" height="252" />Big fish eat little fish, the strong prey upon the weak, and the knowledgeable quarry the ignorant.</p>\r\n<p>Scotland County’s dismal economic, education and health metrics are self-imposed, the result of poor choices made over decades. Some say we’ve gone down about as far down as we can go, but we’re here to assure you things can and are about to get much worse.</p>\r\n<p>Scotland County and Laurinburg are rapidly headed toward a financial disaster that will be virtually impossible to recover from. Few will be spared. Pain, misery, devastation and suffering will be wide spread.</p>\r\n<h3>1. Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building</h3>\r\n<p>Laurinburg''s new Municipal Building, which started as a $5.5 million boondoggle is now projected to cost $9.7 million. Laurinburg has no money, so taxpayers will foot the bill over the coming 40 years. Think taxes are high now, just wait.</p>\r\n<p>Many believe <strong>City Council is out of touch, not listening to citizen input, defying ‘the will of the people’</strong>. There’s truth here to be sure, but is this the real story?</p>\r\n<p>Politicians have a finely tuned, innate ability to hear and understand exactly what voters want, and don’t. Their political careers depend upon this talent. What they actually do, is of course another matter, often driven by dark, murky forces, nefarious agendas and outside influences.</p>\r\n<h3>2. Scotland County Economic Development</h3>\r\n<p>Economic Development Director, Mark Ward, has <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/5442/new-edc-head-ready-to-promote-scotland-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">decided</a></span> the best way to precede forward is by continuing to go backward.</p>\r\n<p>Despite the fact that the old model of taking taxpayer money from one pocket and stuffing in the other to <em>‘buy jobs’</em> has failed miserably everywhere it’s been tried, Ward insists he can pull a rabbit out of the hat this time. He can’t!</p>\r\n<p>Every day we spend heading in the present direction translates to lost opportunity and taxpayer money flushed down the toilet.</p>\r\n<h3>3. Scotland County Schools</h3>\r\n<p>Scotland County’s School Board remains committed to consolidating, remodeling and building its new $41 million school. Since the average new school in America now costs $80 million, we’re guessing our new school will cost at least that.</p>\r\n<p>Remodeling existing schools costs tens of millions more and busing students to outlying facilities adds millions on top of that.</p>\r\n<p><strong>How any of this is supposed to rectify the County’s absolutely horrible ‘educational’ <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-to-build-new-school/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">metrics</a></span> is anybody’s guess.</strong></p>\r\n<p>This nation was built in <strong>one room school houses</strong>. Today’s dysfunctional, bloated public education industry simply can’t compete. Here’s a <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://newrepublic.com/article/79470/1895-8th-grade-final-exam-i-couldnt-pass-it-could-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>test</strong></a></span> 8th grade students were required to master over 100 years ago before being permitted to advance to high school. Few of today’s high school or even college graduates could pass this test. Can today''s ''educators'' pass it? Can You?</p>\r\n<p>Throughout human history, ignorance, serfdom and enslavement have been the norm. Education and knowledge were reserved for a privileged few at the top of the food chain. Universal public education promised to ameliorate this condition.</p>\r\n<p>Unfortunately, it was co-opted and is used to mold the lower classes into compliant, obedient worker bees that don’t complain, protest, need slave masters or even overseers. Constant brainwashing with trendy political agendas assures victims aren’t even aware of their own enslavement. Talk about progressive! Contented cows really do produce more milk.</p>\r\n<p>This social engineering model worked well until the Internet began offering <em>‘knowledge on demand’ </em>to all who seek it. Ignorance and enslavement would now be strictly by choice.</p>\r\n<p><em>‘You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink’</em>. Given a choice, most prefer to remain ignorant, seeking the diversion our slave masters suppy through sports, entertainment, gaming, social media, drugs and porn. Those wanting to keep us enslaved prefer things this way, guaranteeing a never ending smorgasbord of trash, filth and sleaze.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Today’s public education system is going to collapse. Can Scotland County taxpayers afford to support something that won’t even be around in 40 years when the bonds are finally retired?</strong></p>\r\n<h3>Follow the Money</h3>\r\n<p>What do the above schemes, scams, hoaxes and cons all have in common?</p>\r\n<p>If you and we want to advance some pet project, we must invest our own money, if necessary enlisting investors to take the leap into the unknown with us. Politicians on the other hand, don’t need to risk their own money. They spend money collected from us under duress, at gunpoint if necessary, sharing the spoils with kin, cronies and fellow kleptocrats.</p>\r\n<p><strong><em>“Every politician deserves two terms, one in office, the second in prison.</em></strong>” Mark Twain</p>\r\n<p>Scotland County and Laurinburg elected officials are putting us in bonded debt to the tune of about $150 million. It’s a big job, and honestly, this bunch doesn’t appear smart enough to accomplish such a mission. We’re guessing they’ve got some serious outside help.</p>\r\n<p>The question is: <strong>Who’s pulling the puppet’s strings? Who’s really driving this bus?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Architects, contractors and vendors are hungry for projects like Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building, let alone the County’s new school + expensive re-model of existing facilities.</p>\r\n<p>Virtually every dollar spent on these projects departs Scotland County as fast as the checks can be cut. Those of us left behind will face a mountain of debt that’s guaranteed to depress business activity and property values for decades to come. Skyrocketing taxes will kill any hopes of job creation or community revitalization.</p>\r\n<p>Government officials sell out citizens, voters and communities every day without so much as blinking an eye. Lucrative ‘consulting jobs’ for family and kin are just one time tested bait dangled before those hoping to become part of the revolving door’s never ending rotation.</p>\r\n<p>Have Laurinburg Council members, County Commissioners and School Board become so bedazzled by the brilliance thirty pieces of silver casts that they’re blind to their responsibilities and the consequences of reckless, negligent behavior?</p>\r\n<p><strong>Who has offered what to whom?</strong> Answer this question, and our guess is we’ll all be a lot closer to the wizard who’s pulling the strings.</p>\r\n<h3>What Can We Do?</h3>\r\n<p>If we’re going to wake up, now’s the time, before we go over the edge.</p>\r\n<p>It’s time to circle the wagons. We’re armed with a powerful weapon our forefathers could never have dreamed of, the <strong>Internet</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Cockroaches scramble when light shines upon them. It’s your future. <strong>It’s up to you!</strong></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/what-happens-when-we-buy-jobs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What Happens When We Buy Jobs?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-mark/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Mark</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/vote-no-on-scotland-county-referendum-to-increase-sales-use-tax/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales &amp; Use Tax</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2154, 3, '2016-06-08 11:18:45', '2016-06-08 15:18:45', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2156 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam-300x252.jpg" alt="scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam" width="300" height="252" />Big fish eat little fish, the strong prey upon the weak, and the knowledgeable quarry the ignorant.\n\nScotland County’s dismal economic, education and health metrics are self-imposed, the result of poor choices made over decades. Some say we’ve gone down about as far down as we can go, but we’re here to assure you things can and are about to get much worse.\n\nScotland County and Laurinburg are rapidly headed toward a financial disaster that will be virtually impossible to recover from. Few will be spared. Pain, misery, devastation and suffering will be wide spread.\n<h3>1. Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building</h3>\nLaurinburg City Council, along with City Manager Charles Nichols, remains committed to constructing a new Municipal Building. What started as a $5.5 million boondoggle is now projected to cost $9.7 million. Before it’s over, this figure can be expected to balloon to around $20 million. Laurinburg has no money, so taxpayers will foot the bill over the coming 40 years. Think taxes are high now, just wait.\n\nMany believe <strong>City Council is out of touch, not listening to citizen input, defying ‘the will of the people’</strong>. There’s truth here to be sure, but is this the real story?\n\nDespite knowing there’s a good chance three out five could be turned out of office come November 2017, Council continues to pull hard on the reigns, recklessly galloping ahead, dragging Laurinburg into the abyss at full tilt. <strong>Why?</strong>\n\nPoliticians have a finely tuned, innate ability to hear and understand exactly what voters want, and don’t. Their political careers depend upon this talent. What they actually do, is of course another matter, often driven by dark, murky forces and nefarious agendas.\n\nMayor Block optimistically opined in a recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5410/laurinburg-council-crosses-the-line" target="_blank">article</a></span>: “It is doubtful that there is enough time to get a new building up in this amount of time”, (meaning before three of Council can be turned out in 2017) and makes reference to ‘concrete slabs’ that are growing weeds over in Bennettsville after officials there got turned out of office for a similar offense.\n\nEven if the Mayor is right, it will be of little consequence and no consolation, for the disaster that’s about to befall Laurinburg will be profound and long lasting. Everyone standing will be cut down.\n\nThe speed at which things are proceeding makes it all but certain the new Municipal Building’s construction will be far enough along by the time a new City Council majority could be seated, that it will be all but impossible to halt.\n\nThe old City Hall will be nothing but a memory, and millions in borrowed money will have been spent. Hefty cancellation fees and penalties endemic to all construction contracts will make it prohibitively expensive to put on the brakes. There won’t be any turning back. Mayor Block is naive to postulate otherwise.\n\nPresent Council will also no doubt be sure to insert a poison pill into City Manager Charles Nichols’ employment contract, making it financially untenable that a new Council majority could dismiss Nichols without taxpayers having to pony up for an expensive golden parachute.\n\nIf the new Municipal Building project isn’t halted soon, a full blown disaster will ensue. Every property owner, business and taxpayer will be impacted for decades to come.\n<h3>2. Scotland County Economic Development</h3>\nFollowing a highly paid get acquainted period, Economic Development Director, Mark Ward, has <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/5442/new-edc-head-ready-to-promote-scotland-county" target="_blank">decided</a></span> the best way to precede forward is by continuing to go backward.\n\nDespite the fact that the old model of taking taxpayer money from one pocket and stuffing in the other to <em>‘buy jobs’</em> has failed miserably every time it’s been tried, Ward insists he can pull a rabbit out of the hat this time. He can’t!\n\nScotland County is blessed in that it is well positioned to attract the real family wage jobs of tomorrow that we desperately need. We’ve been so far down in the hole for so long that we don’t have the ‘sunk’ and ‘legacy’ costs many other struggling counties face should they decide a change in course is necessary. This clean slate has tremendous value only if we have the vision, clarity and courage to grab hold and make it happen.\n\nEvery day we spend heading in the present direction translates to lost opportunity and taxpayer money flushed down the toilet.\n<h3>3. Scotland County Schools</h3>\nScotland County’s School Board remains committed to consolidating, remodeling and building a new $41 million school. Since the average new school in America now costs $80 million, we’re guessing our new school will cost at least that.\n\nRemodeling existing schools will cost tens of millions more and busing students to outlying facilities will add millions on top of that.\n\n<strong>How any of this is supposed to rectify the County’s absolutely horrible ‘educational’ <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-to-build-new-school/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">metrics</span></a> is anybody’s guess.</strong>\n\nThis nation was built in <strong>one room school houses</strong>. Today’s dysfunctional, bloated public education system simply can’t compete. Here’s a <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://newrepublic.com/article/79470/1895-8th-grade-final-exam-i-couldnt-pass-it-could-you" target="_blank">test</a></span> 8th grade students were required to master over 100 years ago, before being permitted to advance to high school. Few of today’s high school or even college graduates could pass this test. Can You?\n\nThroughout human history, ignorance, serfdom and enslavement have been the norm. Education and knowledge were reserved for a privileged few at the top of the food chain. Universal public education promised to ameliorate this condition.\n\nUnfortunately, it was co-opted and used to mold the lower classes into compliant, obedient worker bees that don’t complain, protest, need slave masters or even overseers. Constant brainwashing with trendy political agendas assures victims aren’t even unaware of their own enslavement. Talk about progressive! Contented cows really do produce better milk.\n\nThis social engineering model worked well until the Internet began offering <em>‘knowledge on demand’</em> to all who seek it. Ignorance and enslavement would now be strictly by choice.\n\n<em>‘You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink’</em>. Given a choice, most prefer to remain ignorant, seeking diversion through sports, entertainment, gaming, social media, drugs and porn. Those wanting to keep us enslaved prefer things this way too, guaranteeing a never ending smorgasbord of trash, filth and sleaze.\n\nToday’s public education system is going to collapse. Can Scotland County taxpayers afford to support something that won’t even be abound in 40 years when the bonds are finally retired?\n<h3>Follow the Money</h3>\nWhat do the above schemes, scams, hoaxes and cons all have in common?\n\nIf you and we want to advance some pet project, we must invest our own money, if necessary enlisting investors to take the leap into the unknown with us. Politicians on the other hand, don’t need to risk their own money. They spend money collected from us under duress, at gunpoint if necessary, sharing the spoils with kin, cronies and fellow kleptocrats.\n\n<strong><em>“Every politician deserves two terms, one in office, the second in prison.</em></strong>” Mark Twain\n\nScotland County and Laurinburg elected officials are out to put us in bonded debt to the tune of about $150 million. It’s a big job, and honestly, this bunch doesn’t appear smart enough to accomplish such a big mission. We’re guessing they’ve got some serious help.\n\nThe question is: <strong>Who’s pulling the puppet’s strings? Who’s really driving this bus?</strong>\n\nIn case you haven’t been following the news, thousands of jobs have disappeared in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area when employers skedaddled after exhausting the taxpayer funded incentives that drove them there in the first place.\n\nArchitects, contractors and vendors are hungry for projects like Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building, let alone the County’s proposed new school + expensive re-model of existing facilities.\n\nVirtually every dollar spent on these projects will depart Scotland County as fast as the checks can be cut. Those of us left behind will face a mountain of debt that’s guaranteed to depress business activity and property values for decades. Skyrocketing taxes will kill any hopes of job creation or community revitalization.\n\nGovernment officials sell out citizens, voters and communities every day without so much as blinking an eye. Lucrative ‘consulting jobs’ for family and kin are just one time tested bait dangled before those hoping to become part of the revolving door’s never ending rotation.\n\nHave Laurinburg Council members, County Commissioners and School Board become so bedazzled by the brilliance thirty pieces of silver casts that they’re blind to their responsibilities and the consequences of reckless, negligent behavior?\n\n<strong>Who has offered what to whom?</strong> Answer this question, and our guess is we’ll all be a lot closer to the wizard who’s pulling the strings.\n<h3>What Can We Do?</h3>\nIf we’re going to wake up, now’s the time, before we go over the edge.\n\nIt’s time to circle the wagons. We’re armed with a powerful weapon our forefathers could never have dreamed of, the <strong>Internet</strong>.\n\nCockroaches scramble when light shines upon them. It’s your future. <strong>It’s up to you!</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/what-happens-when-we-buy-jobs/" target="_blank">What Happens When We Buy Jobs?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-mark/" target="_blank">School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Mark</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/county-considering-tax-rate-reduction/" target="_blank">County Considering Tax Rate Reduction</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2155, 3, '2016-06-08 10:14:41', '2016-06-08 14:14:41', '(PIC)\r\n\r\nBig fish eat little fish, the strong prey upon the weak, and the knowledgeable quarry the ignorant.\r\n\r\nScotland County’s dismal economic, education and health metrics are self-imposed, the result of poor choices made over decades. Some say we’ve gone down about as far down as we can go, but we’re here to assure you things can and are about to get much worse.\r\n\r\nScotland County and Laurinburg are rapidly headed toward a financial disaster that will be virtually impossible to recover from. Few will be spared. Pain, misery, devastation and suffering will be wide spread.\r\n\r\n1. Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building\r\n\r\nLaurinburg City Council, along with City Manager Charles Nichols, remains committed to constructing a new Municipal Building. What started as a $5.5 million boondoggle is now projected to cost $9.7 million. Before it’s over, this figure can be expected to balloon to around $20 million. Laurinburg has no money, so taxpayers will foot the bill over the coming 40 years. Think taxes are high now, just wait.\r\n\r\nMany believe City Council is out of touch, not listening to citizen input, defying ‘the will of the people’. There’s truth here to be sure, but is this the real story?\r\n\r\nDespite knowing there’s a good chance three out five could be turned out of office come November 2017, Council continues to pull hard on the reigns, recklessly galloping ahead, dragging Laurinburg into the abyss at full tilt. Why?\r\n\r\nPoliticians have a finely tuned, innate ability to hear and understand exactly what voters want, and don’t. Their political careers depend upon this talent. What they actually do, is of course another matter, often driven by dark, murky forces and nefarious agendas.\r\n\r\nMayor Block optimistically opined in a recent article: “It is doubtful that there is enough time to get a new building up in this amount of time”, (meaning before three of Council can be turned out in 2017) and makes reference to ‘concrete slabs’ that are growing weeds over in Bennettsville after officials there got turned out of office for a similar offense.\r\n\r\nEven if the Mayor is right, it will be of little consequence and no consolation, for the disaster that’s about to befall Laurinburg will be profound and long lasting. Everyone standing will be cut down.\r\n\r\nThe speed at which things are proceeding makes it all but certain the new Municipal Building’s construction will be far enough along by the time a new City Council majority could be seated, that it will be all but impossible to halt.\r\n\r\nThe old City Hall will be nothing but a memory, and millions in borrowed money will have been spent. Hefty cancellation fees and penalties endemic to all construction contracts will make it prohibitively expensive to put on the brakes. There won’t be any turning back. Mayor Block is naive to postulate otherwise.\r\n\r\nPresent Council will also no doubt be sure to insert a poison pill into City Manager Charles Nichols’ employment contract, making it financially untenable that a new Council majority could dismiss Nichols without taxpayers having to pony up for an expensive golden parachute.\r\n\r\nIf the new Municipal Building project isn’t halted soon, a full blown disaster will ensue. Every property owner, business and taxpayer will be impacted for decades to come.\r\n\r\n2. Scotland County Economic Development\r\n\r\nFollowing a highly paid get acquainted period, Economic Development Director, Mark Ward, has decided (LE article) the best way to precede forward is by continuing to go backward.\r\n\r\nDespite the fact that the old model of taking taxpayer money from one pocket and stuffing in the other to ‘buy jobs’ has failed miserably every time it’s been tried, Ward insists he can pull a rabbit out of the hat this time. He can’t!\r\n\r\nScotland County is blessed in that it is well positioned to attract the real family wage jobs of tomorrow that we desperately need. We’ve been so far down in the hole for so long that we don’t have the ‘sunk’ and ‘legacy’ costs many other struggling counties face should they decide a change in course is necessary. This clean slate has tremendous value only if we have the vision, clarity and courage to grab hold and make it happen.\r\n\r\nEvery day we spend heading in the present direction translates to lost opportunity and taxpayer money flushed down the toilet.\r\n\r\n3. Scotland County Schools\r\n\r\nScotland County’s School Board remains committed to consolidating, remodeling and building a new $41 million school. Since the average new school in America now costs $80 million, we’re guessing our new school will cost at least that.\r\n\r\nRemodeling existing schools will cost tens of millions more and bussing students to outlying facilities will add millions on top of that.\r\n\r\nHow any of this is supposed to rectify the County’s absolutely horrible ‘educational’ metrics (previous article) is anybody’s guess.\r\n\r\nThis nation was built in one room school houses. Today’s dysfunctional, bloated public education system simply can’t compete. Here’s a test 8th grade students were required to master over 100 years ago, before being permitted to advance to high school. Few of today’s high school or even college graduates could pass this test. Can You?\r\n\r\nThroughout human history, ignorance, serfdom and enslavement have been the norm. Education and knowledge were reserved for a privileged few at the top of the food chain. Universal public education promised to ameliorate this condition.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, it was co-opted and used to mold the lower classes into compliant, obedient worker bees that don’t complain, protest, need slave masters or even overseers. Constant brainwashing with trendy political agendas assures victims aren’t even unaware of their own enslavement. Talk about progressive! Contented cows really do produce better milk.\r\n\r\nThis social engineering model worked well until the Internet began offering ‘knowledge on demand’ to all who seek it. Ignorance and enslavement would now be strictly by choice.\r\n\r\n‘You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink’. Given a choice, most prefer to remain ignorant, seeking diversion through sports, entertainment, gaming, social media, drugs and porn. Those wanting to keep us enslaved prefer things this way too, guaranteeing a never ending smorgasbord of trash, filth and sleaze.\r\n\r\nToday’s public education system is going to collapse. Can Scotland County taxpayers afford to support something that won’t even be abound in 40 years when the bonds are finally retired?\r\n\r\nFollow the Money\r\n\r\nWhat do the above schemes, scams, hoaxes and cons all have in common?\r\n\r\nIf you and we want to advance some pet project, we must invest our own money, if necessary enlisting investors to take the leap into the unknown with us. Politicians on the other hand, don’t need to risk their own money. They spend money collected from us under duress, at gunpoint if necessary, sharing the spoils with kin, cronies and fellow kleptocrats.\r\n\r\n“Every politician deserves two terms, one in office, the second in prison.” Mark Twain\r\n\r\nScotland County and Laurinburg elected officials are out to put us in bonded debt to the tune of about $150 million. It’s a big job, and honestly, this bunch doesn’t appear smart enough to accomplish such a big mission. We’re guessing they’ve got some serious help.\r\n\r\nThe question is: Who’s pulling the puppet’s strings? Who’s really driving this bus?\r\n\r\nIn case you haven’t been following the news, thousands of jobs have disappeared in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area when employers skedaddled after exhausting the taxpayer funded incentives that drove them there in the first place.\r\n\r\nArchitects, contractors and vendors are hungry for projects like Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building, let alone the County’s proposed new school + expensive re-model of existing facilities.\r\n\r\nVirtually every dollar spent on these projects will depart Scotland County as fast as the checks can be cut. Those of us left behind will face a mountain of debt that’s guaranteed to depress business activity and property values for decades. Skyrocketing taxes will kill any hopes of job creation or community revitalization.\r\n\r\nGovernment officials sell out citizens, voters and communities every day without so much as blinking an eye. Lucrative ‘consulting jobs’ for family and kin are just one time tested bait dangled before those hoping to become part of the revolving door’s never ending rotation.\r\n\r\nHave Laurinburg Council members, County Commissioners and School Board become so bedazzled by the brilliance thirty pieces of silver casts that they’re blind to their responsibilities and the consequences of reckless, negligent behavior?\r\n\r\nWho has offered what to whom? Answer this question, and our guess is we’ll all be a lot closer to the wizard that’s pulling the strings.\r\n\r\nWhat Can We Do?\r\n\r\nIf we’re going to wake up, now’s the time, before we go over the edge.\r\n\r\nIt’s time to circle the wagons. We’re armed with a powerful weapon our forefathers could never have dreamed of, the Internet.\r\n\r\nCockroaches scramble when light shines upon them. It’s your future. It’s up to you!\r\n\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2157, 3, '2016-06-08 10:22:49', '2016-06-08 14:22:49', '<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2156" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam-300x252.jpg" alt="scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam" width="300" height="252" />(PIC)Big fish eat little fish, the strong prey upon the weak, and the knowledgeable quarry the ignorant.\r\n\r\nScotland County’s dismal economic, education and health metrics are self-imposed, the result of poor choices made over decades. Some say we’ve gone down about as far down as we can go, but we’re here to assure you things can and are about to get much worse.\r\n\r\nScotland County and Laurinburg are rapidly headed toward a financial disaster that will be virtually impossible to recover from. Few will be spared. Pain, misery, devastation and suffering will be wide spread.\r\n\r\n1. Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building\r\n\r\nLaurinburg City Council, along with City Manager Charles Nichols, remains committed to constructing a new Municipal Building. What started as a $5.5 million boondoggle is now projected to cost $9.7 million. Before it’s over, this figure can be expected to balloon to around $20 million. Laurinburg has no money, so taxpayers will foot the bill over the coming 40 years. Think taxes are high now, just wait.\r\n\r\nMany believe City Council is out of touch, not listening to citizen input, defying ‘the will of the people’. There’s truth here to be sure, but is this the real story?\r\n\r\nDespite knowing there’s a good chance three out five could be turned out of office come November 2017, Council continues to pull hard on the reigns, recklessly galloping ahead, dragging Laurinburg into the abyss at full tilt. Why?\r\n\r\nPoliticians have a finely tuned, innate ability to hear and understand exactly what voters want, and don’t. Their political careers depend upon this talent. What they actually do, is of course another matter, often driven by dark, murky forces and nefarious agendas.\r\n\r\nMayor Block optimistically opined in a recent article: “It is doubtful that there is enough time to get a new building up in this amount of time”, (meaning before three of Council can be turned out in 2017) and makes reference to ‘concrete slabs’ that are growing weeds over in Bennettsville after officials there got turned out of office for a similar offense.\r\n\r\nEven if the Mayor is right, it will be of little consequence and no consolation, for the disaster that’s about to befall Laurinburg will be profound and long lasting. Everyone standing will be cut down.\r\n\r\nThe speed at which things are proceeding makes it all but certain the new Municipal Building’s construction will be far enough along by the time a new City Council majority could be seated, that it will be all but impossible to halt.\r\n\r\nThe old City Hall will be nothing but a memory, and millions in borrowed money will have been spent. Hefty cancellation fees and penalties endemic to all construction contracts will make it prohibitively expensive to put on the brakes. There won’t be any turning back. Mayor Block is naive to postulate otherwise.\r\n\r\nPresent Council will also no doubt be sure to insert a poison pill into City Manager Charles Nichols’ employment contract, making it financially untenable that a new Council majority could dismiss Nichols without taxpayers having to pony up for an expensive golden parachute.\r\n\r\nIf the new Municipal Building project isn’t halted soon, a full blown disaster will ensue. Every property owner, business and taxpayer will be impacted for decades to come.\r\n\r\n2. Scotland County Economic Development\r\n\r\nFollowing a highly paid get acquainted period, Economic Development Director, Mark Ward, has decided (LE article) the best way to precede forward is by continuing to go backward.\r\n\r\nDespite the fact that the old model of taking taxpayer money from one pocket and stuffing in the other to ‘buy jobs’ has failed miserably every time it’s been tried, Ward insists he can pull a rabbit out of the hat this time. He can’t!\r\n\r\nScotland County is blessed in that it is well positioned to attract the real family wage jobs of tomorrow that we desperately need. We’ve been so far down in the hole for so long that we don’t have the ‘sunk’ and ‘legacy’ costs many other struggling counties face should they decide a change in course is necessary. This clean slate has tremendous value only if we have the vision, clarity and courage to grab hold and make it happen.\r\n\r\nEvery day we spend heading in the present direction translates to lost opportunity and taxpayer money flushed down the toilet.\r\n\r\n3. Scotland County Schools\r\n\r\nScotland County’s School Board remains committed to consolidating, remodeling and building a new $41 million school. Since the average new school in America now costs $80 million, we’re guessing our new school will cost at least that.\r\n\r\nRemodeling existing schools will cost tens of millions more and bussing students to outlying facilities will add millions on top of that.\r\n\r\nHow any of this is supposed to rectify the County’s absolutely horrible ‘educational’ metrics (previous article) is anybody’s guess.\r\n\r\nThis nation was built in one room school houses. Today’s dysfunctional, bloated public education system simply can’t compete. Here’s a test 8th grade students were required to master over 100 years ago, before being permitted to advance to high school. Few of today’s high school or even college graduates could pass this test. Can You?\r\n\r\nThroughout human history, ignorance, serfdom and enslavement have been the norm. Education and knowledge were reserved for a privileged few at the top of the food chain. Universal public education promised to ameliorate this condition.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, it was co-opted and used to mold the lower classes into compliant, obedient worker bees that don’t complain, protest, need slave masters or even overseers. Constant brainwashing with trendy political agendas assures victims aren’t even unaware of their own enslavement. Talk about progressive! Contented cows really do produce better milk.\r\n\r\nThis social engineering model worked well until the Internet began offering ‘knowledge on demand’ to all who seek it. Ignorance and enslavement would now be strictly by choice.\r\n\r\n‘You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink’. Given a choice, most prefer to remain ignorant, seeking diversion through sports, entertainment, gaming, social media, drugs and porn. Those wanting to keep us enslaved prefer things this way too, guaranteeing a never ending smorgasbord of trash, filth and sleaze.\r\n\r\nToday’s public education system is going to collapse. Can Scotland County taxpayers afford to support something that won’t even be abound in 40 years when the bonds are finally retired?\r\n\r\nFollow the Money\r\n\r\nWhat do the above schemes, scams, hoaxes and cons all have in common?\r\n\r\nIf you and we want to advance some pet project, we must invest our own money, if necessary enlisting investors to take the leap into the unknown with us. Politicians on the other hand, don’t need to risk their own money. They spend money collected from us under duress, at gunpoint if necessary, sharing the spoils with kin, cronies and fellow kleptocrats.\r\n\r\n“Every politician deserves two terms, one in office, the second in prison.” Mark Twain\r\n\r\nScotland County and Laurinburg elected officials are out to put us in bonded debt to the tune of about $150 million. It’s a big job, and honestly, this bunch doesn’t appear smart enough to accomplish such a big mission. We’re guessing they’ve got some serious help.\r\n\r\nThe question is: Who’s pulling the puppet’s strings? Who’s really driving this bus?\r\n\r\nIn case you haven’t been following the news, thousands of jobs have disappeared in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area when employers skedaddled after exhausting the taxpayer funded incentives that drove them there in the first place.\r\n\r\nArchitects, contractors and vendors are hungry for projects like Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building, let alone the County’s proposed new school + expensive re-model of existing facilities.\r\n\r\nVirtually every dollar spent on these projects will depart Scotland County as fast as the checks can be cut. Those of us left behind will face a mountain of debt that’s guaranteed to depress business activity and property values for decades. Skyrocketing taxes will kill any hopes of job creation or community revitalization.\r\n\r\nGovernment officials sell out citizens, voters and communities every day without so much as blinking an eye. Lucrative ‘consulting jobs’ for family and kin are just one time tested bait dangled before those hoping to become part of the revolving door’s never ending rotation.\r\n\r\nHave Laurinburg Council members, County Commissioners and School Board become so bedazzled by the brilliance thirty pieces of silver casts that they’re blind to their responsibilities and the consequences of reckless, negligent behavior?\r\n\r\nWho has offered what to whom? Answer this question, and our guess is we’ll all be a lot closer to the wizard that’s pulling the strings.\r\n\r\nWhat Can We Do?\r\n\r\nIf we’re going to wake up, now’s the time, before we go over the edge.\r\n\r\nIt’s time to circle the wagons. We’re armed with a powerful weapon our forefathers could never have dreamed of, the Internet.\r\n\r\nCockroaches scramble when light shines upon them. It’s your future. It’s up to you!\r\n\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2158, 3, '2016-06-08 10:23:13', '2016-06-08 14:23:13', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2156 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam-300x252.jpg" alt="scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam" width="300" height="252" />Big fish eat little fish, the strong prey upon the weak, and the knowledgeable quarry the ignorant.\r\n\r\nScotland County’s dismal economic, education and health metrics are self-imposed, the result of poor choices made over decades. Some say we’ve gone down about as far down as we can go, but we’re here to assure you things can and are about to get much worse.\r\n\r\nScotland County and Laurinburg are rapidly headed toward a financial disaster that will be virtually impossible to recover from. Few will be spared. Pain, misery, devastation and suffering will be wide spread.\r\n\r\n1. Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building\r\n\r\nLaurinburg City Council, along with City Manager Charles Nichols, remains committed to constructing a new Municipal Building. What started as a $5.5 million boondoggle is now projected to cost $9.7 million. Before it’s over, this figure can be expected to balloon to around $20 million. Laurinburg has no money, so taxpayers will foot the bill over the coming 40 years. Think taxes are high now, just wait.\r\n\r\nMany believe City Council is out of touch, not listening to citizen input, defying ‘the will of the people’. There’s truth here to be sure, but is this the real story?\r\n\r\nDespite knowing there’s a good chance three out five could be turned out of office come November 2017, Council continues to pull hard on the reigns, recklessly galloping ahead, dragging Laurinburg into the abyss at full tilt. Why?\r\n\r\nPoliticians have a finely tuned, innate ability to hear and understand exactly what voters want, and don’t. Their political careers depend upon this talent. What they actually do, is of course another matter, often driven by dark, murky forces and nefarious agendas.\r\n\r\nMayor Block optimistically opined in a recent article: “It is doubtful that there is enough time to get a new building up in this amount of time”, (meaning before three of Council can be turned out in 2017) and makes reference to ‘concrete slabs’ that are growing weeds over in Bennettsville after officials there got turned out of office for a similar offense.\r\n\r\nEven if the Mayor is right, it will be of little consequence and no consolation, for the disaster that’s about to befall Laurinburg will be profound and long lasting. Everyone standing will be cut down.\r\n\r\nThe speed at which things are proceeding makes it all but certain the new Municipal Building’s construction will be far enough along by the time a new City Council majority could be seated, that it will be all but impossible to halt.\r\n\r\nThe old City Hall will be nothing but a memory, and millions in borrowed money will have been spent. Hefty cancellation fees and penalties endemic to all construction contracts will make it prohibitively expensive to put on the brakes. There won’t be any turning back. Mayor Block is naive to postulate otherwise.\r\n\r\nPresent Council will also no doubt be sure to insert a poison pill into City Manager Charles Nichols’ employment contract, making it financially untenable that a new Council majority could dismiss Nichols without taxpayers having to pony up for an expensive golden parachute.\r\n\r\nIf the new Municipal Building project isn’t halted soon, a full blown disaster will ensue. Every property owner, business and taxpayer will be impacted for decades to come.\r\n\r\n2. Scotland County Economic Development\r\n\r\nFollowing a highly paid get acquainted period, Economic Development Director, Mark Ward, has decided (LE article) the best way to precede forward is by continuing to go backward.\r\n\r\nDespite the fact that the old model of taking taxpayer money from one pocket and stuffing in the other to ‘buy jobs’ has failed miserably every time it’s been tried, Ward insists he can pull a rabbit out of the hat this time. He can’t!\r\n\r\nScotland County is blessed in that it is well positioned to attract the real family wage jobs of tomorrow that we desperately need. We’ve been so far down in the hole for so long that we don’t have the ‘sunk’ and ‘legacy’ costs many other struggling counties face should they decide a change in course is necessary. This clean slate has tremendous value only if we have the vision, clarity and courage to grab hold and make it happen.\r\n\r\nEvery day we spend heading in the present direction translates to lost opportunity and taxpayer money flushed down the toilet.\r\n\r\n3. Scotland County Schools\r\n\r\nScotland County’s School Board remains committed to consolidating, remodeling and building a new $41 million school. Since the average new school in America now costs $80 million, we’re guessing our new school will cost at least that.\r\n\r\nRemodeling existing schools will cost tens of millions more and bussing students to outlying facilities will add millions on top of that.\r\n\r\nHow any of this is supposed to rectify the County’s absolutely horrible ‘educational’ metrics (previous article) is anybody’s guess.\r\n\r\nThis nation was built in one room school houses. Today’s dysfunctional, bloated public education system simply can’t compete. Here’s a test 8th grade students were required to master over 100 years ago, before being permitted to advance to high school. Few of today’s high school or even college graduates could pass this test. Can You?\r\n\r\nThroughout human history, ignorance, serfdom and enslavement have been the norm. Education and knowledge were reserved for a privileged few at the top of the food chain. Universal public education promised to ameliorate this condition.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, it was co-opted and used to mold the lower classes into compliant, obedient worker bees that don’t complain, protest, need slave masters or even overseers. Constant brainwashing with trendy political agendas assures victims aren’t even unaware of their own enslavement. Talk about progressive! Contented cows really do produce better milk.\r\n\r\nThis social engineering model worked well until the Internet began offering ‘knowledge on demand’ to all who seek it. Ignorance and enslavement would now be strictly by choice.\r\n\r\n‘You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink’. Given a choice, most prefer to remain ignorant, seeking diversion through sports, entertainment, gaming, social media, drugs and porn. Those wanting to keep us enslaved prefer things this way too, guaranteeing a never ending smorgasbord of trash, filth and sleaze.\r\n\r\nToday’s public education system is going to collapse. Can Scotland County taxpayers afford to support something that won’t even be abound in 40 years when the bonds are finally retired?\r\n\r\nFollow the Money\r\n\r\nWhat do the above schemes, scams, hoaxes and cons all have in common?\r\n\r\nIf you and we want to advance some pet project, we must invest our own money, if necessary enlisting investors to take the leap into the unknown with us. Politicians on the other hand, don’t need to risk their own money. They spend money collected from us under duress, at gunpoint if necessary, sharing the spoils with kin, cronies and fellow kleptocrats.\r\n\r\n“Every politician deserves two terms, one in office, the second in prison.” Mark Twain\r\n\r\nScotland County and Laurinburg elected officials are out to put us in bonded debt to the tune of about $150 million. It’s a big job, and honestly, this bunch doesn’t appear smart enough to accomplish such a big mission. We’re guessing they’ve got some serious help.\r\n\r\nThe question is: Who’s pulling the puppet’s strings? Who’s really driving this bus?\r\n\r\nIn case you haven’t been following the news, thousands of jobs have disappeared in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area when employers skedaddled after exhausting the taxpayer funded incentives that drove them there in the first place.\r\n\r\nArchitects, contractors and vendors are hungry for projects like Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building, let alone the County’s proposed new school + expensive re-model of existing facilities.\r\n\r\nVirtually every dollar spent on these projects will depart Scotland County as fast as the checks can be cut. Those of us left behind will face a mountain of debt that’s guaranteed to depress business activity and property values for decades. Skyrocketing taxes will kill any hopes of job creation or community revitalization.\r\n\r\nGovernment officials sell out citizens, voters and communities every day without so much as blinking an eye. Lucrative ‘consulting jobs’ for family and kin are just one time tested bait dangled before those hoping to become part of the revolving door’s never ending rotation.\r\n\r\nHave Laurinburg Council members, County Commissioners and School Board become so bedazzled by the brilliance thirty pieces of silver casts that they’re blind to their responsibilities and the consequences of reckless, negligent behavior?\r\n\r\nWho has offered what to whom? Answer this question, and our guess is we’ll all be a lot closer to the wizard that’s pulling the strings.\r\n\r\nWhat Can We Do?\r\n\r\nIf we’re going to wake up, now’s the time, before we go over the edge.\r\n\r\nIt’s time to circle the wagons. We’re armed with a powerful weapon our forefathers could never have dreamed of, the Internet.\r\n\r\nCockroaches scramble when light shines upon them. It’s your future. It’s up to you!\r\n\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2159, 3, '2016-06-08 10:24:00', '2016-06-08 14:24:00', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2156 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam-300x252.jpg" alt="scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam" width="300" height="252" />Big fish eat little fish, the strong prey upon the weak, and the knowledgeable quarry the ignorant.\r\n\r\nScotland County’s dismal economic, education and health metrics are self-imposed, the result of poor choices made over decades. Some say we’ve gone down about as far down as we can go, but we’re here to assure you things can and are about to get much worse.\r\n\r\nScotland County and Laurinburg are rapidly headed toward a financial disaster that will be virtually impossible to recover from. Few will be spared. Pain, misery, devastation and suffering will be wide spread.\r\n<h3>1. Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building</h3>\r\nLaurinburg City Council, along with City Manager Charles Nichols, remains committed to constructing a new Municipal Building. What started as a $5.5 million boondoggle is now projected to cost $9.7 million. Before it’s over, this figure can be expected to balloon to around $20 million. Laurinburg has no money, so taxpayers will foot the bill over the coming 40 years. Think taxes are high now, just wait.\r\n\r\nMany believe City Council is out of touch, not listening to citizen input, defying ‘the will of the people’. There’s truth here to be sure, but is this the real story?\r\n\r\nDespite knowing there’s a good chance three out five could be turned out of office come November 2017, Council continues to pull hard on the reigns, recklessly galloping ahead, dragging Laurinburg into the abyss at full tilt. Why?\r\n\r\nPoliticians have a finely tuned, innate ability to hear and understand exactly what voters want, and don’t. Their political careers depend upon this talent. What they actually do, is of course another matter, often driven by dark, murky forces and nefarious agendas.\r\n\r\nMayor Block optimistically opined in a recent article: “It is doubtful that there is enough time to get a new building up in this amount of time”, (meaning before three of Council can be turned out in 2017) and makes reference to ‘concrete slabs’ that are growing weeds over in Bennettsville after officials there got turned out of office for a similar offense.\r\n\r\nEven if the Mayor is right, it will be of little consequence and no consolation, for the disaster that’s about to befall Laurinburg will be profound and long lasting. Everyone standing will be cut down.\r\n\r\nThe speed at which things are proceeding makes it all but certain the new Municipal Building’s construction will be far enough along by the time a new City Council majority could be seated, that it will be all but impossible to halt.\r\n\r\nThe old City Hall will be nothing but a memory, and millions in borrowed money will have been spent. Hefty cancellation fees and penalties endemic to all construction contracts will make it prohibitively expensive to put on the brakes. There won’t be any turning back. Mayor Block is naive to postulate otherwise.\r\n\r\nPresent Council will also no doubt be sure to insert a poison pill into City Manager Charles Nichols’ employment contract, making it financially untenable that a new Council majority could dismiss Nichols without taxpayers having to pony up for an expensive golden parachute.\r\n\r\nIf the new Municipal Building project isn’t halted soon, a full blown disaster will ensue. Every property owner, business and taxpayer will be impacted for decades to come.\r\n<h3>2. Scotland County Economic Development</h3>\r\nFollowing a highly paid get acquainted period, Economic Development Director, Mark Ward, has decided (LE article) the best way to precede forward is by continuing to go backward.\r\n\r\nDespite the fact that the old model of taking taxpayer money from one pocket and stuffing in the other to ‘buy jobs’ has failed miserably every time it’s been tried, Ward insists he can pull a rabbit out of the hat this time. He can’t!\r\n\r\nScotland County is blessed in that it is well positioned to attract the real family wage jobs of tomorrow that we desperately need. We’ve been so far down in the hole for so long that we don’t have the ‘sunk’ and ‘legacy’ costs many other struggling counties face should they decide a change in course is necessary. This clean slate has tremendous value only if we have the vision, clarity and courage to grab hold and make it happen.\r\n\r\nEvery day we spend heading in the present direction translates to lost opportunity and taxpayer money flushed down the toilet.\r\n<h3>3. Scotland County Schools</h3>\r\nScotland County’s School Board remains committed to consolidating, remodeling and building a new $41 million school. Since the average new school in America now costs $80 million, we’re guessing our new school will cost at least that.\r\n\r\nRemodeling existing schools will cost tens of millions more and bussing students to outlying facilities will add millions on top of that.\r\n\r\nHow any of this is supposed to rectify the County’s absolutely horrible ‘educational’ metrics (previous article) is anybody’s guess.\r\n\r\nThis nation was built in one room school houses. Today’s dysfunctional, bloated public education system simply can’t compete. Here’s a test 8th grade students were required to master over 100 years ago, before being permitted to advance to high school. Few of today’s high school or even college graduates could pass this test. Can You?\r\n\r\nThroughout human history, ignorance, serfdom and enslavement have been the norm. Education and knowledge were reserved for a privileged few at the top of the food chain. Universal public education promised to ameliorate this condition.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, it was co-opted and used to mold the lower classes into compliant, obedient worker bees that don’t complain, protest, need slave masters or even overseers. Constant brainwashing with trendy political agendas assures victims aren’t even unaware of their own enslavement. Talk about progressive! Contented cows really do produce better milk.\r\n\r\nThis social engineering model worked well until the Internet began offering ‘knowledge on demand’ to all who seek it. Ignorance and enslavement would now be strictly by choice.\r\n\r\n‘You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink’. Given a choice, most prefer to remain ignorant, seeking diversion through sports, entertainment, gaming, social media, drugs and porn. Those wanting to keep us enslaved prefer things this way too, guaranteeing a never ending smorgasbord of trash, filth and sleaze.\r\n\r\nToday’s public education system is going to collapse. Can Scotland County taxpayers afford to support something that won’t even be abound in 40 years when the bonds are finally retired?\r\n\r\nFollow the Money\r\n\r\nWhat do the above schemes, scams, hoaxes and cons all have in common?\r\n\r\nIf you and we want to advance some pet project, we must invest our own money, if necessary enlisting investors to take the leap into the unknown with us. Politicians on the other hand, don’t need to risk their own money. They spend money collected from us under duress, at gunpoint if necessary, sharing the spoils with kin, cronies and fellow kleptocrats.\r\n\r\n“Every politician deserves two terms, one in office, the second in prison.” Mark Twain\r\n\r\nScotland County and Laurinburg elected officials are out to put us in bonded debt to the tune of about $150 million. It’s a big job, and honestly, this bunch doesn’t appear smart enough to accomplish such a big mission. We’re guessing they’ve got some serious help.\r\n\r\nThe question is: Who’s pulling the puppet’s strings? Who’s really driving this bus?\r\n\r\nIn case you haven’t been following the news, thousands of jobs have disappeared in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area when employers skedaddled after exhausting the taxpayer funded incentives that drove them there in the first place.\r\n\r\nArchitects, contractors and vendors are hungry for projects like Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building, let alone the County’s proposed new school + expensive re-model of existing facilities.\r\n\r\nVirtually every dollar spent on these projects will depart Scotland County as fast as the checks can be cut. Those of us left behind will face a mountain of debt that’s guaranteed to depress business activity and property values for decades. Skyrocketing taxes will kill any hopes of job creation or community revitalization.\r\n\r\nGovernment officials sell out citizens, voters and communities every day without so much as blinking an eye. Lucrative ‘consulting jobs’ for family and kin are just one time tested bait dangled before those hoping to become part of the revolving door’s never ending rotation.\r\n\r\nHave Laurinburg Council members, County Commissioners and School Board become so bedazzled by the brilliance thirty pieces of silver casts that they’re blind to their responsibilities and the consequences of reckless, negligent behavior?\r\n\r\nWho has offered what to whom? Answer this question, and our guess is we’ll all be a lot closer to the wizard that’s pulling the strings.\r\n\r\nWhat Can We Do?\r\n\r\nIf we’re going to wake up, now’s the time, before we go over the edge.\r\n\r\nIt’s time to circle the wagons. We’re armed with a powerful weapon our forefathers could never have dreamed of, the Internet.\r\n\r\nCockroaches scramble when light shines upon them. It’s your future. It’s up to you!\r\n\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2160, 3, '2016-06-08 10:25:35', '2016-06-08 14:25:35', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2156 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam-300x252.jpg" alt="scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam" width="300" height="252" />Big fish eat little fish, the strong prey upon the weak, and the knowledgeable quarry the ignorant.\r\n\r\nScotland County’s dismal economic, education and health metrics are self-imposed, the result of poor choices made over decades. Some say we’ve gone down about as far down as we can go, but we’re here to assure you things can and are about to get much worse.\r\n\r\nScotland County and Laurinburg are rapidly headed toward a financial disaster that will be virtually impossible to recover from. Few will be spared. Pain, misery, devastation and suffering will be wide spread.\r\n<h3>1. Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building</h3>\r\nLaurinburg City Council, along with City Manager Charles Nichols, remains committed to constructing a new Municipal Building. What started as a $5.5 million boondoggle is now projected to cost $9.7 million. Before it’s over, this figure can be expected to balloon to around $20 million. Laurinburg has no money, so taxpayers will foot the bill over the coming 40 years. Think taxes are high now, just wait.\r\n\r\nMany believe City Council is out of touch, not listening to citizen input, defying ‘the will of the people’. There’s truth here to be sure, but is this the real story?\r\n\r\nDespite knowing there’s a good chance three out five could be turned out of office come November 2017, Council continues to pull hard on the reigns, recklessly galloping ahead, dragging Laurinburg into the abyss at full tilt. Why?\r\n\r\nPoliticians have a finely tuned, innate ability to hear and understand exactly what voters want, and don’t. Their political careers depend upon this talent. What they actually do, is of course another matter, often driven by dark, murky forces and nefarious agendas.\r\n\r\nMayor Block optimistically opined in a recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5410/laurinburg-council-crosses-the-line" target="_blank">article</a></span>: “It is doubtful that there is enough time to get a new building up in this amount of time”, (meaning before three of Council can be turned out in 2017) and makes reference to ‘concrete slabs’ that are growing weeds over in Bennettsville after officials there got turned out of office for a similar offense.\r\n\r\nEven if the Mayor is right, it will be of little consequence and no consolation, for the disaster that’s about to befall Laurinburg will be profound and long lasting. Everyone standing will be cut down.\r\n\r\nThe speed at which things are proceeding makes it all but certain the new Municipal Building’s construction will be far enough along by the time a new City Council majority could be seated, that it will be all but impossible to halt.\r\n\r\nThe old City Hall will be nothing but a memory, and millions in borrowed money will have been spent. Hefty cancellation fees and penalties endemic to all construction contracts will make it prohibitively expensive to put on the brakes. There won’t be any turning back. Mayor Block is naive to postulate otherwise.\r\n\r\nPresent Council will also no doubt be sure to insert a poison pill into City Manager Charles Nichols’ employment contract, making it financially untenable that a new Council majority could dismiss Nichols without taxpayers having to pony up for an expensive golden parachute.\r\n\r\nIf the new Municipal Building project isn’t halted soon, a full blown disaster will ensue. Every property owner, business and taxpayer will be impacted for decades to come.\r\n<h3>2. Scotland County Economic Development</h3>\r\nFollowing a highly paid get acquainted period, Economic Development Director, Mark Ward, has decided (LE article) the best way to precede forward is by continuing to go backward.\r\n\r\nDespite the fact that the old model of taking taxpayer money from one pocket and stuffing in the other to ‘buy jobs’ has failed miserably every time it’s been tried, Ward insists he can pull a rabbit out of the hat this time. He can’t!\r\n\r\nScotland County is blessed in that it is well positioned to attract the real family wage jobs of tomorrow that we desperately need. We’ve been so far down in the hole for so long that we don’t have the ‘sunk’ and ‘legacy’ costs many other struggling counties face should they decide a change in course is necessary. This clean slate has tremendous value only if we have the vision, clarity and courage to grab hold and make it happen.\r\n\r\nEvery day we spend heading in the present direction translates to lost opportunity and taxpayer money flushed down the toilet.\r\n<h3>3. Scotland County Schools</h3>\r\nScotland County’s School Board remains committed to consolidating, remodeling and building a new $41 million school. Since the average new school in America now costs $80 million, we’re guessing our new school will cost at least that.\r\n\r\nRemodeling existing schools will cost tens of millions more and bussing students to outlying facilities will add millions on top of that.\r\n\r\nHow any of this is supposed to rectify the County’s absolutely horrible ‘educational’ metrics (previous article) is anybody’s guess.\r\n\r\nThis nation was built in one room school houses. Today’s dysfunctional, bloated public education system simply can’t compete. Here’s a test 8th grade students were required to master over 100 years ago, before being permitted to advance to high school. Few of today’s high school or even college graduates could pass this test. Can You?\r\n\r\nThroughout human history, ignorance, serfdom and enslavement have been the norm. Education and knowledge were reserved for a privileged few at the top of the food chain. Universal public education promised to ameliorate this condition.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, it was co-opted and used to mold the lower classes into compliant, obedient worker bees that don’t complain, protest, need slave masters or even overseers. Constant brainwashing with trendy political agendas assures victims aren’t even unaware of their own enslavement. Talk about progressive! Contented cows really do produce better milk.\r\n\r\nThis social engineering model worked well until the Internet began offering ‘knowledge on demand’ to all who seek it. Ignorance and enslavement would now be strictly by choice.\r\n\r\n‘You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink’. Given a choice, most prefer to remain ignorant, seeking diversion through sports, entertainment, gaming, social media, drugs and porn. Those wanting to keep us enslaved prefer things this way too, guaranteeing a never ending smorgasbord of trash, filth and sleaze.\r\n\r\nToday’s public education system is going to collapse. Can Scotland County taxpayers afford to support something that won’t even be abound in 40 years when the bonds are finally retired?\r\n\r\nFollow the Money\r\n\r\nWhat do the above schemes, scams, hoaxes and cons all have in common?\r\n\r\nIf you and we want to advance some pet project, we must invest our own money, if necessary enlisting investors to take the leap into the unknown with us. Politicians on the other hand, don’t need to risk their own money. They spend money collected from us under duress, at gunpoint if necessary, sharing the spoils with kin, cronies and fellow kleptocrats.\r\n\r\n“Every politician deserves two terms, one in office, the second in prison.” Mark Twain\r\n\r\nScotland County and Laurinburg elected officials are out to put us in bonded debt to the tune of about $150 million. It’s a big job, and honestly, this bunch doesn’t appear smart enough to accomplish such a big mission. We’re guessing they’ve got some serious help.\r\n\r\nThe question is: Who’s pulling the puppet’s strings? Who’s really driving this bus?\r\n\r\nIn case you haven’t been following the news, thousands of jobs have disappeared in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area when employers skedaddled after exhausting the taxpayer funded incentives that drove them there in the first place.\r\n\r\nArchitects, contractors and vendors are hungry for projects like Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building, let alone the County’s proposed new school + expensive re-model of existing facilities.\r\n\r\nVirtually every dollar spent on these projects will depart Scotland County as fast as the checks can be cut. Those of us left behind will face a mountain of debt that’s guaranteed to depress business activity and property values for decades. Skyrocketing taxes will kill any hopes of job creation or community revitalization.\r\n\r\nGovernment officials sell out citizens, voters and communities every day without so much as blinking an eye. Lucrative ‘consulting jobs’ for family and kin are just one time tested bait dangled before those hoping to become part of the revolving door’s never ending rotation.\r\n\r\nHave Laurinburg Council members, County Commissioners and School Board become so bedazzled by the brilliance thirty pieces of silver casts that they’re blind to their responsibilities and the consequences of reckless, negligent behavior?\r\n\r\nWho has offered what to whom? Answer this question, and our guess is we’ll all be a lot closer to the wizard that’s pulling the strings.\r\n\r\nWhat Can We Do?\r\n\r\nIf we’re going to wake up, now’s the time, before we go over the edge.\r\n\r\nIt’s time to circle the wagons. We’re armed with a powerful weapon our forefathers could never have dreamed of, the Internet.\r\n\r\nCockroaches scramble when light shines upon them. It’s your future. It’s up to you!\r\n\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2161, 3, '2016-06-08 10:26:50', '2016-06-08 14:26:50', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2156 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam-300x252.jpg" alt="scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam" width="300" height="252" />Big fish eat little fish, the strong prey upon the weak, and the knowledgeable quarry the ignorant.\r\n\r\nScotland County’s dismal economic, education and health metrics are self-imposed, the result of poor choices made over decades. Some say we’ve gone down about as far down as we can go, but we’re here to assure you things can and are about to get much worse.\r\n\r\nScotland County and Laurinburg are rapidly headed toward a financial disaster that will be virtually impossible to recover from. Few will be spared. Pain, misery, devastation and suffering will be wide spread.\r\n<h3>1. Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building</h3>\r\nLaurinburg City Council, along with City Manager Charles Nichols, remains committed to constructing a new Municipal Building. What started as a $5.5 million boondoggle is now projected to cost $9.7 million. Before it’s over, this figure can be expected to balloon to around $20 million. Laurinburg has no money, so taxpayers will foot the bill over the coming 40 years. Think taxes are high now, just wait.\r\n\r\nMany believe <strong>City Council is out of touch, not listening to citizen input, defying ‘the will of the people’</strong>. There’s truth here to be sure, but is this the real story?\r\n\r\nDespite knowing there’s a good chance three out five could be turned out of office come November 2017, Council continues to pull hard on the reigns, recklessly galloping ahead, dragging Laurinburg into the abyss at full tilt. Why?\r\n\r\nPoliticians have a finely tuned, innate ability to hear and understand exactly what voters want, and don’t. Their political careers depend upon this talent. What they actually do, is of course another matter, often driven by dark, murky forces and nefarious agendas.\r\n\r\nMayor Block optimistically opined in a recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5410/laurinburg-council-crosses-the-line" target="_blank">article</a></span>: “It is doubtful that there is enough time to get a new building up in this amount of time”, (meaning before three of Council can be turned out in 2017) and makes reference to ‘concrete slabs’ that are growing weeds over in Bennettsville after officials there got turned out of office for a similar offense.\r\n\r\nEven if the Mayor is right, it will be of little consequence and no consolation, for the disaster that’s about to befall Laurinburg will be profound and long lasting. Everyone standing will be cut down.\r\n\r\nThe speed at which things are proceeding makes it all but certain the new Municipal Building’s construction will be far enough along by the time a new City Council majority could be seated, that it will be all but impossible to halt.\r\n\r\nThe old City Hall will be nothing but a memory, and millions in borrowed money will have been spent. Hefty cancellation fees and penalties endemic to all construction contracts will make it prohibitively expensive to put on the brakes. There won’t be any turning back. Mayor Block is naive to postulate otherwise.\r\n\r\nPresent Council will also no doubt be sure to insert a poison pill into City Manager Charles Nichols’ employment contract, making it financially untenable that a new Council majority could dismiss Nichols without taxpayers having to pony up for an expensive golden parachute.\r\n\r\nIf the new Municipal Building project isn’t halted soon, a full blown disaster will ensue. Every property owner, business and taxpayer will be impacted for decades to come.\r\n<h3>2. Scotland County Economic Development</h3>\r\nFollowing a highly paid get acquainted period, Economic Development Director, Mark Ward, has decided (LE article) the best way to precede forward is by continuing to go backward.\r\n\r\nDespite the fact that the old model of taking taxpayer money from one pocket and stuffing in the other to ‘buy jobs’ has failed miserably every time it’s been tried, Ward insists he can pull a rabbit out of the hat this time. He can’t!\r\n\r\nScotland County is blessed in that it is well positioned to attract the real family wage jobs of tomorrow that we desperately need. We’ve been so far down in the hole for so long that we don’t have the ‘sunk’ and ‘legacy’ costs many other struggling counties face should they decide a change in course is necessary. This clean slate has tremendous value only if we have the vision, clarity and courage to grab hold and make it happen.\r\n\r\nEvery day we spend heading in the present direction translates to lost opportunity and taxpayer money flushed down the toilet.\r\n<h3>3. Scotland County Schools</h3>\r\nScotland County’s School Board remains committed to consolidating, remodeling and building a new $41 million school. Since the average new school in America now costs $80 million, we’re guessing our new school will cost at least that.\r\n\r\nRemodeling existing schools will cost tens of millions more and bussing students to outlying facilities will add millions on top of that.\r\n\r\nHow any of this is supposed to rectify the County’s absolutely horrible ‘educational’ metrics (previous article) is anybody’s guess.\r\n\r\nThis nation was built in one room school houses. Today’s dysfunctional, bloated public education system simply can’t compete. Here’s a test 8th grade students were required to master over 100 years ago, before being permitted to advance to high school. Few of today’s high school or even college graduates could pass this test. Can You?\r\n\r\nThroughout human history, ignorance, serfdom and enslavement have been the norm. Education and knowledge were reserved for a privileged few at the top of the food chain. Universal public education promised to ameliorate this condition.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, it was co-opted and used to mold the lower classes into compliant, obedient worker bees that don’t complain, protest, need slave masters or even overseers. Constant brainwashing with trendy political agendas assures victims aren’t even unaware of their own enslavement. Talk about progressive! Contented cows really do produce better milk.\r\n\r\nThis social engineering model worked well until the Internet began offering ‘knowledge on demand’ to all who seek it. Ignorance and enslavement would now be strictly by choice.\r\n\r\n‘You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink’. Given a choice, most prefer to remain ignorant, seeking diversion through sports, entertainment, gaming, social media, drugs and porn. Those wanting to keep us enslaved prefer things this way too, guaranteeing a never ending smorgasbord of trash, filth and sleaze.\r\n\r\nToday’s public education system is going to collapse. Can Scotland County taxpayers afford to support something that won’t even be abound in 40 years when the bonds are finally retired?\r\n\r\nFollow the Money\r\n\r\nWhat do the above schemes, scams, hoaxes and cons all have in common?\r\n\r\nIf you and we want to advance some pet project, we must invest our own money, if necessary enlisting investors to take the leap into the unknown with us. Politicians on the other hand, don’t need to risk their own money. They spend money collected from us under duress, at gunpoint if necessary, sharing the spoils with kin, cronies and fellow kleptocrats.\r\n\r\n“Every politician deserves two terms, one in office, the second in prison.” Mark Twain\r\n\r\nScotland County and Laurinburg elected officials are out to put us in bonded debt to the tune of about $150 million. It’s a big job, and honestly, this bunch doesn’t appear smart enough to accomplish such a big mission. We’re guessing they’ve got some serious help.\r\n\r\nThe question is: Who’s pulling the puppet’s strings? Who’s really driving this bus?\r\n\r\nIn case you haven’t been following the news, thousands of jobs have disappeared in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area when employers skedaddled after exhausting the taxpayer funded incentives that drove them there in the first place.\r\n\r\nArchitects, contractors and vendors are hungry for projects like Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building, let alone the County’s proposed new school + expensive re-model of existing facilities.\r\n\r\nVirtually every dollar spent on these projects will depart Scotland County as fast as the checks can be cut. Those of us left behind will face a mountain of debt that’s guaranteed to depress business activity and property values for decades. Skyrocketing taxes will kill any hopes of job creation or community revitalization.\r\n\r\nGovernment officials sell out citizens, voters and communities every day without so much as blinking an eye. Lucrative ‘consulting jobs’ for family and kin are just one time tested bait dangled before those hoping to become part of the revolving door’s never ending rotation.\r\n\r\nHave Laurinburg Council members, County Commissioners and School Board become so bedazzled by the brilliance thirty pieces of silver casts that they’re blind to their responsibilities and the consequences of reckless, negligent behavior?\r\n\r\nWho has offered what to whom? Answer this question, and our guess is we’ll all be a lot closer to the wizard that’s pulling the strings.\r\n\r\nWhat Can We Do?\r\n\r\nIf we’re going to wake up, now’s the time, before we go over the edge.\r\n\r\nIt’s time to circle the wagons. We’re armed with a powerful weapon our forefathers could never have dreamed of, the Internet.\r\n\r\nCockroaches scramble when light shines upon them. It’s your future. It’s up to you!\r\n\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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