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(3937, 1, '2019-03-24 11:24:23', '2019-03-24 15:24:23', '<h1><span style="color: #800000; font-size: 20px;"><strong>Gibson Commits Municipal Suicide - Part 2</strong></span></h1>\r\n<p>The <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">crime wave</span></a> </b></span></span> that has gripped this small southern town is no accident or coincidence. Gibson, North Carolina 28343 is committing ''Municipal Suicide'', and so far it''s a rip-roaring success.</p>\r\n<p>Armed, violent, recidivist criminals are running loose terrorizing the community, while <b>Town Officials work feverishly behind the scenes to terrorize ''select'' residents</b>. That''s right, while standard style criminals ply their craft, Town Officials are taking deliberate action, knowingly placing hand picked town residents in harm''s way, in jeopardy of being robbed, assaulted and even murdered.</p>\r\n<p>No Gibson resident can feel safe in their persons, home or possessions until this crime wave is brought under control.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3757" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Scotland-County-Sheriff-vehicle-300x166.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="158" /> The Scotland County Sheriff''s Department is admittedly overwhelmed due to high personnel turnover, low morale and a plethora of entertaining but burdensome community outreach programs.</p>\r\n<p>Sheriff Ralph Kersey has brought in the Federal Police to try and get a handle on things, but they have an agenda all their own, so it''s really going to be up to us as usual.</p>\r\n<p><i><b>Here''s one resident''s frightening story:</b></i></p>\r\n<p>Long time multi-acre agricultural property owner (name withheld by request) enjoyed her peace and quiet, savouring the beautiful forests, storm clouds, birds, bunnies, deer, fox, raccoons, possums, hoot owls, butterflies, dragonflies and bees.</p>\r\n<p>Today, she''s terrified and lays the blame squarely at the feet of Gibson''s dystopic Mayor and Town Commission (see list of culprits below) who, instead of addressing critical safety issues, spend precious time figuring out how to ''jam it'' to those on their ''hit list''.</p>\r\n<p>Relations with the town had been cordial for years, despite there being issues. The Town''s raw, untreated municipal sewage regularly backed up onto her property following heavy rains when the south sewage lift station failed, but it quickly flowed into a drainage ditch (stream) which went under State Highway 381 and out into North and South Carolina watersheds. A cloudy, milky industrial pollutant, likely left over from Gibson''s go-go days, also flows from under the town and through the stream, but it too quickly exited.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is tired and poor, it''s infrastructure in disrepair. Those with get up and go got up and left long ago and there simply haven''t been sufficient resources to address issues. "I never complained, keeping my concerns to myself, leaving things well enough alone seemed like the best thing" said this property owner.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3798" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gibson-north-carolina-28343-town-hall-300x153.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="153" />Unfortunately, Town officials couldn''t help but upset the apple cart.</p>\r\n<p>Residents from neighbouring <b>Section 8 public housing </b>toss beer, wine and liquor bottles, food containers, old clothing, furniture, tires, soiled diapers and unwanted children''s toys over their fence and into a drainage ditch that also flows into the culvert under Highway 381. Neither the Town of Gibson nor <strong>Scotland County Social Services</strong> have shown any interest in correcting the situation.</p>\r\n<p>To make matters worse, Section 8 vendors hired to clear brush and trim trees often throw their own debris and beer cans into the drainage ditch too instead of using a chipper or hauling debris away. Eventually all this trash and organic debris proved too much for the culvert and it became plugged.</p>\r\n<p>With raw, untreated Town sewage, storm water, legacy pollution and Section 8 trash unable to get through, <b>it didn''t take long for this stinking, festering, fetid mess to back up, flooding the owner''s property and an adjacent agricultural property</b>.</p>\r\n<p>Despite the seriousness, the property owner didn''t panic, but calmly went over to Town Hall on September 9, 2018, explaining the problem to Town Clerk Angela Hunsucker.</p>\r\n<p>When no response was received and no effort was made to clear the culvert blockage, the property owner''s assistant contacted Gibson Public Works Manager Greg Leonard, leaving a detailed message describing the situation, offering to meet with Mr. Leonard at the state highway culvert site, suggesting a possible course of action and even offering to participate in the actual remediation effort. <i><b>Mr. Leonard did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!RkI2xaJK!bpRz6luGiPGzMn7faROOq6sOcOmq4bW5bFEtjRrVQGo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>letter</b></a></span></span> was sent to the Town on November 14, 2018 articulating the problem and seeking resolution. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A second <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://mega.nz/#!gtISiQKJ!PKzeyFSRfb7KBjlSxfcMBAriYGACLmFfYNCdfukxwCA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">letter</span></b></span></a></span> was sent on December 12, 2018. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>Clerk, Angela Hunsucker, finally <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!I5Bg2aqT!-7ql-EoglAYZ4iEFQSvwlhbo8qzzkRphwRW2GBSNmqQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>emailed</b></a> </span></span><span style="color: #000000;">the property owner on December 19, 2018 stating that Mr. Leonard would be responding. </span></p>\r\n<p>That same day a <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N0YQmKQA!qw7jfAKyOBo4bzNo6qOWAIyxUSCsEHI7684FPNW_IR0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">text message</span></b></a></span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://bit.ly/GL-Personal-Attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">voice mail</a></span> </b></span></span> arrived from Mr. Leonard <b>unleashing a torrent of vicious, violent, threatening insults</b>. Mr. Leonard''s abuse included calling the property owner <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>"Fuckin'' God Damn</strong><b> Yankee Trash"</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></p>\r\n<p>Virtually everyone who reads or listens to Mr. Leonard''s incredibly shocking assault is dismayed, and perplexed that Town officials did not immediately discharge Leonard ''for cause'' and report his actions to the District Attorney.</p>\r\n<p>Quite the opposite, <b>Town Commissioners rewarded Mr. Leonard with a bonus and raise</b>. Listen to and read (via links above) Mr. Leonard<span style="color: #000000;">''s full venting </span>and see if you agree a bonus and raise were in order.</p>\r\n<p>While the property owner attempted to work with the Town in an open, honest, transparent and assistive manner, little did she know the Town was working behind the scenes, under cover of darkness to turn the tables in an attempt to morph her into the perpetrator and the Town the victim, going so far as to enlist the <b>North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality</b> to confirm (according to Ms. Hunsucker) that the flooding with raw, untreated Town sewage was actually the fault of the property owner, not the repeated failure of the Town''s south sewage lift station, and the property will need to hire a ''licensed plumber'' to correct the situation. And, as for the legacy pollutant, even though it comes from upstream, it too is somehow the property owner''s fault. Fortunately, the laws of physics remain in force and shit still flows downhill despite Ms. Hunsucker''s Bullshit which is flowing in all directions.</p>\r\n<p><b>When it comes to Civil Rights protections, it appears not much has changed in North Carolina since the ''Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter days'' back in 1960</b>. Sure, there are plenty of warm &amp; fuzzy new laws and agencies, but where is the interest in actual enforcement? Rather, it seems a massive ''cover up machine'' has been put in place. Living here has turned out to be like the old Rod Steiger, Sydney Poitier movie ''In the Heat of the Night''.</p>\r\n<p>The Town''s retaliation against this unfortunate property owner who dared bring a problem to the Town''s attention became official on Friday, January 18, 2019 when Clerk Hunsucker sent an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N5Y2gKpY!8Q6kXNJ0D5DNNk3iPBEEPYCHH8r8_mBxTLzqk3dzfFk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">email</span></b></a></span>, stating the Town was going to remove <i>''</i><i><b>Their Gate''</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>A standard ''farm style gate'' with padlock had been in place for decades at the intersection of the farm road and Highway 381. The gate prevented breaking &amp; entering incidents, vandalism and the dumping of trash, an issue that continues to plague the community. Those with a legitimate need to enter (the Town, Fire Department, Electric Utility, property owner and neighbouring farm) all had keys.</p>\r\n<p><b>The Town''s claim that it now owned both the road and gate couldn''t be further from the truth.</b> The Town had been granted an <a href="https://mega.nz/#!1wIWgYya!yAjgayNsEDaVLBib4zRvMEzvS7C8VPYgCQ-E7-qaH7o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">easement</span></span></b></span></a> in 1980 from the then property owner to pave and maintain the road and install and maintain utilities (water &amp; sewer) for the purpose of serving a large forest products facility that was being constructed. The easement made clear that the Town''s willingness to pave and install utilities was predicated on the facility bringing employment to the community. The road has never served any other purpose or property and dead-ends at the now ''former'' forest products facility.</p>\r\n<p><b>An ''easement'' conveys certain stated rights, but does not convey ownership.</b> The road and gate remain the property of the property owner. ''<i>Permanently affixed improvements made on land over which an easement exists run with the land and become the property of the property owner, not the easement holder unless otherwise specified''</i>. "<i>Real estate includes the land and anything fixed, immovable, or permanently attached to it such as buildings, walls, fixtures, improvements, </i><i><b>roads,</b></i><i> trees, shrubs, </i><i><b>fences</b></i><i>, sewers, structures, and utility systems."</i> (<a href="https://thelawdictionary.org/real-estate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">Black''s Law Dictionary</span></span></a>).</p>\r\n<p>Now, all of a sudden, and only after the property owner complained about Town activity that was threatening her property, did the Town claim ownership of the road and gate and threaten to remove the gate, which the Town subsequently did on February 4, 2019 <b>without any ''due process'', public hearing or evidence of purported ownership.</b></p>\r\n<p>Removing the gate, proclaiming the road ''open'' was <b>a deliberate and calculated provocation, an invitation to every criminal in the area</b> to break into the owner''s property, and as could be expected, <b>the property was vandalized and break-ins attempted within days of the gate''s removal</b>.</p>\r\n<p><strong><i><span style="color: #800000;">''Won''t you come into my parlour said the spider to the fly.''</span></i></strong></p>\r\n<p>Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 2:12PM, a plain clothes officer in an unmarked vehicle entered the owner''s property. He had not been invited, sought permission, nor did he have cause to suspect unlawful activity was or had been taking place at this location. This officer''s trespass onto private property was illegal, no different than that of any other common criminal.</p>\r\n<p>Within moments of his arrival, the Officer''s car became severely disabled and he called for assistance. Two additional plain clothes officers arrived at 2:29PM in an unmarked car and a flatbed recovery vehicle arrived minutes later. The recovery vehicle departed at 2:58PM with the immobilized vehicle onboard and the three officers drove away together in the other car a few minutes later.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Had this incident occurred at night the results would likely have been very different. The officer could easily have been mistaken for an armed intruder and killed. Luckily, such tragedy was avoided this day.</strong></p>\r\n<p>A <strong>Criminal Conspiracy</strong> is playing out over at Gibson Town Hall and sooner or later someone is going to get seriously injured or killed. Here are the players working to make this happen:</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3797  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mayor-ronnie-hudson-gibson-north-carolina-28343-1-300x247.jpg" alt="" width="311" height="256" /></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Mayor Ronnie Hudson - Bad actor with a bad rep and a rap sheet to match.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Stephen Hudson - Mayor Hudson''s faithful, loyal lapdog offspring.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Ken Haney - Old tyme bully from way back.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Randy Pearson - Good ole boy who does whatever his handler says.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Adam Liles - Knows the score, but is frightened and too cowardly to act.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>F</b><b>reedom has never been free</b>. Remaining a free people requires courage and action. <i>''Yes Massa, whatever you say Massa''</i> will never get the job done. Jesus understood this and was what today would be called a ''troublemaker'', albeit one with plenty of courage. </p>\r\n<p>When the criminals include those holding public office and those wearing badges, you know<b> you''re on your own when it comes to defending yourself and protecting your property. </b>Taking the law into your own hands, while unfortunately necessary under certain circumstances, can be a recipe for disaster and should be avoided whenever possible.</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3809  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/smiley-face-300x300.png" alt="" width="90" height="90" /> Scotland County, is desperately trying to put a happy face on efforts to attract business, industry, retirees and investors, but the fact remains:<b> Your personal safety, freedom, liberty, investment dollars and retirement savings remain in severe jeopardy here. </b>Nothing good comes when The ''Rule of Law'' is replaced with iron-fisted Fascism. <img class="alignright  wp-image-3763" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/iron-fisted-facism-300x182.jpg" alt="" width="49" height="30" /></p>\r\n<p>Have a Blessed Day!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles: </strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-town-commission-sad-excuse-for-governance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-property-taxes-on-the-rise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/is-this-the-nightmare-scotland-county-edc-is-trying-to-replicate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?</a></span></address>\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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(3938, 1, '2019-03-24 11:29:08', '2019-03-24 15:29:08', '<h1><span style="color: #800000; font-size: 20px;"><strong>Gibson Commits Municipal Suicide - Part 2</strong></span></h1>\r\n<p>The <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">crime wave</span></a> </b></span></span> that has gripped this small southern town is no accident or coincidence. Gibson, North Carolina 28343 is committing ''Municipal Suicide'', and so far it''s a rip-roaring success.</p>\r\n<p>Armed, violent, recidivist criminals are running loose terrorizing the community, while <b>Town Officials work feverishly behind the scenes to terrorize ''select'' residents</b>. That''s right, while standard style criminals ply their craft, Town Officials are taking deliberate action, knowingly placing hand picked town residents in harm''s way, in jeopardy of being robbed, assaulted and even murdered.</p>\r\n<p>No Gibson resident can feel safe in their persons, home or possessions until this crime wave is brought under control.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3757" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Scotland-County-Sheriff-vehicle-300x166.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="158" /> The Scotland County Sheriff''s Department is admittedly overwhelmed due to high personnel turnover, low morale and a plethora of entertaining but burdensome community outreach programs.</p>\r\n<p>Sheriff Ralph Kersey has brought in the Federal Police to try and get a handle on things, but they have an agenda all their own, so it''s really going to be up to us as usual.</p>\r\n<p><i><b>Here''s one resident''s frightening story:</b></i></p>\r\n<p>Long time multi-acre agricultural property owner (name withheld by request) enjoyed her peace and quiet, savouring the beautiful forests, storm clouds, birds, bunnies, deer, fox, raccoons, possums, hoot owls, butterflies, dragonflies and bees.</p>\r\n<p>Today, she''s terrified and lays the blame squarely at the feet of Gibson''s dystopic Mayor and Town Commission (see list of culprits below) who, instead of addressing critical safety issues, spend precious time figuring out how to ''jam it'' to those on their ''hit list''.</p>\r\n<p>Relations with the town had been cordial for years, despite there being issues. The Town''s raw, untreated municipal sewage regularly backed up onto her property following heavy rains when the south sewage lift station failed, but it quickly flowed into a drainage ditch (stream) which went under State Highway 381 and out into North and South Carolina watersheds. A cloudy, milky industrial pollutant, likely left over from Gibson''s go-go days, also flows from under the town and through the stream, but it too quickly exited.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is tired and poor, it''s infrastructure in disrepair. Those with get up and go got up and left long ago and there simply haven''t been sufficient resources to address issues. "I never complained, keeping my concerns to myself, leaving things well enough alone seemed like the best thing" said this property owner.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3798" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gibson-north-carolina-28343-town-hall-300x153.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="153" />Unfortunately, Town officials couldn''t help but upset the apple cart.</p>\r\n<p>Residents from neighbouring <b>Section 8 public housing </b>toss beer, wine and liquor bottles, food containers, old clothing, furniture, tires, soiled diapers and unwanted children''s toys over their fence and into a drainage ditch that also flows into the culvert under Highway 381. Neither the Town of Gibson nor <strong>Scotland County Social Services</strong> have shown any interest in correcting the situation.</p>\r\n<p>To make matters worse, Section 8 vendors hired to clear brush and trim trees often throw their own debris and beer cans into the drainage ditch too instead of using a chipper or hauling debris away. Eventually all this trash and organic debris proved too much for the culvert and it became plugged.</p>\r\n<p>With raw, untreated Town sewage, storm water, legacy pollution and Section 8 trash unable to get through, <b>it didn''t take long for this stinking, festering, fetid mess to back up, flooding the owner''s property and an adjacent agricultural property</b>.</p>\r\n<p>Despite the seriousness, the property owner didn''t panic, but calmly went over to Town Hall on September 9, 2018, explaining the problem to Town Clerk Angela Hunsucker.</p>\r\n<p>When no response was received and no effort was made to clear the culvert blockage, the property owner''s assistant contacted Gibson Public Works Manager Greg Leonard, leaving a detailed message describing the situation, offering to meet with Mr. Leonard at the state highway culvert site, suggesting a possible course of action and even offering to participate in the actual remediation effort. <i><b>Mr. Leonard did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!RkI2xaJK!bpRz6luGiPGzMn7faROOq6sOcOmq4bW5bFEtjRrVQGo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>letter</b></a></span></span> was sent to the Town on November 14, 2018 articulating the problem and seeking resolution. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A second <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://mega.nz/#!gtISiQKJ!PKzeyFSRfb7KBjlSxfcMBAriYGACLmFfYNCdfukxwCA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">letter</span></b></span></a></span> was sent on December 12, 2018. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>Clerk, Angela Hunsucker, finally <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!I5Bg2aqT!-7ql-EoglAYZ4iEFQSvwlhbo8qzzkRphwRW2GBSNmqQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>emailed</b></a> </span></span><span style="color: #000000;">the property owner on December 19, 2018 stating that Mr. Leonard would be responding. </span></p>\r\n<p>That same day a <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N0YQmKQA!qw7jfAKyOBo4bzNo6qOWAIyxUSCsEHI7684FPNW_IR0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">text message</span></b></a></span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://bit.ly/GL-Personal-Attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">voice mail</a></span> </b></span></span> arrived from Mr. Leonard <b>unleashing a torrent of vicious, violent, threatening insults</b>. Mr. Leonard''s abuse included calling the property owner <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>"Fuckin'' God Damn</strong><b> Yankee Trash"</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></p>\r\n<p>Virtually everyone who reads or listens to Mr. Leonard''s incredibly shocking assault is dismayed, and perplexed that Town officials did not immediately discharge Leonard ''for cause'' and report his actions to the District Attorney.</p>\r\n<p>Quite the opposite, <b>Town Commissioners rewarded Mr. Leonard with a bonus and raise</b>. Listen to and read (via links above) Mr. Leonard<span style="color: #000000;">''s full venting </span>and see if you agree a bonus and raise were in order.</p>\r\n<p>While the property owner attempted to work with the Town in an open, honest, transparent and assistive manner, little did she know the Town was working behind the scenes, under cover of darkness to turn the tables in an attempt to morph her into the perpetrator and the Town the victim, going so far as to enlist the <b>North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality</b> to confirm (according to Ms. Hunsucker) that the flooding with raw, untreated Town sewage was actually the fault of the property owner, not the repeated failure of the Town''s south sewage lift station, and the property owner will need to hire a ''licensed plumber'' to correct the situation. And, as for the legacy pollutant, even though it comes from upstream, it too is somehow the property owner''s fault. Fortunately, the laws of physics remain in force and shit still flows downhill despite Ms. Hunsucker''s Bullshit which is flowing in all directions.</p>\r\n<p><b>When it comes to Civil Rights protections, it appears not much has changed in North Carolina since the ''Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter days'' back in 1960</b>. Sure, there are plenty of warm &amp; fuzzy new laws and agencies, but where is the interest in actual enforcement? Rather, it seems a massive ''cover up machine'' has been put in place. Living here has turned out to be like the old Rod Steiger, Sydney Poitier movie ''In the Heat of the Night''.</p>\r\n<p>The Town''s retaliation against this unfortunate property owner who dared bring a problem to the Town''s attention became official on Friday, January 18, 2019 when Clerk Hunsucker sent an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N5Y2gKpY!8Q6kXNJ0D5DNNk3iPBEEPYCHH8r8_mBxTLzqk3dzfFk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">email</span></b></a></span>, stating the Town was going to remove <i>''</i><i><b>Their Gate''</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>A standard ''farm style gate'' with padlock had been in place for decades at the intersection of the farm road and Highway 381. The gate prevented breaking &amp; entering incidents, vandalism and the dumping of trash, an issue that continues to plague the community. Those with a legitimate need to enter (the Town, Fire Department, Electric Utility, property owner and neighbouring farm) all had keys.</p>\r\n<p><b>The Town''s claim that it now owned both the road and gate couldn''t be further from the truth.</b> The Town had been granted an <a href="https://mega.nz/#!1wIWgYya!yAjgayNsEDaVLBib4zRvMEzvS7C8VPYgCQ-E7-qaH7o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">easement</span></span></b></span></a> in 1980 from the then property owner to pave and maintain the road and install and maintain utilities (water &amp; sewer) for the purpose of serving a large forest products facility that was being constructed. The easement made clear that the Town''s willingness to pave and install utilities was predicated on the facility bringing employment to the community. The road has never served any other purpose or property and dead-ends at the now ''former'' forest products facility.</p>\r\n<p><b>An ''easement'' conveys certain stated rights, but does not convey ownership.</b> The road and gate remain the property of the property owner. ''<i>Permanently affixed improvements made on land over which an easement exists run with the land and become the property of the property owner, not the easement holder unless otherwise specified''</i>. "<i>Real estate includes the land and anything fixed, immovable, or permanently attached to it such as buildings, walls, fixtures, improvements, </i><i><b>roads,</b></i><i> trees, shrubs, </i><i><b>fences</b></i><i>, sewers, structures, and utility systems."</i> (<a href="https://thelawdictionary.org/real-estate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">Black''s Law Dictionary</span></span></a>).</p>\r\n<p>Now, all of a sudden, and only after the property owner complained about Town activity that was threatening her property, did the Town claim ownership of the road and gate and threaten to remove the gate, which the Town subsequently did on February 4, 2019 <b>without any ''due process'', public hearing or evidence of purported ownership.</b></p>\r\n<p>Removing the gate, proclaiming the road ''open'' was <b>a deliberate and calculated provocation, an invitation to every criminal in the area</b> to break into the owner''s property, and as could be expected, <b>the property was vandalized and break-ins attempted within days of the gate''s removal</b>.</p>\r\n<p><strong><i><span style="color: #800000;">''Won''t you come into my parlour said the spider to the fly.''</span></i></strong></p>\r\n<p>Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 2:12PM, a plain clothes officer in an unmarked vehicle entered the owner''s property. He had not been invited, sought permission, nor did he have cause to suspect unlawful activity was or had been taking place at this location. This officer''s trespass onto private property was illegal, no different than that of any other common criminal.</p>\r\n<p>Within moments of his arrival, the Officer''s car became severely disabled and he called for assistance. Two additional plain clothes officers arrived at 2:29PM in an unmarked car and a flatbed recovery vehicle arrived minutes later. The recovery vehicle departed at 2:58PM with the immobilized vehicle onboard and the three officers drove away together in the other car a few minutes later.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Had this incident occurred at night the results would likely have been very different. The officer could easily have been mistaken for an armed intruder and killed. Luckily, such tragedy was avoided this day.</strong></p>\r\n<p>A <strong>Criminal Conspiracy</strong> is playing out over at Gibson Town Hall and sooner or later someone is going to get seriously injured or killed. Here are the players working to make this happen:</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3797  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mayor-ronnie-hudson-gibson-north-carolina-28343-1-300x247.jpg" alt="" width="311" height="256" /></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Mayor Ronnie Hudson - Bad actor with a bad rep and a rap sheet to match.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Stephen Hudson - Mayor Hudson''s faithful, loyal lapdog offspring.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Ken Haney - Old tyme bully from way back.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Randy Pearson - Good ole boy who does whatever his handler says.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Adam Liles - Knows the score, but is frightened and too cowardly to act.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>F</b><b>reedom has never been free</b>. Remaining a free people requires courage and action. <i>''Yes Massa, whatever you say Massa''</i> will never get the job done. Jesus understood this and was what today would be called a ''troublemaker'', albeit one with plenty of courage. </p>\r\n<p>When the criminals include those holding public office and those wearing badges, you know<b> you''re on your own when it comes to defending yourself and protecting your property. </b>Taking the law into your own hands, while unfortunately necessary under certain circumstances, can be a recipe for disaster and should be avoided whenever possible.</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3809  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/smiley-face-300x300.png" alt="" width="90" height="90" /> Scotland County, is desperately trying to put a happy face on efforts to attract business, industry, retirees and investors, but the fact remains:<b> Your personal safety, freedom, liberty, investment dollars and retirement savings remain in severe jeopardy here. </b>Nothing good comes when The ''Rule of Law'' is replaced with iron-fisted Fascism. <img class="alignright  wp-image-3763" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/iron-fisted-facism-300x182.jpg" alt="" width="49" height="30" /></p>\r\n<p>Have a Blessed Day!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles: </strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-town-commission-sad-excuse-for-governance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-property-taxes-on-the-rise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/is-this-the-nightmare-scotland-county-edc-is-trying-to-replicate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?</a></span></address>\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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(3939, 1, '2019-03-24 11:31:40', '2019-03-24 15:31:40', '<h1><span style="color: #800000; font-size: 20px;"><strong>Gibson Commits Municipal Suicide - Part 2</strong></span></h1>\r\n<p>The <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">crime wave</span></a> </b></span></span> that has gripped this small southern town is no accident or coincidence. Gibson, North Carolina 28343 is committing ''Municipal Suicide'', and so far it''s a rip-roaring success.</p>\r\n<p>Armed, violent, recidivist criminals are running loose terrorizing the community, while <b>Town Officials work feverishly behind the scenes to terrorize ''select'' residents</b>. That''s right, while violent, armed criminals ply their craft, Town Officials are taking deliberate action, knowingly placing hand picked town residents in harm''s way, in jeopardy of being robbed, assaulted and even murdered.</p>\r\n<p>No Gibson resident can feel safe in their persons, home or possessions until this crime wave is brought under control.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3757" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Scotland-County-Sheriff-vehicle-300x166.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="158" /> The Scotland County Sheriff''s Department is trying to get a handle on things but is admittedly overwhelmed due to high personnel turnover, low morale and a plethora of entertaining but burdensome community outreach programs.</p>\r\n<p>Sheriff Ralph Kersey has brought in the Federal Police, but they have an agenda all their own, so, ind the end it''s really going to be up to us as usual.</p>\r\n<p><i><b>Here''s one resident''s frightening story:</b></i></p>\r\n<p>Long time multi-acre agricultural property owner (name withheld by request) enjoyed her peace and quiet, savouring the beautiful forests, storm clouds, birds, bunnies, deer, fox, raccoons, possums, hoot owls, butterflies, dragonflies and bees.</p>\r\n<p>Today, she''s terrified and lays the blame squarely at the feet of Gibson''s dystopic Mayor and Town Commission (see list of culprits below) who, instead of addressing critical safety issues, spend precious time figuring out how to ''jam it'' to those on their ''hit list''.</p>\r\n<p>Relations with the town had been cordial for years, despite there being issues. The Town''s raw, untreated municipal sewage regularly backed up onto her property following heavy rains when the south sewage lift station failed, but it quickly flowed into a drainage ditch (stream) which went under State Highway 381 and out into North and South Carolina watersheds. A cloudy, milky industrial pollutant, likely left over from Gibson''s go-go days, also flows from under the town and through the stream, but it too quickly exited.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is tired and poor, it''s infrastructure in disrepair. Those with get up and go got up and left long ago and there simply haven''t been sufficient resources to address issues. "I never complained, keeping my concerns to myself, leaving things well enough alone seemed like the best thing" said this property owner.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3798" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gibson-north-carolina-28343-town-hall-300x153.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="153" />Unfortunately, Town officials couldn''t help but upset the apple cart.</p>\r\n<p>Residents from neighbouring <b>Section 8 public housing </b>toss beer, wine and liquor bottles, food containers, old clothing, furniture, tires, soiled diapers and unwanted children''s toys over their fence and into a drainage ditch that also flows into the culvert under Highway 381. Neither the Town of Gibson nor <strong>Scotland County Social Services</strong> have shown any interest in correcting the situation.</p>\r\n<p>To make matters worse, Section 8 vendors hired to clear brush and trim trees often throw their own debris and beer cans into the drainage ditch too instead of using a chipper or hauling debris away. Eventually all this trash and organic debris proved too much for the culvert and it became plugged.</p>\r\n<p>With raw, untreated Town sewage, storm water, legacy pollution and Section 8 trash unable to get through, <b>it didn''t take long for this stinking, festering, fetid mess to back up, flooding the owner''s property and an adjacent agricultural property</b>.</p>\r\n<p>Despite the seriousness, the property owner didn''t panic, but calmly went over to Town Hall on September 9, 2018, explaining the problem to Town Clerk Angela Hunsucker.</p>\r\n<p>When no response was received and no effort was made to clear the culvert blockage, the property owner''s assistant contacted Gibson Public Works Manager Greg Leonard, leaving a detailed message describing the situation, offering to meet with Mr. Leonard at the state highway culvert site, suggesting a possible course of action and even offering to participate in the actual remediation effort. <i><b>Mr. Leonard did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!RkI2xaJK!bpRz6luGiPGzMn7faROOq6sOcOmq4bW5bFEtjRrVQGo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>letter</b></a></span></span> was sent to the Town on November 14, 2018 articulating the problem and seeking resolution. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A second <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://mega.nz/#!gtISiQKJ!PKzeyFSRfb7KBjlSxfcMBAriYGACLmFfYNCdfukxwCA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">letter</span></b></span></a></span> was sent on December 12, 2018. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>Clerk, Angela Hunsucker, finally <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!I5Bg2aqT!-7ql-EoglAYZ4iEFQSvwlhbo8qzzkRphwRW2GBSNmqQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>emailed</b></a> </span></span><span style="color: #000000;">the property owner on December 19, 2018 stating that Mr. Leonard would be responding. </span></p>\r\n<p>That same day a <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N0YQmKQA!qw7jfAKyOBo4bzNo6qOWAIyxUSCsEHI7684FPNW_IR0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">text message</span></b></a></span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://bit.ly/GL-Personal-Attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">voice mail</a></span> </b></span></span> arrived from Mr. Leonard <b>unleashing a torrent of vicious, violent, threatening insults</b>. Mr. Leonard''s abuse included calling the property owner <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>"Fuckin'' God Damn</strong><b> Yankee Trash"</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></p>\r\n<p>Virtually everyone who reads or listens to Mr. Leonard''s incredibly shocking assault is dismayed, and perplexed that Town officials did not immediately discharge Leonard ''for cause'' and report his actions to the District Attorney.</p>\r\n<p>Quite the opposite, <b>Town Commissioners rewarded Mr. Leonard with a bonus and raise</b>. Listen to and read (via links above) Mr. Leonard<span style="color: #000000;">''s full venting </span>and see if you agree a bonus and raise were in order.</p>\r\n<p>While the property owner attempted to work with the Town in an open, honest, transparent and assistive manner, little did she know the Town was working behind the scenes, under cover of darkness to turn the tables in an attempt to morph her into the perpetrator and the Town the victim, going so far as to enlist the <b>North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality</b> to confirm (according to Ms. Hunsucker) that the flooding with raw, untreated Town sewage was actually the fault of the property owner, not the repeated failure of the Town''s south sewage lift station, and the property owner will need to hire a ''licensed plumber'' to correct the situation. And, as for the legacy pollutant, even though it comes from upstream, it too is somehow the property owner''s fault. Fortunately, the laws of physics remain in force and shit still flows downhill despite Ms. Hunsucker''s Bullshit which is flowing in all directions.</p>\r\n<p><b>When it comes to Civil Rights protections, it appears not much has changed in North Carolina since the ''Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter days'' back in 1960</b>. Sure, there are plenty of warm &amp; fuzzy new laws and agencies, but where is the interest in actual enforcement? Rather, it seems a massive ''cover up machine'' has been put in place. Living here has turned out to be like the old Rod Steiger, Sydney Poitier movie ''In the Heat of the Night''.</p>\r\n<p>The Town''s retaliation against this unfortunate property owner who dared bring a problem to the Town''s attention became official on Friday, January 18, 2019 when Clerk Hunsucker sent an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N5Y2gKpY!8Q6kXNJ0D5DNNk3iPBEEPYCHH8r8_mBxTLzqk3dzfFk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">email</span></b></a></span>, stating the Town was going to remove <i>''</i><i><b>Their Gate''</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>A standard ''farm style gate'' with padlock had been in place for decades at the intersection of the farm road and Highway 381. The gate prevented breaking &amp; entering incidents, vandalism and the dumping of trash, an issue that continues to plague the community. Those with a legitimate need to enter (the Town, Fire Department, Electric Utility, property owner and neighbouring farm) all had keys.</p>\r\n<p><b>The Town''s claim that it now owned both the road and gate couldn''t be further from the truth.</b> The Town had been granted an <a href="https://mega.nz/#!1wIWgYya!yAjgayNsEDaVLBib4zRvMEzvS7C8VPYgCQ-E7-qaH7o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">easement</span></span></b></span></a> in 1980 from the then property owner to pave and maintain the road and install and maintain utilities (water &amp; sewer) for the purpose of serving a large forest products facility that was being constructed. The easement made clear that the Town''s willingness to pave and install utilities was predicated on the facility bringing employment to the community. The road has never served any other purpose or property and dead-ends at the now ''former'' forest products facility.</p>\r\n<p><b>An ''easement'' conveys certain stated rights, but does not convey ownership.</b> The road and gate remain the property of the property owner. ''<i>Permanently affixed improvements made on land over which an easement exists run with the land and become the property of the property owner, not the easement holder unless otherwise specified''</i>. "<i>Real estate includes the land and anything fixed, immovable, or permanently attached to it such as buildings, walls, fixtures, improvements, </i><i><b>roads,</b></i><i> trees, shrubs, </i><i><b>fences</b></i><i>, sewers, structures, and utility systems."</i> (<a href="https://thelawdictionary.org/real-estate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">Black''s Law Dictionary</span></span></a>).</p>\r\n<p>Now, all of a sudden, and only after the property owner complained about Town activity that was threatening her property, did the Town claim ownership of the road and gate and threaten to remove the gate, which the Town subsequently did on February 4, 2019 <b>without any ''due process'', public hearing or evidence of purported ownership.</b></p>\r\n<p>Removing the gate, proclaiming the road ''open'' was <b>a deliberate and calculated provocation, an invitation to every criminal in the area</b> to break into the owner''s property, and as could be expected, <b>the property was vandalized and break-ins attempted within days of the gate''s removal</b>.</p>\r\n<p><strong><i><span style="color: #800000;">''Won''t you come into my parlour said the spider to the fly.''</span></i></strong></p>\r\n<p>Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 2:12PM, a plain clothes officer in an unmarked vehicle entered the owner''s property. He had not been invited, sought permission, nor did he have cause to suspect unlawful activity was or had been taking place at this location. This officer''s trespass onto private property was illegal, no different than that of any other common criminal.</p>\r\n<p>Within moments of his arrival, the Officer''s car became severely disabled and he called for assistance. Two additional plain clothes officers arrived at 2:29PM in an unmarked car and a flatbed recovery vehicle arrived minutes later. The recovery vehicle departed at 2:58PM with the immobilized vehicle onboard and the three officers drove away together in the other car a few minutes later.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Had this incident occurred at night the results would likely have been very different. The officer could easily have been mistaken for an armed intruder and killed. Luckily, such tragedy was avoided this day.</strong></p>\r\n<p>A <strong>Criminal Conspiracy</strong> is playing out over at Gibson Town Hall and sooner or later someone is going to get seriously injured or killed. Here are the players working to make this happen:</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3797  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mayor-ronnie-hudson-gibson-north-carolina-28343-1-300x247.jpg" alt="" width="311" height="256" /></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Mayor Ronnie Hudson - Bad actor with a bad rep and a rap sheet to match.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Stephen Hudson - Mayor Hudson''s faithful, loyal lapdog offspring.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Ken Haney - Old tyme bully from way back.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Randy Pearson - Good ole boy who does whatever his handler says.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Adam Liles - Knows the score, but is frightened and too cowardly to act.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>F</b><b>reedom has never been free</b>. Remaining a free people requires courage and action. <i>''Yes Massa, whatever you say Massa''</i> will never get the job done. Jesus understood this and was what today would be called a ''troublemaker'', albeit one with plenty of courage. </p>\r\n<p>When the criminals include those holding public office and those wearing badges, you know<b> you''re on your own when it comes to defending yourself and protecting your property. </b>Taking the law into your own hands, while unfortunately necessary under certain circumstances, can be a recipe for disaster and should be avoided whenever possible.</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3809  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/smiley-face-300x300.png" alt="" width="90" height="90" /> Scotland County, is desperately trying to put a happy face on efforts to attract business, industry, retirees and investors, but the fact remains:<b> Your personal safety, freedom, liberty, investment dollars and retirement savings remain in severe jeopardy here. </b>Nothing good comes when The ''Rule of Law'' is replaced with iron-fisted Fascism. <img class="alignright  wp-image-3763" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/iron-fisted-facism-300x182.jpg" alt="" width="49" height="30" /></p>\r\n<p>Have a Blessed Day!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles: </strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-town-commission-sad-excuse-for-governance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-property-taxes-on-the-rise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/is-this-the-nightmare-scotland-county-edc-is-trying-to-replicate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?</a></span></address>\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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(3940, 1, '2019-03-24 11:33:42', '2019-03-24 15:33:42', '<h1><span style="color: #800000; font-size: 20px;"><strong>Gibson Commits Municipal Suicide - Part 2</strong></span></h1>\r\n<p>The <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">crime wave</span></a> </b></span></span> that has gripped this small southern town is no accident or coincidence. Gibson, North Carolina 28343 is committing ''Municipal Suicide'', and so far it''s a rip-roaring success.</p>\r\n<p>Armed, violent, recidivist criminals are running loose terrorizing the community, while <b>Town Officials work feverishly behind the scenes to terrorize ''select'' residents</b>. That''s right, while armed criminals ply their craft, Town Officials are taking deliberate action, knowingly placing hand picked town residents in harm''s way, in jeopardy of being robbed, assaulted and even murdered.</p>\r\n<p>No Gibson resident can feel safe in their persons, home or possessions until this crime wave is brought under control.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3757" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Scotland-County-Sheriff-vehicle-300x166.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="158" /> The Scotland County Sheriff''s Department is trying to get a handle on things, but is admittedly overwhelmed due to high personnel turnover, low morale and a plethora of entertaining but burdensome community outreach programs.</p>\r\n<p>Sheriff Ralph Kersey has brought in the Federal Police, but they have an agenda all their own, so, in the end it''s really going to be up to us as usual.</p>\r\n<p><i><b>Here''s one resident''s frightening story:</b></i></p>\r\n<p>Long time multi-acre agricultural property owner (name withheld by request) enjoyed her peace and quiet, savouring the beautiful forests, storm clouds, birds, bunnies, deer, fox, raccoons, possums, hoot owls, butterflies, dragonflies and bees.</p>\r\n<p>Today, she''s terrified and lays the blame squarely at the feet of Gibson''s dystopic Mayor and Town Commission (see list of culprits below) who, instead of addressing critical safety issues, spend precious time figuring out how to ''jam it'' to those on their ''hit list''.</p>\r\n<p>Relations with the town had been cordial for years, despite there being issues. The Town''s raw, untreated municipal sewage regularly backed up onto her property following heavy rains when the south sewage lift station failed, but it quickly flowed into a drainage ditch (stream) which went under State Highway 381 and out into North and South Carolina watersheds. A cloudy, milky industrial pollutant, likely left over from Gibson''s go-go days, also flows from under the town and through the stream, but it too quickly exited.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is tired and poor, it''s infrastructure in disrepair. Those with get up and go got up and left long ago and there simply haven''t been sufficient resources to address issues. "I never complained, keeping my concerns to myself, leaving things well enough alone seemed like the best thing" said this property owner.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3798" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gibson-north-carolina-28343-town-hall-300x153.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="153" />Unfortunately, Town officials couldn''t help but upset the apple cart.</p>\r\n<p>Residents from neighbouring <b>Section 8 public housing </b>toss beer, wine and liquor bottles, food containers, old clothing, furniture, tires, soiled diapers and unwanted children''s toys over their fence and into a drainage ditch that also flows into the culvert under Highway 381. Neither the Town of Gibson nor <strong>Scotland County Social Services</strong> have shown any interest in correcting the situation.</p>\r\n<p>To make matters worse, Section 8 vendors hired to clear brush and trim trees often throw their own debris and beer cans into the drainage ditch too instead of using a chipper or hauling debris away. Eventually all this trash and organic debris proved too much for the culvert and it became plugged.</p>\r\n<p>With raw, untreated Town sewage, storm water, legacy pollution and Section 8 trash unable to get through, <b>it didn''t take long for this stinking, festering, fetid mess to back up, flooding the owner''s property and an adjacent agricultural property</b>.</p>\r\n<p>Despite the seriousness, the property owner didn''t panic, but calmly went over to Town Hall on September 9, 2018, explaining the problem to Town Clerk Angela Hunsucker.</p>\r\n<p>When no response was received and no effort was made to clear the culvert blockage, the property owner''s assistant contacted Gibson Public Works Manager Greg Leonard, leaving a detailed message describing the situation, offering to meet with Mr. Leonard at the state highway culvert site, suggesting a possible course of action and even offering to participate in the actual remediation effort. <i><b>Mr. Leonard did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!RkI2xaJK!bpRz6luGiPGzMn7faROOq6sOcOmq4bW5bFEtjRrVQGo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>letter</b></a></span></span> was sent to the Town on November 14, 2018 articulating the problem and seeking resolution. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A second <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://mega.nz/#!gtISiQKJ!PKzeyFSRfb7KBjlSxfcMBAriYGACLmFfYNCdfukxwCA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">letter</span></b></span></a></span> was sent on December 12, 2018. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>Clerk, Angela Hunsucker, finally <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!I5Bg2aqT!-7ql-EoglAYZ4iEFQSvwlhbo8qzzkRphwRW2GBSNmqQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>emailed</b></a> </span></span><span style="color: #000000;">the property owner on December 19, 2018 stating that Mr. Leonard would be responding. </span></p>\r\n<p>That same day a <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N0YQmKQA!qw7jfAKyOBo4bzNo6qOWAIyxUSCsEHI7684FPNW_IR0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">text message</span></b></a></span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://bit.ly/GL-Personal-Attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">voice mail</a></span> </b></span></span> arrived from Mr. Leonard <b>unleashing a torrent of vicious, violent, threatening insults</b>. Mr. Leonard''s abuse included calling the property owner <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>"Fuckin'' God Damn</strong><b> Yankee Trash"</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></p>\r\n<p>Virtually everyone who reads or listens to Mr. Leonard''s incredibly shocking assault is dismayed, and perplexed that Town officials did not immediately discharge Leonard ''for cause'' and report his actions to the District Attorney.</p>\r\n<p>Quite the opposite, <b>Town Commissioners rewarded Mr. Leonard with a bonus and raise</b>. Listen to and read (via links above) Mr. Leonard<span style="color: #000000;">''s full venting </span>and see if you agree a bonus and raise were in order.</p>\r\n<p>While the property owner attempted to work with the Town in an open, honest, transparent and assistive manner, little did she know the Town was working behind the scenes, under cover of darkness to turn the tables in an attempt to morph her into the perpetrator and the Town the victim, going so far as to enlist the <b>North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality</b> to confirm (according to Ms. Hunsucker) that the flooding with raw, untreated Town sewage was actually the fault of the property owner, not the repeated failure of the Town''s south sewage lift station, and the property owner will need to hire a ''licensed plumber'' to correct the situation. And, as for the legacy pollutant, even though it comes from upstream, it too is somehow the property owner''s fault. Fortunately, the laws of physics remain in force and shit still flows downhill despite Ms. Hunsucker''s Bullshit which is flowing in all directions.</p>\r\n<p><b>When it comes to Civil Rights protections, it appears not much has changed in North Carolina since the ''Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter days'' back in 1960</b>. Sure, there are plenty of warm &amp; fuzzy new laws and agencies, but where is the interest in actual enforcement? Rather, it seems a massive ''cover up machine'' has been put in place. Living here has turned out to be like the old Rod Steiger, Sydney Poitier movie ''In the Heat of the Night''.</p>\r\n<p>The Town''s retaliation against this unfortunate property owner who dared bring a problem to the Town''s attention became official on Friday, January 18, 2019 when Clerk Hunsucker sent an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N5Y2gKpY!8Q6kXNJ0D5DNNk3iPBEEPYCHH8r8_mBxTLzqk3dzfFk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">email</span></b></a></span>, stating the Town was going to remove <i>''</i><i><b>Their Gate''</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>A standard ''farm style gate'' with padlock had been in place for decades at the intersection of the farm road and Highway 381. The gate prevented breaking &amp; entering incidents, vandalism and the dumping of trash, an issue that continues to plague the community. Those with a legitimate need to enter (the Town, Fire Department, Electric Utility, property owner and neighbouring farm) all had keys.</p>\r\n<p><b>The Town''s claim that it now owned both the road and gate couldn''t be further from the truth.</b> The Town had been granted an <a href="https://mega.nz/#!1wIWgYya!yAjgayNsEDaVLBib4zRvMEzvS7C8VPYgCQ-E7-qaH7o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">easement</span></span></b></span></a> in 1980 from the then property owner to pave and maintain the road and install and maintain utilities (water &amp; sewer) for the purpose of serving a large forest products facility that was being constructed. The easement made clear that the Town''s willingness to pave and install utilities was predicated on the facility bringing employment to the community. The road has never served any other purpose or property and dead-ends at the now ''former'' forest products facility.</p>\r\n<p><b>An ''easement'' conveys certain stated rights, but does not convey ownership.</b> The road and gate remain the property of the property owner. ''<i>Permanently affixed improvements made on land over which an easement exists run with the land and become the property of the property owner, not the easement holder unless otherwise specified''</i>. "<i>Real estate includes the land and anything fixed, immovable, or permanently attached to it such as buildings, walls, fixtures, improvements, </i><i><b>roads,</b></i><i> trees, shrubs, </i><i><b>fences</b></i><i>, sewers, structures, and utility systems."</i> (<a href="https://thelawdictionary.org/real-estate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">Black''s Law Dictionary</span></span></a>).</p>\r\n<p>Now, all of a sudden, and only after the property owner complained about Town activity that was threatening her property, did the Town claim ownership of the road and gate and threaten to remove the gate, which the Town subsequently did on February 4, 2019 <b>without any ''due process'', public hearing or evidence of purported ownership.</b></p>\r\n<p>Removing the gate, proclaiming the road ''open'' was <b>a deliberate and calculated provocation, an invitation to every criminal in the area</b> to break into the owner''s property, and as could be expected, <b>the property was vandalized and break-ins attempted within days of the gate''s removal</b>.</p>\r\n<p><strong><i><span style="color: #800000;">''Won''t you come into my parlour said the spider to the fly.''</span></i></strong></p>\r\n<p>Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 2:12PM, a plain clothes officer in an unmarked vehicle entered the owner''s property. He had not been invited, sought permission, nor did he have cause to suspect unlawful activity was or had been taking place at this location. This officer''s trespass onto private property was illegal, no different than that of any other common criminal.</p>\r\n<p>Within moments of his arrival, the Officer''s car became severely disabled and he called for assistance. Two additional plain clothes officers arrived at 2:29PM in an unmarked car and a flatbed recovery vehicle arrived minutes later. The recovery vehicle departed at 2:58PM with the immobilized vehicle onboard and the three officers drove away together in the other car a few minutes later.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Had this incident occurred at night the results would likely have been very different. The officer could easily have been mistaken for an armed intruder and killed. Luckily, such tragedy was avoided this day.</strong></p>\r\n<p>A <strong>Criminal Conspiracy</strong> is playing out over at Gibson Town Hall and sooner or later someone is going to get seriously injured or killed. Here are the players working to make this happen:</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3797  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mayor-ronnie-hudson-gibson-north-carolina-28343-1-300x247.jpg" alt="" width="311" height="256" /></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Mayor Ronnie Hudson - Bad actor with a bad rep and a rap sheet to match.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Stephen Hudson - Mayor Hudson''s faithful, loyal lapdog offspring.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Ken Haney - Old tyme bully from way back.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Randy Pearson - Good ole boy who does whatever his handler says.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Adam Liles - Knows the score, but is frightened and too cowardly to act.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>F</b><b>reedom has never been free</b>. Remaining a free people requires courage and action. <i>''Yes Massa, whatever you say Massa''</i> will never get the job done. Jesus understood this and was what today would be called a ''troublemaker'', albeit one with plenty of courage. </p>\r\n<p>When the criminals include those holding public office and those wearing badges, you know<b> you''re on your own when it comes to defending yourself and protecting your property. </b>Taking the law into your own hands, while unfortunately necessary under certain circumstances, can be a recipe for disaster and should be avoided whenever possible.</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3809  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/smiley-face-300x300.png" alt="" width="90" height="90" /> Scotland County, is desperately trying to put a happy face on efforts to attract business, industry, retirees and investors, but the fact remains:<b> Your personal safety, freedom, liberty, investment dollars and retirement savings remain in severe jeopardy here. </b>Nothing good comes when The ''Rule of Law'' is replaced with iron-fisted Fascism. <img class="alignright  wp-image-3763" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/iron-fisted-facism-300x182.jpg" alt="" width="49" height="30" /></p>\r\n<p>Have a Blessed Day!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles: </strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-town-commission-sad-excuse-for-governance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-property-taxes-on-the-rise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/is-this-the-nightmare-scotland-county-edc-is-trying-to-replicate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?</a></span></address>\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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(3941, 1, '2019-03-24 11:34:11', '2019-03-24 15:34:11', '<h1><span style="color: #800000; font-size: 20px;"><strong>Gibson Commits Municipal Suicide - Part 2</strong></span></h1>\r\n<p>The <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">crime wave</span></a> </b></span></span> that has gripped this small southern town is no accident or coincidence. Gibson, North Carolina 28343 is committing ''Municipal Suicide'', and so far it''s a rip-roaring success.</p>\r\n<p>Armed, violent, recidivist criminals are running loose terrorizing the community, while <b>Town Officials work feverishly behind the scenes to terrorize ''select'' residents</b>. That''s right, while armed criminals ply their craft, Town Officials are taking deliberate action, knowingly placing hand picked town residents in harm''s way, in jeopardy of being robbed, assaulted and even murdered.</p>\r\n<p>No Gibson resident can feel safe in their persons, home or possessions until this crime wave is brought under control.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3757" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Scotland-County-Sheriff-vehicle-300x166.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="158" /> The Scotland County Sheriff''s Department is trying to get a handle on things, but is admittedly overwhelmed due to high personnel turnover, low morale and a plethora of entertaining but burdensome community outreach programs.</p>\r\n<p>Sheriff Ralph Kersey has brought in the Federal Police, but they have an agenda all their own, so, in the end it''s really going to be up to us as usual.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><i><b>Here''s one resident''s frightening story:</b></i></span></p>\r\n<p>Long time multi-acre agricultural property owner (name withheld by request) enjoyed her peace and quiet, savouring the beautiful forests, storm clouds, birds, bunnies, deer, fox, raccoons, possums, hoot owls, butterflies, dragonflies and bees.</p>\r\n<p>Today, she''s terrified and lays the blame squarely at the feet of Gibson''s dystopic Mayor and Town Commission (see list of culprits below) who, instead of addressing critical safety issues, spend precious time figuring out how to ''jam it'' to those on their ''hit list''.</p>\r\n<p>Relations with the town had been cordial for years, despite there being issues. The Town''s raw, untreated municipal sewage regularly backed up onto her property following heavy rains when the south sewage lift station failed, but it quickly flowed into a drainage ditch (stream) which went under State Highway 381 and out into North and South Carolina watersheds. A cloudy, milky industrial pollutant, likely left over from Gibson''s go-go days, also flows from under the town and through the stream, but it too quickly exited.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is tired and poor, it''s infrastructure in disrepair. Those with get up and go got up and left long ago and there simply haven''t been sufficient resources to address issues. "I never complained, keeping my concerns to myself, leaving things well enough alone seemed like the best thing" said this property owner.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3798" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gibson-north-carolina-28343-town-hall-300x153.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="153" />Unfortunately, Town officials couldn''t help but upset the apple cart.</p>\r\n<p>Residents from neighbouring <b>Section 8 public housing </b>toss beer, wine and liquor bottles, food containers, old clothing, furniture, tires, soiled diapers and unwanted children''s toys over their fence and into a drainage ditch that also flows into the culvert under Highway 381. Neither the Town of Gibson nor <strong>Scotland County Social Services</strong> have shown any interest in correcting the situation.</p>\r\n<p>To make matters worse, Section 8 vendors hired to clear brush and trim trees often throw their own debris and beer cans into the drainage ditch too instead of using a chipper or hauling debris away. Eventually all this trash and organic debris proved too much for the culvert and it became plugged.</p>\r\n<p>With raw, untreated Town sewage, storm water, legacy pollution and Section 8 trash unable to get through, <b>it didn''t take long for this stinking, festering, fetid mess to back up, flooding the owner''s property and an adjacent agricultural property</b>.</p>\r\n<p>Despite the seriousness, the property owner didn''t panic, but calmly went over to Town Hall on September 9, 2018, explaining the problem to Town Clerk Angela Hunsucker.</p>\r\n<p>When no response was received and no effort was made to clear the culvert blockage, the property owner''s assistant contacted Gibson Public Works Manager Greg Leonard, leaving a detailed message describing the situation, offering to meet with Mr. Leonard at the state highway culvert site, suggesting a possible course of action and even offering to participate in the actual remediation effort. <i><b>Mr. Leonard did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!RkI2xaJK!bpRz6luGiPGzMn7faROOq6sOcOmq4bW5bFEtjRrVQGo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>letter</b></a></span></span> was sent to the Town on November 14, 2018 articulating the problem and seeking resolution. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A second <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://mega.nz/#!gtISiQKJ!PKzeyFSRfb7KBjlSxfcMBAriYGACLmFfYNCdfukxwCA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">letter</span></b></span></a></span> was sent on December 12, 2018. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>Clerk, Angela Hunsucker, finally <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!I5Bg2aqT!-7ql-EoglAYZ4iEFQSvwlhbo8qzzkRphwRW2GBSNmqQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>emailed</b></a> </span></span><span style="color: #000000;">the property owner on December 19, 2018 stating that Mr. Leonard would be responding. </span></p>\r\n<p>That same day a <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N0YQmKQA!qw7jfAKyOBo4bzNo6qOWAIyxUSCsEHI7684FPNW_IR0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">text message</span></b></a></span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://bit.ly/GL-Personal-Attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">voice mail</a></span> </b></span></span> arrived from Mr. Leonard <b>unleashing a torrent of vicious, violent, threatening insults</b>. Mr. Leonard''s abuse included calling the property owner <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>"Fuckin'' God Damn</strong><b> Yankee Trash"</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></p>\r\n<p>Virtually everyone who reads or listens to Mr. Leonard''s incredibly shocking assault is dismayed, and perplexed that Town officials did not immediately discharge Leonard ''for cause'' and report his actions to the District Attorney.</p>\r\n<p>Quite the opposite, <b>Town Commissioners rewarded Mr. Leonard with a bonus and raise</b>. Listen to and read (via links above) Mr. Leonard<span style="color: #000000;">''s full venting </span>and see if you agree a bonus and raise were in order.</p>\r\n<p>While the property owner attempted to work with the Town in an open, honest, transparent and assistive manner, little did she know the Town was working behind the scenes, under cover of darkness to turn the tables in an attempt to morph her into the perpetrator and the Town the victim, going so far as to enlist the <b>North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality</b> to confirm (according to Ms. Hunsucker) that the flooding with raw, untreated Town sewage was actually the fault of the property owner, not the repeated failure of the Town''s south sewage lift station, and the property owner will need to hire a ''licensed plumber'' to correct the situation. And, as for the legacy pollutant, even though it comes from upstream, it too is somehow the property owner''s fault. Fortunately, the laws of physics remain in force and shit still flows downhill despite Ms. Hunsucker''s Bullshit which is flowing in all directions.</p>\r\n<p><b>When it comes to Civil Rights protections, it appears not much has changed in North Carolina since the ''Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter days'' back in 1960</b>. Sure, there are plenty of warm &amp; fuzzy new laws and agencies, but where is the interest in actual enforcement? Rather, it seems a massive ''cover up machine'' has been put in place. Living here has turned out to be like the old Rod Steiger, Sydney Poitier movie ''In the Heat of the Night''.</p>\r\n<p>The Town''s retaliation against this unfortunate property owner who dared bring a problem to the Town''s attention became official on Friday, January 18, 2019 when Clerk Hunsucker sent an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N5Y2gKpY!8Q6kXNJ0D5DNNk3iPBEEPYCHH8r8_mBxTLzqk3dzfFk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">email</span></b></a></span>, stating the Town was going to remove <i>''</i><i><b>Their Gate''</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>A standard ''farm style gate'' with padlock had been in place for decades at the intersection of the farm road and Highway 381. The gate prevented breaking &amp; entering incidents, vandalism and the dumping of trash, an issue that continues to plague the community. Those with a legitimate need to enter (the Town, Fire Department, Electric Utility, property owner and neighbouring farm) all had keys.</p>\r\n<p><b>The Town''s claim that it now owned both the road and gate couldn''t be further from the truth.</b> The Town had been granted an <a href="https://mega.nz/#!1wIWgYya!yAjgayNsEDaVLBib4zRvMEzvS7C8VPYgCQ-E7-qaH7o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">easement</span></span></b></span></a> in 1980 from the then property owner to pave and maintain the road and install and maintain utilities (water &amp; sewer) for the purpose of serving a large forest products facility that was being constructed. The easement made clear that the Town''s willingness to pave and install utilities was predicated on the facility bringing employment to the community. The road has never served any other purpose or property and dead-ends at the now ''former'' forest products facility.</p>\r\n<p><b>An ''easement'' conveys certain stated rights, but does not convey ownership.</b> The road and gate remain the property of the property owner. ''<i>Permanently affixed improvements made on land over which an easement exists run with the land and become the property of the property owner, not the easement holder unless otherwise specified''</i>. "<i>Real estate includes the land and anything fixed, immovable, or permanently attached to it such as buildings, walls, fixtures, improvements, </i><i><b>roads,</b></i><i> trees, shrubs, </i><i><b>fences</b></i><i>, sewers, structures, and utility systems."</i> (<a href="https://thelawdictionary.org/real-estate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">Black''s Law Dictionary</span></span></a>).</p>\r\n<p>Now, all of a sudden, and only after the property owner complained about Town activity that was threatening her property, did the Town claim ownership of the road and gate and threaten to remove the gate, which the Town subsequently did on February 4, 2019 <b>without any ''due process'', public hearing or evidence of purported ownership.</b></p>\r\n<p>Removing the gate, proclaiming the road ''open'' was <b>a deliberate and calculated provocation, an invitation to every criminal in the area</b> to break into the owner''s property, and as could be expected, <b>the property was vandalized and break-ins attempted within days of the gate''s removal</b>.</p>\r\n<p><strong><i><span style="color: #800000;">''Won''t you come into my parlour said the spider to the fly.''</span></i></strong></p>\r\n<p>Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 2:12PM, a plain clothes officer in an unmarked vehicle entered the owner''s property. He had not been invited, sought permission, nor did he have cause to suspect unlawful activity was or had been taking place at this location. This officer''s trespass onto private property was illegal, no different than that of any other common criminal.</p>\r\n<p>Within moments of his arrival, the Officer''s car became severely disabled and he called for assistance. Two additional plain clothes officers arrived at 2:29PM in an unmarked car and a flatbed recovery vehicle arrived minutes later. The recovery vehicle departed at 2:58PM with the immobilized vehicle onboard and the three officers drove away together in the other car a few minutes later.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Had this incident occurred at night the results would likely have been very different. The officer could easily have been mistaken for an armed intruder and killed. Luckily, such tragedy was avoided this day.</strong></p>\r\n<p>A <strong>Criminal Conspiracy</strong> is playing out over at Gibson Town Hall and sooner or later someone is going to get seriously injured or killed. Here are the players working to make this happen:</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3797  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mayor-ronnie-hudson-gibson-north-carolina-28343-1-300x247.jpg" alt="" width="311" height="256" /></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Mayor Ronnie Hudson - Bad actor with a bad rep and a rap sheet to match.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Stephen Hudson - Mayor Hudson''s faithful, loyal lapdog offspring.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Ken Haney - Old tyme bully from way back.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Randy Pearson - Good ole boy who does whatever his handler says.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Adam Liles - Knows the score, but is frightened and too cowardly to act.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>F</b><b>reedom has never been free</b>. Remaining a free people requires courage and action. <i>''Yes Massa, whatever you say Massa''</i> will never get the job done. Jesus understood this and was what today would be called a ''troublemaker'', albeit one with plenty of courage. </p>\r\n<p>When the criminals include those holding public office and those wearing badges, you know<b> you''re on your own when it comes to defending yourself and protecting your property. </b>Taking the law into your own hands, while unfortunately necessary under certain circumstances, can be a recipe for disaster and should be avoided whenever possible.</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3809  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/smiley-face-300x300.png" alt="" width="90" height="90" /> Scotland County, is desperately trying to put a happy face on efforts to attract business, industry, retirees and investors, but the fact remains:<b> Your personal safety, freedom, liberty, investment dollars and retirement savings remain in severe jeopardy here. </b>Nothing good comes when The ''Rule of Law'' is replaced with iron-fisted Fascism. <img class="alignright  wp-image-3763" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/iron-fisted-facism-300x182.jpg" alt="" width="49" height="30" /></p>\r\n<p>Have a Blessed Day!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles: </strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-town-commission-sad-excuse-for-governance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-property-taxes-on-the-rise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/is-this-the-nightmare-scotland-county-edc-is-trying-to-replicate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?</a></span></address>\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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(3942, 1, '2019-03-24 11:36:33', '2019-03-24 15:36:33', '<h1><span style="color: #800000; font-size: 20px;"><strong>Gibson Commits Municipal Suicide - Part 2</strong></span></h1>\r\n<p>The <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">crime wave</span></a> </b></span></span> that has gripped this small southern town is no accident or coincidence. Gibson, North Carolina 28343 is committing ''Municipal Suicide'', and so far it''s a rip-roaring success.</p>\r\n<p>Armed, violent, recidivist criminals are running loose terrorizing the community, while <b>Town Officials work feverishly behind the scenes to terrorize ''select'' residents</b>. That''s right, while armed criminals ply their craft, Town Officials are taking deliberate action, knowingly placing hand picked town residents in harm''s way, in jeopardy of being robbed, assaulted and even murdered.</p>\r\n<p>No Gibson resident can feel safe in their persons, home or possessions until this crime wave is brought under control.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3757" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Scotland-County-Sheriff-vehicle-300x166.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="158" /> The Scotland County Sheriff''s Department is trying to get a handle on things, but is admittedly overwhelmed due to high personnel turnover, low morale and a plethora of entertaining but burdensome community outreach programs.</p>\r\n<p>Sheriff Ralph Kersey has brought in the Federal Police, but they have an agenda all their own, so, in the end it''s really going to be up to us as usual.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><i><b>Here''s one resident''s frightening story:</b></i></span></p>\r\n<p>Long time multi-acre agricultural property owner (name withheld by request) enjoyed her peace and quiet, savouring the beautiful forests, storm clouds, birds, bunnies, deer, fox, raccoons, possums, hoot owls, butterflies, dragonflies and bees.</p>\r\n<p>Today, she''s terrified and lays the blame squarely at the feet of Gibson''s dystopic Mayor and Town Commission (see list of culprits below) who, instead of addressing critical safety issues, spend precious time figuring out how to ''jam it'' to those on their ''hit list''.</p>\r\n<p>Relations with the town had been cordial for years, despite there being issues. The Town''s raw, untreated municipal sewage regularly backed up onto her property following heavy rains when the south sewage lift station failed, but it quickly flowed into a drainage ditch (stream) which went under State Highway 381 and out into North and South Carolina watersheds. A cloudy, milky industrial pollutant, likely left over from Gibson''s go-go days, also flows from under the town and through the stream, but it too quickly exited.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is tired and poor, it''s infrastructure in disrepair. Those with get up and go got up and left long ago and there simply haven''t been sufficient resources to address issues. "I never complained, keeping my concerns to myself, leaving things well enough alone seemed like the best thing" said this property owner.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3798" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gibson-north-carolina-28343-town-hall-300x153.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="153" />Unfortunately, Town officials couldn''t help but upset the apple cart.</p>\r\n<p>Residents from neighbouring <b>Section 8 public housing </b>toss beer, wine and liquor bottles, food containers, old clothing, furniture, tires, soiled diapers and unwanted children''s toys over their fence and into a drainage ditch that also flows into the culvert under Highway 381. Neither the Town of Gibson nor <strong>Scotland County Social Services</strong> have shown any interest in correcting the situation.</p>\r\n<p>To make matters worse, Section 8 vendors hired to clear brush and trim trees often throw their own debris and beer cans into the drainage ditch too instead of using a chipper or hauling debris away. Eventually all this trash and organic debris proved too much for the culvert and it became plugged.</p>\r\n<p>With raw, untreated Town sewage, storm water, legacy pollution and Section 8 trash unable to get through, <b>it didn''t take long for this stinking, festering, fetid mess to back up, flooding the owner''s property and an adjacent agricultural property</b>.</p>\r\n<p>Despite the seriousness, the property owner didn''t panic, but calmly went over to Town Hall on September 9, 2018, explaining the problem to Town Clerk Angela Hunsucker.</p>\r\n<p>When no response was received and no effort was made to clear the culvert blockage, the property owner''s assistant contacted Gibson Public Works Manager Greg Leonard, leaving a detailed message describing the situation, offering to meet with Mr. Leonard at the state highway culvert site, suggesting a possible course of action and even offering to participate in the actual remediation effort. <i><b>Mr. Leonard did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!RkI2xaJK!bpRz6luGiPGzMn7faROOq6sOcOmq4bW5bFEtjRrVQGo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>letter</b></a></span></span> was sent to the Town on November 14, 2018 articulating the problem and seeking resolution. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A second <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://mega.nz/#!gtISiQKJ!PKzeyFSRfb7KBjlSxfcMBAriYGACLmFfYNCdfukxwCA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">letter</span></b></span></a></span> was sent on December 12, 2018. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>Clerk, Angela Hunsucker, finally <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!I5Bg2aqT!-7ql-EoglAYZ4iEFQSvwlhbo8qzzkRphwRW2GBSNmqQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>emailed</b></a> </span></span><span style="color: #000000;">the property owner on December 19, 2018 stating that Mr. Leonard would be responding. </span></p>\r\n<p>That same day a <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N0YQmKQA!qw7jfAKyOBo4bzNo6qOWAIyxUSCsEHI7684FPNW_IR0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">text message</span></b></a></span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://bit.ly/GL-Personal-Attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">voice mail</a></span> </b></span></span> arrived from Mr. Leonard <b>unleashing a torrent of vicious, violent, threatening insults</b>. Mr. Leonard''s abuse included calling the property owner <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>"Fuckin'' God Damn</strong><b> Yankee Trash"</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></p>\r\n<p>Virtually everyone who reads or listens to Mr. Leonard''s incredibly shocking assault is dismayed, and perplexed that Town officials did not immediately discharge Leonard ''for cause'' and report his actions to the District Attorney.</p>\r\n<p>Quite the opposite, <b>Town Commissioners rewarded Mr. Leonard with a bonus and raise</b>. Listen to and read (via links above) Mr. Leonard<span style="color: #000000;">''s full venting </span>and see if you agree a bonus and raise were in order.</p>\r\n<p>While the property owner attempted to work with the Town in an open, honest, transparent and assistive manner, little did she know the Town was working behind the scenes, under cover of darkness to turn the tables in an attempt to morph her into the perpetrator and the Town the victim, going so far as to enlist the <b>North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality</b> to confirm (according to Ms. Hunsucker) that the flooding with raw, untreated Town sewage is actually the fault of the property owner, not the repeated failure of the Town''s south sewage lift station, and the property owner will need to hire a ''licensed plumber'' to correct the situation. And, as for the legacy pollutant, even though it comes from upstream, it too is somehow the property owner''s fault. Fortunately, the laws of physics remain in force and shit still flows downhill despite Ms. Hunsucker''s Bullshit which is flowing in all directions.</p>\r\n<p><b>When it comes to Civil Rights protections, it appears not much has changed in North Carolina since the ''Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter days'' back in 1960</b>. Sure, there are plenty of warm &amp; fuzzy new laws and agencies, but where is the interest in actual enforcement? Rather, it seems a massive ''cover up machine'' has been put in place. Living here has turned out to be like the old Rod Steiger, Sydney Poitier movie ''In the Heat of the Night''.</p>\r\n<p>The Town''s retaliation against this unfortunate property owner who dared bring a problem to the Town''s attention became official on Friday, January 18, 2019 when Clerk Hunsucker sent an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N5Y2gKpY!8Q6kXNJ0D5DNNk3iPBEEPYCHH8r8_mBxTLzqk3dzfFk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">email</span></b></a></span>, stating the Town was going to remove <i>''</i><i><b>Their Gate''</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>A standard ''farm style gate'' with padlock had been in place for decades at the intersection of the farm road and Highway 381. The gate prevented breaking &amp; entering incidents, vandalism and the dumping of trash, an issue that continues to plague the community. Those with a legitimate need to enter (the Town, Fire Department, Electric Utility, property owner and neighbouring farm) all had keys.</p>\r\n<p><b>The Town''s claim that it now owned both the road and gate couldn''t be further from the truth.</b> The Town had been granted an <a href="https://mega.nz/#!1wIWgYya!yAjgayNsEDaVLBib4zRvMEzvS7C8VPYgCQ-E7-qaH7o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">easement</span></span></b></span></a> in 1980 from the then property owner to pave and maintain the road and install and maintain utilities (water &amp; sewer) for the purpose of serving a large forest products facility that was being constructed. The easement made clear that the Town''s willingness to pave and install utilities was predicated on the facility bringing employment to the community. The road has never served any other purpose or property and dead-ends at the now ''former'' forest products facility.</p>\r\n<p><b>An ''easement'' conveys certain stated rights, but does not convey ownership.</b> The road and gate remain the property of the property owner. ''<i>Permanently affixed improvements made on land over which an easement exists run with the land and become the property of the property owner, not the easement holder unless otherwise specified''</i>. "<i>Real estate includes the land and anything fixed, immovable, or permanently attached to it such as buildings, walls, fixtures, improvements, </i><i><b>roads,</b></i><i> trees, shrubs, </i><i><b>fences</b></i><i>, sewers, structures, and utility systems."</i> (<a href="https://thelawdictionary.org/real-estate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">Black''s Law Dictionary</span></span></a>).</p>\r\n<p>Now, all of a sudden, and only after the property owner complained about Town activity that was threatening her property, did the Town claim ownership of the road and gate and threaten to remove the gate, which the Town subsequently did on February 4, 2019 <b>without any ''due process'', public hearing or evidence of purported ownership.</b></p>\r\n<p>Removing the gate, proclaiming the road ''open'' was <b>a deliberate and calculated provocation, an invitation to every criminal in the area</b> to break into the owner''s property, and as could be expected, <b>the property was vandalized and break-ins attempted within days of the gate''s removal</b>.</p>\r\n<p><strong><i><span style="color: #800000;">''Won''t you come into my parlour said the spider to the fly.''</span></i></strong></p>\r\n<p>Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 2:12PM, a plain clothes officer in an unmarked vehicle entered the owner''s property. He had not been invited, sought permission, nor did he have cause to suspect unlawful activity was or had been taking place at this location. This officer''s trespass onto private property was illegal, no different than that of any other common criminal.</p>\r\n<p>Within moments of his arrival, the Officer''s car became severely disabled and he called for assistance. Two additional plain clothes officers arrived at 2:29PM in an unmarked car and a flatbed recovery vehicle arrived minutes later. The recovery vehicle departed at 2:58PM with the immobilized vehicle onboard and the three officers drove away together in the other car a few minutes later.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Had this incident occurred at night the results would likely have been very different. The officer could easily have been mistaken for an armed intruder and killed. Luckily, such tragedy was avoided this day.</strong></p>\r\n<p>A <strong>Criminal Conspiracy</strong> is playing out over at Gibson Town Hall and sooner or later someone is going to get seriously injured or killed. Here are the players working to make this happen:</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3797  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mayor-ronnie-hudson-gibson-north-carolina-28343-1-300x247.jpg" alt="" width="311" height="256" /></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Mayor Ronnie Hudson - Bad actor with a bad rep and a rap sheet to match.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Stephen Hudson - Mayor Hudson''s faithful, loyal lapdog offspring.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Ken Haney - Old tyme bully from way back.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Randy Pearson - Good ole boy who does whatever his handler says.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Adam Liles - Knows the score, but is frightened and too cowardly to act.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>F</b><b>reedom has never been free</b>. Remaining a free people requires courage and action. <i>''Yes Massa, whatever you say Massa''</i> will never get the job done. Jesus understood this and was what today would be called a ''troublemaker'', albeit one with plenty of courage. </p>\r\n<p>When the criminals include those holding public office and those wearing badges, you know<b> you''re on your own when it comes to defending yourself and protecting your property. </b>Taking the law into your own hands, while unfortunately necessary under certain circumstances, can be a recipe for disaster and should be avoided whenever possible.</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3809  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/smiley-face-300x300.png" alt="" width="90" height="90" /> Scotland County, is desperately trying to put a happy face on efforts to attract business, industry, retirees and investors, but the fact remains:<b> Your personal safety, freedom, liberty, investment dollars and retirement savings remain in severe jeopardy here. </b>Nothing good comes when The ''Rule of Law'' is replaced with iron-fisted Fascism. <img class="alignright  wp-image-3763" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/iron-fisted-facism-300x182.jpg" alt="" width="49" height="30" /></p>\r\n<p>Have a Blessed Day!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles: </strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-town-commission-sad-excuse-for-governance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-property-taxes-on-the-rise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/is-this-the-nightmare-scotland-county-edc-is-trying-to-replicate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?</a></span></address>\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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(3943, 1, '2019-03-24 11:37:48', '2019-03-24 15:37:48', '<h1><span style="color: #800000; font-size: 20px;"><strong>Gibson Commits Municipal Suicide - Part 2</strong></span></h1>\r\n<p>The <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">crime wave</span></a> </b></span></span> that has gripped this small southern town is no accident or coincidence. Gibson, North Carolina 28343 is hell bent on committing ''Municipal Suicide''.</p>\r\n<p>Armed, violent, recidivist criminals are running loose terrorizing the community, while <b>Town Officials work feverishly behind the scenes to terrorize ''select'' residents</b>. That''s right, while armed criminals ply their craft, Town Officials are taking deliberate action, knowingly placing hand picked town residents in harm''s way, in jeopardy of being robbed, assaulted and even murdered.</p>\r\n<p>No Gibson resident can feel safe in their persons, home or possessions until this crime wave is brought under control.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3757" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Scotland-County-Sheriff-vehicle-300x166.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="158" /> The Scotland County Sheriff''s Department is trying to get a handle on things, but is admittedly overwhelmed due to high personnel turnover, low morale and a plethora of entertaining but burdensome community outreach programs.</p>\r\n<p>Sheriff Ralph Kersey has brought in the Federal Police, but they have an agenda all their own, so, in the end it''s really going to be up to us as usual.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><i><b>Here''s one resident''s frightening story:</b></i></span></p>\r\n<p>Long time multi-acre agricultural property owner (name withheld by request) enjoyed her peace and quiet, savouring the beautiful forests, storm clouds, birds, bunnies, deer, fox, raccoons, possums, hoot owls, butterflies, dragonflies and bees.</p>\r\n<p>Today, she''s terrified and lays the blame squarely at the feet of Gibson''s dystopic Mayor and Town Commission (see list of culprits below) who, instead of addressing critical safety issues, spend precious time figuring out how to ''jam it'' to those on their ''hit list''.</p>\r\n<p>Relations with the town had been cordial for years, despite there being issues. The Town''s raw, untreated municipal sewage regularly backed up onto her property following heavy rains when the south sewage lift station failed, but it quickly flowed into a drainage ditch (stream) which went under State Highway 381 and out into North and South Carolina watersheds. A cloudy, milky industrial pollutant, likely left over from Gibson''s go-go days, also flows from under the town and through the stream, but it too quickly exited.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is tired and poor, it''s infrastructure in disrepair. Those with get up and go got up and left long ago and there simply haven''t been sufficient resources to address issues. "I never complained, keeping my concerns to myself, leaving things well enough alone seemed like the best thing" said this property owner.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3798" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gibson-north-carolina-28343-town-hall-300x153.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="153" />Unfortunately, Town officials couldn''t help but upset the apple cart.</p>\r\n<p>Residents from neighbouring <b>Section 8 public housing </b>toss beer, wine and liquor bottles, food containers, old clothing, furniture, tires, soiled diapers and unwanted children''s toys over their fence and into a drainage ditch that also flows into the culvert under Highway 381. Neither the Town of Gibson nor <strong>Scotland County Social Services</strong> have shown any interest in correcting the situation.</p>\r\n<p>To make matters worse, Section 8 vendors hired to clear brush and trim trees often throw their own debris and beer cans into the drainage ditch too instead of using a chipper or hauling debris away. Eventually all this trash and organic debris proved too much for the culvert and it became plugged.</p>\r\n<p>With raw, untreated Town sewage, storm water, legacy pollution and Section 8 trash unable to get through, <b>it didn''t take long for this stinking, festering, fetid mess to back up, flooding the owner''s property and an adjacent agricultural property</b>.</p>\r\n<p>Despite the seriousness, the property owner didn''t panic, but calmly went over to Town Hall on September 9, 2018, explaining the problem to Town Clerk Angela Hunsucker.</p>\r\n<p>When no response was received and no effort was made to clear the culvert blockage, the property owner''s assistant contacted Gibson Public Works Manager Greg Leonard, leaving a detailed message describing the situation, offering to meet with Mr. Leonard at the state highway culvert site, suggesting a possible course of action and even offering to participate in the actual remediation effort. <i><b>Mr. Leonard did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!RkI2xaJK!bpRz6luGiPGzMn7faROOq6sOcOmq4bW5bFEtjRrVQGo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>letter</b></a></span></span> was sent to the Town on November 14, 2018 articulating the problem and seeking resolution. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A second <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://mega.nz/#!gtISiQKJ!PKzeyFSRfb7KBjlSxfcMBAriYGACLmFfYNCdfukxwCA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">letter</span></b></span></a></span> was sent on December 12, 2018. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>Clerk, Angela Hunsucker, finally <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!I5Bg2aqT!-7ql-EoglAYZ4iEFQSvwlhbo8qzzkRphwRW2GBSNmqQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>emailed</b></a> </span></span><span style="color: #000000;">the property owner on December 19, 2018 stating that Mr. Leonard would be responding. </span></p>\r\n<p>That same day a <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N0YQmKQA!qw7jfAKyOBo4bzNo6qOWAIyxUSCsEHI7684FPNW_IR0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">text message</span></b></a></span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://bit.ly/GL-Personal-Attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">voice mail</a></span> </b></span></span> arrived from Mr. Leonard <b>unleashing a torrent of vicious, violent, threatening insults</b>. Mr. Leonard''s abuse included calling the property owner <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>"Fuckin'' God Damn</strong><b> Yankee Trash"</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></p>\r\n<p>Virtually everyone who reads or listens to Mr. Leonard''s incredibly shocking assault is dismayed, and perplexed that Town officials did not immediately discharge Leonard ''for cause'' and report his actions to the District Attorney.</p>\r\n<p>Quite the opposite, <b>Town Commissioners rewarded Mr. Leonard with a bonus and raise</b>. Listen to and read (via links above) Mr. Leonard<span style="color: #000000;">''s full venting </span>and see if you agree a bonus and raise were in order.</p>\r\n<p>While the property owner attempted to work with the Town in an open, honest, transparent and assistive manner, little did she know the Town was working behind the scenes, under cover of darkness to turn the tables in an attempt to morph her into the perpetrator and the Town the victim, going so far as to enlist the <b>North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality</b> to confirm (according to Ms. Hunsucker) that the flooding with raw, untreated Town sewage is actually the fault of the property owner, not the repeated failure of the Town''s south sewage lift station, and the property owner will need to hire a ''licensed plumber'' to correct the situation. And, as for the legacy pollutant, even though it comes from upstream, it too is somehow the property owner''s fault. Fortunately, the laws of physics remain in force and shit still flows downhill despite Ms. Hunsucker''s Bullshit which is flowing in all directions.</p>\r\n<p><b>When it comes to Civil Rights protections, it appears not much has changed in North Carolina since the ''Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter days'' back in 1960</b>. Sure, there are plenty of warm &amp; fuzzy new laws and agencies, but where is the interest in actual enforcement? Rather, it seems a massive ''cover up machine'' has been put in place. Living here has turned out to be like the old Rod Steiger, Sydney Poitier movie ''In the Heat of the Night''.</p>\r\n<p>The Town''s retaliation against this unfortunate property owner who dared bring a problem to the Town''s attention became official on Friday, January 18, 2019 when Clerk Hunsucker sent an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N5Y2gKpY!8Q6kXNJ0D5DNNk3iPBEEPYCHH8r8_mBxTLzqk3dzfFk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">email</span></b></a></span>, stating the Town was going to remove <i>''</i><i><b>Their Gate''</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>A standard ''farm style gate'' with padlock had been in place for decades at the intersection of the farm road and Highway 381. The gate prevented breaking &amp; entering incidents, vandalism and the dumping of trash, an issue that continues to plague the community. Those with a legitimate need to enter (the Town, Fire Department, Electric Utility, property owner and neighbouring farm) all had keys.</p>\r\n<p><b>The Town''s claim that it now owned both the road and gate couldn''t be further from the truth.</b> The Town had been granted an <a href="https://mega.nz/#!1wIWgYya!yAjgayNsEDaVLBib4zRvMEzvS7C8VPYgCQ-E7-qaH7o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">easement</span></span></b></span></a> in 1980 from the then property owner to pave and maintain the road and install and maintain utilities (water &amp; sewer) for the purpose of serving a large forest products facility that was being constructed. The easement made clear that the Town''s willingness to pave and install utilities was predicated on the facility bringing employment to the community. The road has never served any other purpose or property and dead-ends at the now ''former'' forest products facility.</p>\r\n<p><b>An ''easement'' conveys certain stated rights, but does not convey ownership.</b> The road and gate remain the property of the property owner. ''<i>Permanently affixed improvements made on land over which an easement exists run with the land and become the property of the property owner, not the easement holder unless otherwise specified''</i>. "<i>Real estate includes the land and anything fixed, immovable, or permanently attached to it such as buildings, walls, fixtures, improvements, </i><i><b>roads,</b></i><i> trees, shrubs, </i><i><b>fences</b></i><i>, sewers, structures, and utility systems."</i> (<a href="https://thelawdictionary.org/real-estate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">Black''s Law Dictionary</span></span></a>).</p>\r\n<p>Now, all of a sudden, and only after the property owner complained about Town activity that was threatening her property, did the Town claim ownership of the road and gate and threaten to remove the gate, which the Town subsequently did on February 4, 2019 <b>without any ''due process'', public hearing or evidence of purported ownership.</b></p>\r\n<p>Removing the gate, proclaiming the road ''open'' was <b>a deliberate and calculated provocation, an invitation to every criminal in the area</b> to break into the owner''s property, and as could be expected, <b>the property was vandalized and break-ins attempted within days of the gate''s removal</b>.</p>\r\n<p><strong><i><span style="color: #800000;">''Won''t you come into my parlour said the spider to the fly.''</span></i></strong></p>\r\n<p>Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 2:12PM, a plain clothes officer in an unmarked vehicle entered the owner''s property. He had not been invited, sought permission, nor did he have cause to suspect unlawful activity was or had been taking place at this location. This officer''s trespass onto private property was illegal, no different than that of any other common criminal.</p>\r\n<p>Within moments of his arrival, the Officer''s car became severely disabled and he called for assistance. Two additional plain clothes officers arrived at 2:29PM in an unmarked car and a flatbed recovery vehicle arrived minutes later. The recovery vehicle departed at 2:58PM with the immobilized vehicle onboard and the three officers drove away together in the other car a few minutes later.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Had this incident occurred at night the results would likely have been very different. The officer could easily have been mistaken for an armed intruder and killed. Luckily, such tragedy was avoided this day.</strong></p>\r\n<p>A <strong>Criminal Conspiracy</strong> is playing out over at Gibson Town Hall and sooner or later someone is going to get seriously injured or killed. Here are the players working to make this happen:</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3797  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mayor-ronnie-hudson-gibson-north-carolina-28343-1-300x247.jpg" alt="" width="311" height="256" /></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Mayor Ronnie Hudson - Bad actor with a bad rep and a rap sheet to match.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Stephen Hudson - Mayor Hudson''s faithful, loyal lapdog offspring.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Ken Haney - Old tyme bully from way back.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Randy Pearson - Good ole boy who does whatever his handler says.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Adam Liles - Knows the score, but is frightened and too cowardly to act.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>F</b><b>reedom has never been free</b>. Remaining a free people requires courage and action. <i>''Yes Massa, whatever you say Massa''</i> will never get the job done. Jesus understood this and was what today would be called a ''troublemaker'', albeit one with plenty of courage. </p>\r\n<p>When the criminals include those holding public office and those wearing badges, you know<b> you''re on your own when it comes to defending yourself and protecting your property. </b>Taking the law into your own hands, while unfortunately necessary under certain circumstances, can be a recipe for disaster and should be avoided whenever possible.</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3809  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/smiley-face-300x300.png" alt="" width="90" height="90" /> Scotland County, is desperately trying to put a happy face on efforts to attract business, industry, retirees and investors, but the fact remains:<b> Your personal safety, freedom, liberty, investment dollars and retirement savings remain in severe jeopardy here. </b>Nothing good comes when The ''Rule of Law'' is replaced with iron-fisted Fascism. <img class="alignright  wp-image-3763" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/iron-fisted-facism-300x182.jpg" alt="" width="49" height="30" /></p>\r\n<p>Have a Blessed Day!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles: </strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-town-commission-sad-excuse-for-governance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-property-taxes-on-the-rise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/is-this-the-nightmare-scotland-county-edc-is-trying-to-replicate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?</a></span></address>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'Gibson''s Crime Wave - One Resident''s Frightening Story!', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3744-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-24 11:37:48', '2019-03-24 15:37:48', '', 3744, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3744-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3944, 1, '2019-03-24 11:38:18', '2019-03-24 15:38:18', '<h1><span style="color: #800000; font-size: 20px;"><strong>Gibson Commits Municipal Suicide - Part 2</strong></span></h1>\r\n<p>The <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">crime wave</span></a> </b></span></span> that has gripped this small southern town is no accident or coincidence. Gibson, North Carolina 28343 is hell bent on committing ''Municipal Suicide''.</p>\r\n<p>Armed, violent, recidivist criminals are running loose terrorizing the community, while <b>Town Officials work feverishly behind the scenes to terrorize ''select'' residents</b>. That''s right, Town Officials are taking deliberate action, knowingly placing hand picked town residents in harm''s way, in jeopardy of being robbed, assaulted and even murdered.</p>\r\n<p>No Gibson resident can feel safe in their persons, home or possessions until this crime wave is brought under control.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3757" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Scotland-County-Sheriff-vehicle-300x166.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="158" /> The Scotland County Sheriff''s Department is trying to get a handle on things, but is admittedly overwhelmed due to high personnel turnover, low morale and a plethora of entertaining but burdensome community outreach programs.</p>\r\n<p>Sheriff Ralph Kersey has brought in the Federal Police, but they have an agenda all their own, so, in the end it''s really going to be up to us as usual.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><i><b>Here''s one resident''s frightening story:</b></i></span></p>\r\n<p>Long time multi-acre agricultural property owner (name withheld by request) enjoyed her peace and quiet, savouring the beautiful forests, storm clouds, birds, bunnies, deer, fox, raccoons, possums, hoot owls, butterflies, dragonflies and bees.</p>\r\n<p>Today, she''s terrified and lays the blame squarely at the feet of Gibson''s dystopic Mayor and Town Commission (see list of culprits below) who, instead of addressing critical safety issues, spend precious time figuring out how to ''jam it'' to those on their ''hit list''.</p>\r\n<p>Relations with the town had been cordial for years, despite there being issues. The Town''s raw, untreated municipal sewage regularly backed up onto her property following heavy rains when the south sewage lift station failed, but it quickly flowed into a drainage ditch (stream) which went under State Highway 381 and out into North and South Carolina watersheds. A cloudy, milky industrial pollutant, likely left over from Gibson''s go-go days, also flows from under the town and through the stream, but it too quickly exited.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is tired and poor, it''s infrastructure in disrepair. Those with get up and go got up and left long ago and there simply haven''t been sufficient resources to address issues. "I never complained, keeping my concerns to myself, leaving things well enough alone seemed like the best thing" said this property owner.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3798" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gibson-north-carolina-28343-town-hall-300x153.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="153" />Unfortunately, Town officials couldn''t help but upset the apple cart.</p>\r\n<p>Residents from neighbouring <b>Section 8 public housing </b>toss beer, wine and liquor bottles, food containers, old clothing, furniture, tires, soiled diapers and unwanted children''s toys over their fence and into a drainage ditch that also flows into the culvert under Highway 381. Neither the Town of Gibson nor <strong>Scotland County Social Services</strong> have shown any interest in correcting the situation.</p>\r\n<p>To make matters worse, Section 8 vendors hired to clear brush and trim trees often throw their own debris and beer cans into the drainage ditch too instead of using a chipper or hauling debris away. Eventually all this trash and organic debris proved too much for the culvert and it became plugged.</p>\r\n<p>With raw, untreated Town sewage, storm water, legacy pollution and Section 8 trash unable to get through, <b>it didn''t take long for this stinking, festering, fetid mess to back up, flooding the owner''s property and an adjacent agricultural property</b>.</p>\r\n<p>Despite the seriousness, the property owner didn''t panic, but calmly went over to Town Hall on September 9, 2018, explaining the problem to Town Clerk Angela Hunsucker.</p>\r\n<p>When no response was received and no effort was made to clear the culvert blockage, the property owner''s assistant contacted Gibson Public Works Manager Greg Leonard, leaving a detailed message describing the situation, offering to meet with Mr. Leonard at the state highway culvert site, suggesting a possible course of action and even offering to participate in the actual remediation effort. <i><b>Mr. Leonard did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!RkI2xaJK!bpRz6luGiPGzMn7faROOq6sOcOmq4bW5bFEtjRrVQGo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>letter</b></a></span></span> was sent to the Town on November 14, 2018 articulating the problem and seeking resolution. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A second <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://mega.nz/#!gtISiQKJ!PKzeyFSRfb7KBjlSxfcMBAriYGACLmFfYNCdfukxwCA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">letter</span></b></span></a></span> was sent on December 12, 2018. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>Clerk, Angela Hunsucker, finally <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!I5Bg2aqT!-7ql-EoglAYZ4iEFQSvwlhbo8qzzkRphwRW2GBSNmqQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>emailed</b></a> </span></span><span style="color: #000000;">the property owner on December 19, 2018 stating that Mr. Leonard would be responding. </span></p>\r\n<p>That same day a <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N0YQmKQA!qw7jfAKyOBo4bzNo6qOWAIyxUSCsEHI7684FPNW_IR0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">text message</span></b></a></span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://bit.ly/GL-Personal-Attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">voice mail</a></span> </b></span></span> arrived from Mr. Leonard <b>unleashing a torrent of vicious, violent, threatening insults</b>. Mr. Leonard''s abuse included calling the property owner <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>"Fuckin'' God Damn</strong><b> Yankee Trash"</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></p>\r\n<p>Virtually everyone who reads or listens to Mr. Leonard''s incredibly shocking assault is dismayed, and perplexed that Town officials did not immediately discharge Leonard ''for cause'' and report his actions to the District Attorney.</p>\r\n<p>Quite the opposite, <b>Town Commissioners rewarded Mr. Leonard with a bonus and raise</b>. Listen to and read (via links above) Mr. Leonard<span style="color: #000000;">''s full venting </span>and see if you agree a bonus and raise were in order.</p>\r\n<p>While the property owner attempted to work with the Town in an open, honest, transparent and assistive manner, little did she know the Town was working behind the scenes, under cover of darkness to turn the tables in an attempt to morph her into the perpetrator and the Town the victim, going so far as to enlist the <b>North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality</b> to confirm (according to Ms. Hunsucker) that the flooding with raw, untreated Town sewage is actually the fault of the property owner, not the repeated failure of the Town''s south sewage lift station, and the property owner will need to hire a ''licensed plumber'' to correct the situation. And, as for the legacy pollutant, even though it comes from upstream, it too is somehow the property owner''s fault. Fortunately, the laws of physics remain in force and shit still flows downhill despite Ms. Hunsucker''s Bullshit which is flowing in all directions.</p>\r\n<p><b>When it comes to Civil Rights protections, it appears not much has changed in North Carolina since the ''Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter days'' back in 1960</b>. Sure, there are plenty of warm &amp; fuzzy new laws and agencies, but where is the interest in actual enforcement? Rather, it seems a massive ''cover up machine'' has been put in place. Living here has turned out to be like the old Rod Steiger, Sydney Poitier movie ''In the Heat of the Night''.</p>\r\n<p>The Town''s retaliation against this unfortunate property owner who dared bring a problem to the Town''s attention became official on Friday, January 18, 2019 when Clerk Hunsucker sent an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N5Y2gKpY!8Q6kXNJ0D5DNNk3iPBEEPYCHH8r8_mBxTLzqk3dzfFk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">email</span></b></a></span>, stating the Town was going to remove <i>''</i><i><b>Their Gate''</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>A standard ''farm style gate'' with padlock had been in place for decades at the intersection of the farm road and Highway 381. The gate prevented breaking &amp; entering incidents, vandalism and the dumping of trash, an issue that continues to plague the community. Those with a legitimate need to enter (the Town, Fire Department, Electric Utility, property owner and neighbouring farm) all had keys.</p>\r\n<p><b>The Town''s claim that it now owned both the road and gate couldn''t be further from the truth.</b> The Town had been granted an <a href="https://mega.nz/#!1wIWgYya!yAjgayNsEDaVLBib4zRvMEzvS7C8VPYgCQ-E7-qaH7o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">easement</span></span></b></span></a> in 1980 from the then property owner to pave and maintain the road and install and maintain utilities (water &amp; sewer) for the purpose of serving a large forest products facility that was being constructed. The easement made clear that the Town''s willingness to pave and install utilities was predicated on the facility bringing employment to the community. The road has never served any other purpose or property and dead-ends at the now ''former'' forest products facility.</p>\r\n<p><b>An ''easement'' conveys certain stated rights, but does not convey ownership.</b> The road and gate remain the property of the property owner. ''<i>Permanently affixed improvements made on land over which an easement exists run with the land and become the property of the property owner, not the easement holder unless otherwise specified''</i>. "<i>Real estate includes the land and anything fixed, immovable, or permanently attached to it such as buildings, walls, fixtures, improvements, </i><i><b>roads,</b></i><i> trees, shrubs, </i><i><b>fences</b></i><i>, sewers, structures, and utility systems."</i> (<a href="https://thelawdictionary.org/real-estate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">Black''s Law Dictionary</span></span></a>).</p>\r\n<p>Now, all of a sudden, and only after the property owner complained about Town activity that was threatening her property, did the Town claim ownership of the road and gate and threaten to remove the gate, which the Town subsequently did on February 4, 2019 <b>without any ''due process'', public hearing or evidence of purported ownership.</b></p>\r\n<p>Removing the gate, proclaiming the road ''open'' was <b>a deliberate and calculated provocation, an invitation to every criminal in the area</b> to break into the owner''s property, and as could be expected, <b>the property was vandalized and break-ins attempted within days of the gate''s removal</b>.</p>\r\n<p><strong><i><span style="color: #800000;">''Won''t you come into my parlour said the spider to the fly.''</span></i></strong></p>\r\n<p>Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 2:12PM, a plain clothes officer in an unmarked vehicle entered the owner''s property. He had not been invited, sought permission, nor did he have cause to suspect unlawful activity was or had been taking place at this location. This officer''s trespass onto private property was illegal, no different than that of any other common criminal.</p>\r\n<p>Within moments of his arrival, the Officer''s car became severely disabled and he called for assistance. Two additional plain clothes officers arrived at 2:29PM in an unmarked car and a flatbed recovery vehicle arrived minutes later. The recovery vehicle departed at 2:58PM with the immobilized vehicle onboard and the three officers drove away together in the other car a few minutes later.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Had this incident occurred at night the results would likely have been very different. The officer could easily have been mistaken for an armed intruder and killed. Luckily, such tragedy was avoided this day.</strong></p>\r\n<p>A <strong>Criminal Conspiracy</strong> is playing out over at Gibson Town Hall and sooner or later someone is going to get seriously injured or killed. Here are the players working to make this happen:</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3797  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mayor-ronnie-hudson-gibson-north-carolina-28343-1-300x247.jpg" alt="" width="311" height="256" /></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Mayor Ronnie Hudson - Bad actor with a bad rep and a rap sheet to match.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Stephen Hudson - Mayor Hudson''s faithful, loyal lapdog offspring.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Ken Haney - Old tyme bully from way back.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Randy Pearson - Good ole boy who does whatever his handler says.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Adam Liles - Knows the score, but is frightened and too cowardly to act.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>F</b><b>reedom has never been free</b>. Remaining a free people requires courage and action. <i>''Yes Massa, whatever you say Massa''</i> will never get the job done. Jesus understood this and was what today would be called a ''troublemaker'', albeit one with plenty of courage. </p>\r\n<p>When the criminals include those holding public office and those wearing badges, you know<b> you''re on your own when it comes to defending yourself and protecting your property. </b>Taking the law into your own hands, while unfortunately necessary under certain circumstances, can be a recipe for disaster and should be avoided whenever possible.</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3809  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/smiley-face-300x300.png" alt="" width="90" height="90" /> Scotland County, is desperately trying to put a happy face on efforts to attract business, industry, retirees and investors, but the fact remains:<b> Your personal safety, freedom, liberty, investment dollars and retirement savings remain in severe jeopardy here. </b>Nothing good comes when The ''Rule of Law'' is replaced with iron-fisted Fascism. <img class="alignright  wp-image-3763" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/iron-fisted-facism-300x182.jpg" alt="" width="49" height="30" /></p>\r\n<p>Have a Blessed Day!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles: </strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-town-commission-sad-excuse-for-governance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-property-taxes-on-the-rise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/is-this-the-nightmare-scotland-county-edc-is-trying-to-replicate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?</a></span></address>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'Gibson''s Crime Wave - One Resident''s Frightening Story!', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3744-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-24 11:38:18', '2019-03-24 15:38:18', '', 3744, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3744-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3945, 1, '2019-03-24 11:47:04', '2019-03-24 15:47:04', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Gibson North Carolina 28343 is dying, not because that is its destiny, but rather because its elected officials are weak, lazy, ignorant, easily manipulated and corrupted.</p>\r\n<p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;">Gibson Town Commission - A Sad Excuse for Governance</span></strong></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting..."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Commissioners routinely come to meetings completely unprepared. They are nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor Ronnie Hudson, Town Clerk Angela Hunsucker and Public Works Manager Greg Leonard, so much so that it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. While they think it''s funny, the truth is it''s been a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and take advantage of townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community [he] had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become an open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures, broken glass and For Sale signs?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those strange looking devices are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell and broadband communication antennas and repeaters. This is incorrect.</p>\r\n<p><strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful military grade ''Frequency Weapon'' that will in due course be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>''NWO Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Yes, dear gentle reader, there are forces beyond your knowledge, understanding, comprehension or imagination at work. When Jesus said: "Pick up your cross and follow me", he wasn''t kidding. There is much work to be done, starting right here in Gibson.</p>\r\n<p>According to Agenda 2030, <strong>Gibson is overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong>, those who consume more in government services than they produce in government revenue, and therefore won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that is currently being rolled out.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The Infirm.</li>\r\n	<li>The Disabled.</li>\r\n	<li>The Unemployed.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving Welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving the ''Earned Income Tax Credit''.</li>\r\n	<li>Those engaged in agricultural pursuits and consuming more in USDA subsidies than they produce in net revenue to the government.</li>\r\n	<li>Pensioners. When pension systems fail, the last thing ruling elites want is a bunch of whiny, panicked cry babies stampeding the rest of the Sheeple.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon abrogate our rights, freedoms and liberties, and reduce or eliminate the sovereignty of our municipal corporation (Town of Gibson), allowing the implementation of dangerous, lethal technologies that can and will be used against us... all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'Gibson North Carolina 28343 Commits Municipal Suicide (Part 1)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-24 11:47:04', '2019-03-24 15:47:04', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3946, 1, '2019-03-24 11:57:58', '2019-03-24 15:57:58', '<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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<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" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>', 'Scotland County/Laurinburg Fleeced in Huge Financial Scam', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2136-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-24 11:57:58', '2019-03-24 15:57:58', '', 2136, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2136-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(3947, 1, '2019-03-26 09:18:33', '2019-03-26 13:18:33', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Gibson North Carolina 28343 is dying, not because that is its destiny, but rather because its elected officials are weak, lazy, ignorant, easily manipulated and corrupted.</p>\r\n<p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;">Gibson Town Commission - A Sad Excuse for Governance</span></strong></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting..."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Commissioners routinely come to meetings completely unprepared. They are nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor Ronnie Hudson, Town Clerk Angela Hunsucker and Public Works Manager Greg Leonard, so much so that it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. While they think it''s funny, the truth is it''s been a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and take advantage of townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community [he] had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become an open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures, broken glass and For Sale signs?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those strange looking devices are on top Gibson''s water tower? The Town Commission would have us believe these are harmless cell and broadband communication antennas and repeaters. This is incorrect. Had the Commissioners bothered to read the contract they would never have signed it.</p>\r\n<p><strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful military grade ''Frequency Pulse Weapon'' that will in due course be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>''NWO Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Yes, dear gentle reader, there are forces beyond your knowledge, understanding, comprehension or imagination at work. When Jesus said: "Pick up your cross and follow me", he wasn''t kidding. There is much work to be done, starting right here in Gibson.</p>\r\n<p>According to Agenda 2030, <strong>Gibson is overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong>, those who consume more in government services than they produce in government revenue, and therefore won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that is currently being rolled out.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The Infirm.</li>\r\n	<li>The Disabled.</li>\r\n	<li>The Unemployed.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving Welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving the ''Earned Income Tax Credit''.</li>\r\n	<li>Those engaged in agricultural pursuits and consuming more in USDA subsidies than they produce in net revenue to the government.</li>\r\n	<li>Pensioners. When pension systems fail, the last thing ruling elites want is a bunch of whiny, panicked cry babies stampeding the rest of the Sheeple.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon abrogate our rights, freedoms and liberties, and reduce or eliminate the sovereignty of our municipal corporation (Town of Gibson), allowing the implementation of dangerous, lethal technologies that can and will be used against us... all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson and Scotland County desperately need public officials willing and capable of fulfilling their responsibilities.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'Gibson North Carolina 28343 Commits Municipal Suicide (Part 1)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-26 09:18:33', '2019-03-26 13:18:33', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3948, 1, '2019-03-26 14:50:38', '2019-03-26 18:50:38', '<h1><span style="color: #800000; font-size: 20px;"><strong>Gibson Commits Municipal Suicide - Part 2</strong></span></h1>\r\n<p>The <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">crime wave</span></a> </b></span></span> that has gripped this small southern town is no accident or coincidence. Gibson, North Carolina 28343 is hell bent on committing ''Municipal Suicide''.</p>\r\n<p>Armed, violent, recidivist criminals are running loose terrorizing the community, while <b>Town Officials work feverishly behind the scenes to terrorize ''select'' residents</b>. That''s right, while hardened criminals roam the streets, Town Officials are taking deliberate action, knowingly placing hand picked town residents in harm''s way, in jeopardy of being robbed, assaulted and even murdered.</p>\r\n<p>No Gibson resident can feel safe in their persons, home or possessions until this crime wave is brought under control.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3757" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Scotland-County-Sheriff-vehicle-300x166.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="158" /> The Scotland County Sheriff''s Department is trying to get a handle on things, but is admittedly overwhelmed due to high personnel turnover, low morale and a plethora of entertaining but burdensome, nonsensical community outreach programs.</p>\r\n<p>Sheriff Ralph Kersey has brought in the Federal Police, but they have an agenda all their own, so, in the end it''s really going to be up to us as usual.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><i><b>Here''s one resident''s frightening story:</b></i></span></p>\r\n<p>Long time multi-acre agricultural property owner (name withheld by request) enjoyed her peace and quiet, savouring the beautiful forests, storm clouds, birds, bunnies, deer, fox, raccoons, possums, hoot owls, butterflies, dragonflies and bees.</p>\r\n<p>Today, she''s terrified and lays the blame squarely at the feet of Gibson''s dystopic Mayor and Town Commission (see list of culprits below) who, instead of addressing critical safety issues, spend precious time figuring out how to ''jam it'' to those on their ''hit list''.</p>\r\n<p>Relations with the town had been cordial for years, despite there being issues. The Town''s raw, untreated municipal sewage regularly backed up onto her property following heavy rains when the south sewage lift station failed, but it quickly flowed into a drainage ditch (stream) which went under State Highway 381 and out into North and South Carolina watersheds. A cloudy, milky industrial pollutant, likely left over from Gibson''s go-go days, also flows from under the town and through the stream, but it too quickly exited.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is tired and poor, it''s infrastructure in disrepair. Those with get up and go got up and left long ago and there simply haven''t been sufficient resources to address issues. "I never complained, keeping my concerns to myself, leaving things well enough alone seemed like the best thing" said this property owner.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3798" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gibson-north-carolina-28343-town-hall-300x153.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="153" />Unfortunately, Town officials couldn''t help but upset the apple cart.</p>\r\n<p>Residents from neighbouring <b>Section 8 public housing </b>toss beer, wine and liquor bottles, food containers, old clothing, furniture, tires, soiled diapers and unwanted children''s toys over their fence and into a drainage ditch that also flows into the culvert under Highway 381. Neither the Town of Gibson nor <strong>Scotland County Social Services</strong> have shown any interest in correcting the situation.</p>\r\n<p>To make matters worse, Section 8 vendors hired to clear brush and trim trees often throw their own debris and beer cans into the drainage ditch too instead of using a chipper or hauling debris away. Eventually all this trash and organic debris proved too much for the culvert and it became plugged.</p>\r\n<p>With raw, untreated Town sewage, storm water, legacy pollution and Section 8 trash unable to get through, <b>it didn''t take long for this stinking, festering, fetid mess to back up, flooding the owner''s property and an adjacent agricultural property</b>.</p>\r\n<p>Despite the seriousness, the property owner didn''t panic, but calmly went over to Town Hall on September 9, 2018, explaining the problem to Town Clerk Angela Hunsucker.</p>\r\n<p>When no response was received and no effort was made to clear the culvert blockage, the property owner''s assistant contacted Gibson Public Works Manager Greg Leonard, leaving a detailed message describing the situation, offering to meet with Mr. Leonard at the state highway culvert site, suggesting a possible course of action and even offering to participate in the actual remediation effort. <i><b>Mr. Leonard did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!RkI2xaJK!bpRz6luGiPGzMn7faROOq6sOcOmq4bW5bFEtjRrVQGo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>letter</b></a></span></span> was sent to the Town on November 14, 2018 articulating the problem and seeking resolution. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A second <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://mega.nz/#!gtISiQKJ!PKzeyFSRfb7KBjlSxfcMBAriYGACLmFfYNCdfukxwCA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">letter</span></b></span></a></span> was sent on December 12, 2018. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>Clerk, Angela Hunsucker, finally <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!I5Bg2aqT!-7ql-EoglAYZ4iEFQSvwlhbo8qzzkRphwRW2GBSNmqQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>emailed</b></a> </span></span><span style="color: #000000;">the property owner on December 19, 2018 stating that Mr. Leonard would be responding. </span></p>\r\n<p>That same day a <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N0YQmKQA!qw7jfAKyOBo4bzNo6qOWAIyxUSCsEHI7684FPNW_IR0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">text message</span></b></a></span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://bit.ly/GL-Personal-Attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">voice mail</a></span> </b></span></span> arrived from Mr. Leonard <b>unleashing a torrent of vicious, violent, threatening insults</b>. Mr. Leonard''s abuse included calling the property owner <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>"Fuckin'' God Damn</strong><b> Yankee Trash"</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></p>\r\n<p>Virtually everyone who reads or listens to Mr. Leonard''s incredibly shocking assault is dismayed, and perplexed that Town officials did not immediately discharge Leonard ''for cause'' and report his actions to the District Attorney.</p>\r\n<p>Quite the opposite, <b>Town Commissioners rewarded Mr. Leonard with a bonus and raise</b>. Listen to and read (via links above) Mr. Leonard<span style="color: #000000;">''s full venting </span>and see if you agree a bonus and raise were in order.</p>\r\n<p>While the property owner attempted to work with the Town in an open, honest, transparent and assistive manner, little did she know the Town was working behind the scenes, under cover of darkness to turn the tables in an attempt to morph her into the perpetrator and the Town the victim, going so far as to enlist the <b>North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality</b> to confirm (according to Ms. Hunsucker) that the flooding with raw, untreated Town sewage is actually the fault of the property owner, not the repeated failure of the Town''s south sewage lift station, and the property owner will need to hire a ''licensed plumber'' to correct the situation. And, as for the legacy pollutant, even though it comes from upstream, it too is somehow the property owner''s fault. Fortunately, the laws of physics remain in force and shit still flows downhill despite Ms. Hunsucker''s Bullshit which is flowing in all directions.</p>\r\n<p><b>When it comes to Civil Rights protections, it appears not much has changed in North Carolina since the ''Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter days'' back in 1960</b>. Sure, there are plenty of warm &amp; fuzzy new laws and agencies, but where is the interest in actual enforcement? Rather, it seems a massive ''cover up machine'' has been put in place. Living here has turned out to be like the old Rod Steiger, Sydney Poitier movie ''In the Heat of the Night''.</p>\r\n<p>The Town''s retaliation against this unfortunate property owner who dared bring a problem to the Town''s attention became official on Friday, January 18, 2019 when Clerk Hunsucker sent an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N5Y2gKpY!8Q6kXNJ0D5DNNk3iPBEEPYCHH8r8_mBxTLzqk3dzfFk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">email</span></b></a></span>, stating the Town was going to remove <i>''</i><i><b>Their Gate''</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>A standard ''farm style gate'' with padlock had been in place for decades at the intersection of the farm road and Highway 381. The gate prevented breaking &amp; entering incidents, vandalism and the dumping of trash, an issue that continues to plague the community. Those with a legitimate need to enter (the Town, Fire Department, Electric Utility, property owner and neighbouring farm) all had keys.</p>\r\n<p><b>The Town''s claim that it now owned both the road and gate couldn''t be further from the truth.</b> The Town had been granted an <a href="https://mega.nz/#!1wIWgYya!yAjgayNsEDaVLBib4zRvMEzvS7C8VPYgCQ-E7-qaH7o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">easement</span></span></b></span></a> in 1980 from the then property owner to pave and maintain the road and install and maintain utilities (water &amp; sewer) for the purpose of serving a large forest products facility that was being constructed. The easement made clear that the Town''s willingness to pave and install utilities was predicated on the facility bringing employment to the community. The road has never served any other purpose or property and dead-ends at the now ''former'' forest products facility.</p>\r\n<p><b>An ''easement'' conveys certain stated rights, but does not convey ownership.</b> The road and gate remain the property of the property owner. ''<i>Permanently affixed improvements made on land over which an easement exists run with the land and become the property of the property owner, not the easement holder unless otherwise specified''</i>. "<i>Real estate includes the land and anything fixed, immovable, or permanently attached to it such as buildings, walls, fixtures, improvements, </i><i><b>roads,</b></i><i> trees, shrubs, </i><i><b>fences</b></i><i>, sewers, structures, and utility systems."</i> (<a href="https://thelawdictionary.org/real-estate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">Black''s Law Dictionary</span></span></a>).</p>\r\n<p>Now, all of a sudden, and only after the property owner complained about Town activity that was threatening her property, did the Town claim ownership of the road and gate and threaten to remove the gate, which the Town subsequently did on February 4, 2019 <b>without any ''due process'', public hearing or evidence of purported ownership.</b></p>\r\n<p>Removing the gate, proclaiming the road ''open'' was <b>a deliberate and calculated provocation, an invitation to every criminal in the area</b> to break into the owner''s property, and as could be expected, <b>the property was vandalized and break-ins attempted within days of the gate''s removal</b>.</p>\r\n<p><strong><i><span style="color: #800000;">''Won''t you come into my parlour said the spider to the fly.''</span></i></strong></p>\r\n<p>Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 2:12PM, a plain clothes officer in an unmarked vehicle entered the owner''s property. He had not been invited, sought permission, nor did he have cause to suspect unlawful activity was or had been taking place at this location. This officer''s trespass onto private property was illegal, no different than that of any other common criminal.</p>\r\n<p>Within moments of his arrival, the Officer''s car became severely disabled and he called for assistance. Two additional plain clothes officers arrived at 2:29PM in an unmarked car and a flatbed recovery vehicle arrived minutes later. The recovery vehicle departed at 2:58PM with the immobilized vehicle onboard and the three officers drove away together in the other car a few minutes later.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Had this incident occurred at night the results would likely have been very different. The officer could easily have been mistaken for an armed intruder and killed. Luckily, such tragedy was avoided this day.</strong></p>\r\n<p>A <strong>Criminal Conspiracy</strong> is playing out over at Gibson Town Hall and sooner or later someone is going to get seriously injured or killed. Here are the players working to make this happen:</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3797  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mayor-ronnie-hudson-gibson-north-carolina-28343-1-300x247.jpg" alt="" width="311" height="256" /></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Mayor Ronnie Hudson - Bad actor with a bad rep and a rap sheet to match.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Stephen Hudson - Mayor Hudson''s faithful, loyal lapdog offspring.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Ken Haney - Old tyme bully from way back.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Randy Pearson - Good ole boy who does whatever his handler says.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Adam Liles - Knows the score, but is frightened and too cowardly to act.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>F</b><b>reedom has never been free</b>. Remaining a free people requires courage and action. <i>''Yes Massa, whatever you say Massa''</i> will never get the job done. Jesus understood this and was what today would be called a ''troublemaker'', albeit one with plenty of courage. </p>\r\n<p>When the criminals include those holding public office and those wearing badges, you know<b> you''re on your own when it comes to defending yourself and protecting your property. </b>Taking the law into your own hands, while unfortunately necessary under certain circumstances, can be a recipe for disaster and should be avoided whenever possible.</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3809  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/smiley-face-300x300.png" alt="" width="90" height="90" /> Scotland County, is desperately trying to put a happy face on efforts to attract business, industry, retirees and investors, but the fact remains:<b> Your personal safety, freedom, liberty, investment dollars and retirement savings remain in severe jeopardy here.</b></p>\r\n<p>Nothing good comes when The ''Rule of Law'' is replaced with iron-fisted Fascism. <img class="alignright  wp-image-3763" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/iron-fisted-facism-300x182.jpg" alt="" width="49" height="30" /></p>\r\n<p>Have a Blessed Day!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles: </strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-town-commission-sad-excuse-for-governance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-property-taxes-on-the-rise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/is-this-the-nightmare-scotland-county-edc-is-trying-to-replicate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?</a></span></address>\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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(3949, 1, '2019-03-27 12:21:01', '2019-03-27 16:21:01', '<h1><span style="color: #800000; font-size: 20px;"><strong>Gibson Commits Municipal Suicide - Part 2</strong></span></h1>\r\n<p>The <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">crime wave</span></a> </b></span></span> that has gripped this small southern town is no accident or coincidence. Gibson, North Carolina 28343 is hellbent on committing ''Municipal Suicide''.</p>\r\n<p>Armed, violent, recidivist criminals are running loose terrorizing the community, while <b>Town Officials work feverishly behind the scenes to terrorize ''select'' residents</b>. That''s right, while hardened criminals roam the streets, Town Officials are taking deliberate action, knowingly placing hand picked town residents in harm''s way, in jeopardy of being robbed, assaulted and even murdered.</p>\r\n<p>No Gibson resident can feel safe in their persons, home or possessions until this crime wave is brought under control.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3757" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Scotland-County-Sheriff-vehicle-300x166.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="158" /> The Scotland County Sheriff''s Department is trying to get a handle on things, but is admittedly overwhelmed due to high personnel turnover, low morale and a plethora of entertaining but burdensome, nonsensical community outreach programs.</p>\r\n<p>Sheriff Ralph Kersey has brought in the Federal Police, but they have an agenda all their own, so, in the end it''s really going to be up to us as usual.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><i><b>Here''s one resident''s frightening story:</b></i></span></p>\r\n<p>Long time multi-acre agricultural property owner (name withheld by request) enjoyed her peace and quiet, savouring the beautiful forests, storm clouds, birds, bunnies, deer, fox, raccoons, possums, hoot owls, butterflies, dragonflies and bees.</p>\r\n<p>Today, she''s terrified and lays the blame squarely at the feet of Gibson''s dystopic Mayor and Town Commission (see list of culprits below) who, instead of addressing critical safety issues, spend precious time figuring out how to ''jam it'' to those on their ''hit list''.</p>\r\n<p>Relations with the town had been cordial for years, despite there being issues. The Town''s raw, untreated municipal sewage regularly backed up onto her property following heavy rains when the south sewage lift station failed, but it quickly flowed into a drainage ditch (stream) which went under State Highway 381 and out into North and South Carolina watersheds. A cloudy, milky industrial pollutant, likely left over from Gibson''s go-go days, also flows from under the town and through the stream, but it too quickly exited.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is tired and poor, it''s infrastructure in disrepair. Those with get up and go got up and left long ago and there simply haven''t been sufficient resources to address issues. "I never complained, keeping my concerns to myself, leaving things well enough alone seemed like the best thing" said this property owner.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3798" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gibson-north-carolina-28343-town-hall-300x153.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="153" />Unfortunately, Town officials couldn''t help but upset the apple cart.</p>\r\n<p>Residents from neighbouring <b>Section 8 public housing </b>toss beer, wine and liquor bottles, food containers, old clothing, furniture, tires, soiled diapers and unwanted children''s toys over their fence and into a drainage ditch that also flows into the culvert under Highway 381. Neither the Town of Gibson nor <strong>Scotland County Social Services</strong> have shown any interest in correcting the situation.</p>\r\n<p>To make matters worse, Section 8 vendors hired to clear brush and trim trees often throw their own debris and beer cans into the drainage ditch too instead of using a chipper or hauling debris away. Eventually all this trash and organic debris proved too much for the culvert and it became plugged.</p>\r\n<p>With raw, untreated Town sewage, storm water, legacy pollution and Section 8 trash unable to get through, <b>it didn''t take long for this stinking, festering, fetid mess to back up, flooding the owner''s property and an adjacent agricultural property</b>.</p>\r\n<p>Despite the seriousness, the property owner didn''t panic, but calmly went over to Town Hall on September 9, 2018, explaining the problem to Town Clerk Angela Hunsucker.</p>\r\n<p>When no response was received and no effort was made to clear the culvert blockage, the property owner''s assistant contacted Gibson Public Works Manager Greg Leonard, leaving a detailed message describing the situation, offering to meet with Mr. Leonard at the state highway culvert site, suggesting a possible course of action and even offering to participate in the actual remediation effort. <i><b>Mr. Leonard did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!RkI2xaJK!bpRz6luGiPGzMn7faROOq6sOcOmq4bW5bFEtjRrVQGo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>letter</b></a></span></span> was sent to the Town on November 14, 2018 articulating the problem and seeking resolution. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A second <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://mega.nz/#!gtISiQKJ!PKzeyFSRfb7KBjlSxfcMBAriYGACLmFfYNCdfukxwCA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">letter</span></b></span></a></span> was sent on December 12, 2018. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>Clerk, Angela Hunsucker, finally <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!I5Bg2aqT!-7ql-EoglAYZ4iEFQSvwlhbo8qzzkRphwRW2GBSNmqQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>emailed</b></a> </span></span><span style="color: #000000;">the property owner on December 19, 2018 stating that Mr. Leonard would be responding. </span></p>\r\n<p>That same day a <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N0YQmKQA!qw7jfAKyOBo4bzNo6qOWAIyxUSCsEHI7684FPNW_IR0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">text message</span></b></a></span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://bit.ly/GL-Personal-Attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">voice mail</a></span> </b></span></span> arrived from Mr. Leonard <b>unleashing a torrent of vicious, violent, threatening insults</b>. Mr. Leonard''s abuse included calling the property owner <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>"Fuckin'' God Damn</strong><b> Yankee Trash"</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></p>\r\n<p>Virtually everyone who reads or listens to Mr. Leonard''s incredibly shocking assault is dismayed, and perplexed that Town officials did not immediately discharge Leonard ''for cause'' and report his actions to the District Attorney.</p>\r\n<p>Quite the opposite, <b>Town Commissioners rewarded Mr. Leonard with a bonus and raise</b>. Listen to and read (via links above) Mr. Leonard<span style="color: #000000;">''s full venting </span>and see if you agree a bonus and raise were in order.</p>\r\n<p>While the property owner attempted to work with the Town in an open, honest, transparent and assistive manner, little did she know the Town was working behind the scenes, under cover of darkness to turn the tables in an attempt to morph her into the perpetrator and the Town the victim, going so far as to enlist the <b>North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality</b> to confirm (according to Ms. Hunsucker) that the flooding with raw, untreated Town sewage is actually the fault of the property owner, not the repeated failure of the Town''s south sewage lift station, and the property owner will need to hire a ''licensed plumber'' to correct the situation. And, as for the legacy pollutant, even though it comes from upstream, it too is somehow the property owner''s fault. Fortunately, the laws of physics remain in force and shit still flows downhill despite Ms. Hunsucker''s Bullshit which is flowing in all directions.</p>\r\n<p><b>When it comes to Civil Rights protections, it appears not much has changed in North Carolina since the ''Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter days'' back in 1960</b>. Sure, there are plenty of warm &amp; fuzzy new laws and agencies, but where is the interest in actual enforcement? Rather, it seems a massive ''cover up machine'' has been put in place. Living here has turned out to be like the old Rod Steiger, Sydney Poitier movie ''In the Heat of the Night''.</p>\r\n<p>The Town''s retaliation against this unfortunate property owner who dared bring a problem to the Town''s attention became official on Friday, January 18, 2019 when Clerk Hunsucker sent an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N5Y2gKpY!8Q6kXNJ0D5DNNk3iPBEEPYCHH8r8_mBxTLzqk3dzfFk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">email</span></b></a></span>, stating the Town was going to remove <i>''</i><i><b>Their Gate''</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>A standard ''farm style gate'' with padlock had been in place for decades at the intersection of the farm road and Highway 381. The gate prevented breaking &amp; entering incidents, vandalism and the dumping of trash, an issue that continues to plague the community. Those with a legitimate need to enter (the Town, Fire Department, Electric Utility, property owner and neighbouring farm) all had keys.</p>\r\n<p><b>The Town''s claim that it now owned both the road and gate couldn''t be further from the truth.</b> The Town had been granted an <a href="https://mega.nz/#!1wIWgYya!yAjgayNsEDaVLBib4zRvMEzvS7C8VPYgCQ-E7-qaH7o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">easement</span></span></b></span></a> in 1980 from the then property owner to pave and maintain the road and install and maintain utilities (water &amp; sewer) for the purpose of serving a large forest products facility that was being constructed. The easement made clear that the Town''s willingness to pave and install utilities was predicated on the facility bringing employment to the community. The road has never served any other purpose or property and dead-ends at the now ''former'' forest products facility.</p>\r\n<p><b>An ''easement'' conveys certain stated rights, but does not convey ownership.</b> The road and gate remain the property of the property owner. ''<i>Permanently affixed improvements made on land over which an easement exists run with the land and become the property of the property owner, not the easement holder unless otherwise specified''</i>. "<i>Real estate includes the land and anything fixed, immovable, or permanently attached to it such as buildings, walls, fixtures, improvements, </i><i><b>roads,</b></i><i> trees, shrubs, </i><i><b>fences</b></i><i>, sewers, structures, and utility systems."</i> (<a href="https://thelawdictionary.org/real-estate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">Black''s Law Dictionary</span></span></a>).</p>\r\n<p>Now, all of a sudden, and only after the property owner complained about Town activity that was threatening her property, did the Town claim ownership of the road and gate and threaten to remove the gate, which the Town subsequently did on February 4, 2019 <b>without any ''due process'', public hearing or evidence of purported ownership.</b></p>\r\n<p>Removing the gate, proclaiming the road ''open'' was <b>a deliberate and calculated provocation, an invitation to every criminal in the area</b> to break into the owner''s property, and as could be expected, <b>the property was vandalized and break-ins attempted within days of the gate''s removal</b>.</p>\r\n<p><strong><i><span style="color: #800000;">''Won''t you come into my parlour said the spider to the fly.''</span></i></strong></p>\r\n<p>Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 2:12PM, a plain clothes officer in an unmarked vehicle entered the owner''s property. He had not been invited, sought permission, nor did he have cause to suspect unlawful activity was or had been taking place at this location. This officer''s trespass onto private property was illegal, no different than that of any other common criminal.</p>\r\n<p>Within moments of his arrival, the Officer''s car became severely disabled and he called for assistance. Two additional plain clothes officers arrived at 2:29PM in an unmarked car and a flatbed recovery vehicle arrived minutes later. The recovery vehicle departed at 2:58PM with the immobilized vehicle onboard and the three officers drove away together in the other car a few minutes later.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Had this incident occurred at night the results would likely have been very different. The officer could easily have been mistaken for an armed intruder and killed. Luckily, such tragedy was avoided this day.</strong></p>\r\n<p>A <strong>Criminal Conspiracy</strong> is playing out over at Gibson Town Hall and sooner or later someone is going to get seriously injured or killed. Here are the players working to make this happen:</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3797  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mayor-ronnie-hudson-gibson-north-carolina-28343-1-300x247.jpg" alt="" width="311" height="256" /></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Mayor Ronnie Hudson - Bad actor with a bad rep and a rap sheet to match.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Stephen Hudson - Mayor Hudson''s faithful, loyal lapdog offspring.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Ken Haney - Old tyme bully from way back.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Randy Pearson - Good ole boy who does whatever his handler says.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Adam Liles - Knows the score, but is frightened and too cowardly to act.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>F</b><b>reedom has never been free</b>. Remaining a free people requires courage and action. <i>''Yes Massa, whatever you say Massa''</i> will never get the job done. Jesus understood this and was what today would be called a ''troublemaker'', albeit one with plenty of courage. </p>\r\n<p>When the criminals include those holding public office and those wearing badges, you know<b> you''re on your own when it comes to defending yourself and protecting your property. </b>Taking the law into your own hands, while unfortunately necessary under certain circumstances, can be a recipe for disaster and should be avoided whenever possible.</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3809  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/smiley-face-300x300.png" alt="" width="90" height="90" /> Scotland County, is desperately trying to put a happy face on efforts to attract business, industry, retirees and investors, but the fact remains:<b> Your personal safety, freedom, liberty, investment dollars and retirement savings remain in severe jeopardy here.</b></p>\r\n<p>Nothing good comes when The ''Rule of Law'' is replaced with iron-fisted Fascism. <img class="alignright  wp-image-3763" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/iron-fisted-facism-300x182.jpg" alt="" width="49" height="30" /></p>\r\n<p>Have a Blessed Day!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles: </strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-town-commission-sad-excuse-for-governance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-property-taxes-on-the-rise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/is-this-the-nightmare-scotland-county-edc-is-trying-to-replicate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?</a></span></address>\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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(3950, 3, '2019-03-30 05:21:11', '2019-03-30 09:21:11', '<h1><span style="color: #800000; font-size: 20px;"><strong>Gibson Commits Municipal Suicide - Part 2</strong></span></h1>\r\n<p>The crime (see <a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">here</span></a>, <a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/24070/two-men-wanted-by-sheriffs-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">here</span></a> and <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/24072/gibson-man-charged-with-assault-robbery-and-more" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a></span>) <b> </b> that has gripped this small southern town is no accident or coincidence. Gibson, North Carolina 28343 is hellbent on committing ''Municipal Suicide''.</p>\r\n<p>Armed, violent, recidivist criminals are running loose terrorizing the community, while <b>Town Officials work feverishly behind the scenes to terrorize ''select'' residents</b>. That''s right, while hardened criminals roam the streets, Town Officials are taking deliberate action, knowingly placing hand picked town residents in harm''s way, in jeopardy of being robbed, assaulted and even murdered.</p>\r\n<p>No Gibson resident can feel safe in their persons, home or possessions until this crime wave is brought under control.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3757" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Scotland-County-Sheriff-vehicle-300x166.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="158" /> The Scotland County Sheriff''s Department is trying to get a handle on things, but is admittedly overwhelmed due to high personnel turnover, low morale and a plethora of entertaining but burdensome, nonsensical community outreach programs.</p>\r\n<p>Sheriff Ralph Kersey has brought in the Federal Police, but they have an agenda all their own, so, in the end it''s really going to be up to us as usual.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><i><b>Here''s one resident''s frightening story:</b></i></span></p>\r\n<p>Long time multi-acre agricultural property owner (name withheld by request) enjoyed her peace and quiet, savouring the beautiful forests, storm clouds, birds, bunnies, deer, fox, raccoons, possums, hoot owls, butterflies, dragonflies and bees.</p>\r\n<p>Today, she''s terrified and lays the blame squarely at the feet of Gibson''s dystopic Mayor and Town Commission (see list of culprits below) who, instead of addressing critical safety issues, spend precious time figuring out how to ''jam it'' to those on their ''hit list''.</p>\r\n<p>Relations with the town had been cordial for years, despite there being issues. The Town''s raw, untreated municipal sewage regularly backed up onto her property following heavy rains when the south sewage lift station failed, but it quickly flowed into a drainage ditch (stream) which went under State Highway 381 and out into North and South Carolina watersheds. A cloudy, milky industrial pollutant, likely left over from Gibson''s go-go days, also flows from under the town and through the stream, but it too quickly exited.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is tired and poor, it''s infrastructure in disrepair. Those with get up and go got up and left long ago and there simply haven''t been sufficient resources to address issues. "I never complained, keeping my concerns to myself, leaving things well enough alone seemed like the best thing" said this property owner.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3798" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gibson-north-carolina-28343-town-hall-300x153.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="153" />Unfortunately, Town officials couldn''t help but upset the apple cart.</p>\r\n<p>Residents from neighbouring <b>Section 8 public housing </b>toss beer, wine and liquor bottles, food containers, old clothing, furniture, tires, soiled diapers and unwanted children''s toys over their fence and into a drainage ditch that also flows into the culvert under Highway 381. Neither the Town of Gibson nor <strong>Scotland County Social Services</strong> have shown any interest in correcting the situation.</p>\r\n<p>To make matters worse, Section 8 vendors hired to clear brush and trim trees often throw their own debris and beer cans into the drainage ditch too instead of using a chipper or hauling debris away. Eventually all this trash and organic debris proved too much for the culvert and it became plugged.</p>\r\n<p>With raw, untreated Town sewage, storm water, legacy pollution and Section 8 trash unable to get through, <b>it didn''t take long for this stinking, festering, fetid mess to back up, flooding the owner''s property and an adjacent agricultural property</b>.</p>\r\n<p>Despite the seriousness, the property owner didn''t panic, but calmly went over to Town Hall on September 9, 2018, explaining the problem to Town Clerk Angela Hunsucker.</p>\r\n<p>When no response was received and no effort was made to clear the culvert blockage, the property owner''s assistant contacted Gibson Public Works Manager Greg Leonard, leaving a detailed message describing the situation, offering to meet with Mr. Leonard at the state highway culvert site, suggesting a possible course of action and even offering to participate in the actual remediation effort. <i><b>Mr. Leonard did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!RkI2xaJK!bpRz6luGiPGzMn7faROOq6sOcOmq4bW5bFEtjRrVQGo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>letter</b></a></span></span> was sent to the Town on November 14, 2018 articulating the problem and seeking resolution. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A second <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://mega.nz/#!gtISiQKJ!PKzeyFSRfb7KBjlSxfcMBAriYGACLmFfYNCdfukxwCA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">letter</span></b></span></a></span> was sent on December 12, 2018. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>Clerk, Angela Hunsucker, finally <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!I5Bg2aqT!-7ql-EoglAYZ4iEFQSvwlhbo8qzzkRphwRW2GBSNmqQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>emailed</b></a> </span></span><span style="color: #000000;">the property owner on December 19, 2018 stating that Mr. Leonard would be responding. </span></p>\r\n<p>That same day a <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N0YQmKQA!qw7jfAKyOBo4bzNo6qOWAIyxUSCsEHI7684FPNW_IR0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">text message</span></b></a></span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://bit.ly/GL-Personal-Attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">voice mail</a></span> </b></span></span> arrived from Mr. Leonard <b>unleashing a torrent of vicious, violent, threatening insults</b>. Mr. Leonard''s abuse included calling the property owner <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>"Fuckin'' God Damn</strong><b> Yankee Trash"</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></p>\r\n<p>Virtually everyone who reads or listens to Mr. Leonard''s incredibly shocking assault is dismayed, and perplexed that Town officials did not immediately discharge Leonard ''for cause'' and report his actions to the District Attorney.</p>\r\n<p>Quite the opposite, <b>Town Commissioners rewarded Mr. Leonard with a bonus and raise</b>. Listen to and read (via links above) Mr. Leonard<span style="color: #000000;">''s full venting </span>and see if you agree a bonus and raise were in order.</p>\r\n<p>While the property owner attempted to work with the Town in an open, honest, transparent and assistive manner, little did she know the Town was working behind the scenes, under cover of darkness to turn the tables in an attempt to morph her into the perpetrator and the Town the victim, going so far as to enlist the <b>North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality</b> to confirm (according to Ms. Hunsucker) that the flooding with raw, untreated Town sewage is actually the fault of the property owner, not the repeated failure of the Town''s south sewage lift station, and the property owner will need to hire a ''licensed plumber'' to correct the situation. And, as for the legacy pollutant, even though it comes from upstream, it too is somehow the property owner''s fault. Fortunately, the laws of physics remain in force and shit still flows downhill despite Ms. Hunsucker''s Bullshit which is flowing in all directions.</p>\r\n<p><b>When it comes to Civil Rights protections, it appears not much has changed in North Carolina since the ''Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter days'' back in 1960</b>. Sure, there are plenty of warm &amp; fuzzy new laws and agencies, but where is the interest in actual enforcement? Rather, it seems a massive ''cover up machine'' has been put in place. Living here has turned out to be like the old Rod Steiger, Sydney Poitier movie ''In the Heat of the Night''.</p>\r\n<p>The Town''s retaliation against this unfortunate property owner who dared bring a problem to the Town''s attention became official on Friday, January 18, 2019 when Clerk Hunsucker sent an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N5Y2gKpY!8Q6kXNJ0D5DNNk3iPBEEPYCHH8r8_mBxTLzqk3dzfFk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">email</span></b></a></span>, stating the Town was going to remove <i>''</i><i><b>Their Gate''</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>A standard ''farm style gate'' with padlock had been in place for decades at the intersection of the farm road and Highway 381. The gate prevented breaking &amp; entering incidents, vandalism and the dumping of trash, an issue that continues to plague the community. Those with a legitimate need to enter (the Town, Fire Department, Electric Utility, property owner and neighbouring farm) all had keys.</p>\r\n<p><b>The Town''s claim that it now owned both the road and gate couldn''t be further from the truth.</b> The Town had been granted an <a href="https://mega.nz/#!1wIWgYya!yAjgayNsEDaVLBib4zRvMEzvS7C8VPYgCQ-E7-qaH7o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">easement</span></span></b></span></a> in 1980 from the then property owner to pave and maintain the road and install and maintain utilities (water &amp; sewer) for the purpose of serving a large forest products facility that was being constructed. The easement made clear that the Town''s willingness to pave and install utilities was predicated on the facility bringing employment to the community. The road has never served any other purpose or property and dead-ends at the now ''former'' forest products facility.</p>\r\n<p><b>An ''easement'' conveys certain stated rights, but does not convey ownership.</b> The road and gate remain the property of the property owner. ''<i>Permanently affixed improvements made on land over which an easement exists run with the land and become the property of the property owner, not the easement holder unless otherwise specified''</i>. "<i>Real estate includes the land and anything fixed, immovable, or permanently attached to it such as buildings, walls, fixtures, improvements, </i><i><b>roads,</b></i><i> trees, shrubs, </i><i><b>fences</b></i><i>, sewers, structures, and utility systems."</i> (<a href="https://thelawdictionary.org/real-estate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">Black''s Law Dictionary</span></span></a>).</p>\r\n<p>Now, all of a sudden, and only after the property owner complained about Town activity that was threatening her property, did the Town claim ownership of the road and gate and threaten to remove the gate, which the Town subsequently did on February 4, 2019 <b>without any ''due process'', public hearing or evidence of purported ownership.</b></p>\r\n<p>Removing the gate, proclaiming the road ''open'' was <b>a deliberate and calculated provocation, an invitation to every criminal in the area</b> to break into the owner''s property, and as could be expected, <b>the property was vandalized and break-ins attempted within days of the gate''s removal</b>.</p>\r\n<p><strong><i><span style="color: #800000;">''Won''t you come into my parlour said the spider to the fly.''</span></i></strong></p>\r\n<p>Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 2:12PM, a plain clothes officer in an unmarked vehicle entered the owner''s property. He had not been invited, sought permission, nor did he have cause to suspect unlawful activity was or had been taking place at this location. This officer''s trespass onto private property was illegal, no different than that of any other common criminal.</p>\r\n<p>Within moments of his arrival, the Officer''s car became severely disabled and he called for assistance. Two additional plain clothes officers arrived at 2:29PM in an unmarked car and a flatbed recovery vehicle arrived minutes later. The recovery vehicle departed at 2:58PM with the immobilized vehicle onboard and the three officers drove away together in the other car a few minutes later.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Had this incident occurred at night the results would likely have been very different. The officer could easily have been mistaken for an armed intruder and killed. Luckily, such tragedy was avoided this day.</strong></p>\r\n<p>A <strong>Criminal Conspiracy</strong> is playing out over at Gibson Town Hall and sooner or later someone is going to get seriously injured or killed. Here are the players working to make this happen:</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3797  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mayor-ronnie-hudson-gibson-north-carolina-28343-1-300x247.jpg" alt="" width="311" height="256" /></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Mayor Ronnie Hudson - Bad actor with a bad rep and a rap sheet to match.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Stephen Hudson - Mayor Hudson''s faithful, loyal lapdog offspring.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Ken Haney - Old tyme bully from way back.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Randy Pearson - Good ole boy who does whatever his handler says.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Adam Liles - Knows the score, but is frightened and too cowardly to act.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>F</b><b>reedom has never been free</b>. Remaining a free people requires courage and action. <i>''Yes Massa, whatever you say Massa''</i> will never get the job done. Jesus understood this and was what today would be called a ''troublemaker'', albeit one with plenty of courage. </p>\r\n<p>When the criminals include those holding public office and those wearing badges, you know<b> you''re on your own when it comes to defending yourself and protecting your property. </b>Taking the law into your own hands, while unfortunately necessary under certain circumstances, can be a recipe for disaster and should be avoided whenever possible.</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3809  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/smiley-face-300x300.png" alt="" width="90" height="90" /> Scotland County, is desperately trying to put a happy face on efforts to attract business, industry, retirees and investors, but the fact remains:<b> Your personal safety, freedom, liberty, investment dollars and retirement savings remain in severe jeopardy here.</b></p>\r\n<p>Nothing good comes when The ''Rule of Law'' is replaced with iron-fisted Fascism. <img class="alignright  wp-image-3763" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/iron-fisted-facism-300x182.jpg" alt="" width="49" height="30" /></p>\r\n<p>Have a Blessed Day!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles: </strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-town-commission-sad-excuse-for-governance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-property-taxes-on-the-rise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/is-this-the-nightmare-scotland-county-edc-is-trying-to-replicate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?</a></span></address>\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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(3951, 3, '2019-03-30 05:22:55', '2019-03-30 09:22:55', '<h1><span style="color: #800000; font-size: 20px;"><strong>Gibson Commits Municipal Suicide - Part 2</strong></span></h1>\r\n<p>The crime wave (see <a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">here</span></span></a>, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/24070/two-men-wanted-by-sheriffs-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">here</span></a></span> and <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/24072/gibson-man-charged-with-assault-robbery-and-more" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">here</span></a></span>) <b> </b> that has gripped this small southern town is no accident or coincidence. Gibson, North Carolina 28343 is hellbent on committing ''Municipal Suicide''.</p>\r\n<p>Armed, violent, recidivist criminals are running loose terrorizing the community, while <b>Town Officials work feverishly behind the scenes to terrorize ''select'' residents</b>. That''s right, while hardened criminals roam the streets, Town Officials are taking deliberate action, knowingly placing hand picked town residents in harm''s way, in jeopardy of being robbed, assaulted and even murdered.</p>\r\n<p>No Gibson resident can feel safe in their persons, home or possessions until this crime wave is brought under control.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3757" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Scotland-County-Sheriff-vehicle-300x166.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="158" /> The Scotland County Sheriff''s Department is trying to get a handle on things, but is admittedly overwhelmed due to high personnel turnover, low morale and a plethora of entertaining but burdensome, nonsensical community outreach programs.</p>\r\n<p>Sheriff Ralph Kersey has brought in the Federal Police, but they have an agenda all their own, so, in the end it''s really going to be up to us as usual.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><i><b>Here''s one resident''s frightening story:</b></i></span></p>\r\n<p>Long time multi-acre agricultural property owner (name withheld by request) enjoyed her peace and quiet, savouring the beautiful forests, storm clouds, birds, bunnies, deer, fox, raccoons, possums, hoot owls, butterflies, dragonflies and bees.</p>\r\n<p>Today, she''s terrified and lays the blame squarely at the feet of Gibson''s dystopic Mayor and Town Commission (see list of culprits below) who, instead of addressing critical safety issues, spend precious time figuring out how to ''jam it'' to those on their ''hit list''.</p>\r\n<p>Relations with the town had been cordial for years, despite there being issues. The Town''s raw, untreated municipal sewage regularly backed up onto her property following heavy rains when the south sewage lift station failed, but it quickly flowed into a drainage ditch (stream) which went under State Highway 381 and out into North and South Carolina watersheds. A cloudy, milky industrial pollutant, likely left over from Gibson''s go-go days, also flows from under the town and through the stream, but it too quickly exited.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is tired and poor, it''s infrastructure in disrepair. Those with get up and go got up and left long ago and there simply haven''t been sufficient resources to address issues. "I never complained, keeping my concerns to myself, leaving things well enough alone seemed like the best thing" said this property owner.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3798" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gibson-north-carolina-28343-town-hall-300x153.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="153" />Unfortunately, Town officials couldn''t help but upset the apple cart.</p>\r\n<p>Residents from neighbouring <b>Section 8 public housing </b>toss beer, wine and liquor bottles, food containers, old clothing, furniture, tires, soiled diapers and unwanted children''s toys over their fence and into a drainage ditch that also flows into the culvert under Highway 381. Neither the Town of Gibson nor <strong>Scotland County Social Services</strong> have shown any interest in correcting the situation.</p>\r\n<p>To make matters worse, Section 8 vendors hired to clear brush and trim trees often throw their own debris and beer cans into the drainage ditch too instead of using a chipper or hauling debris away. Eventually all this trash and organic debris proved too much for the culvert and it became plugged.</p>\r\n<p>With raw, untreated Town sewage, storm water, legacy pollution and Section 8 trash unable to get through, <b>it didn''t take long for this stinking, festering, fetid mess to back up, flooding the owner''s property and an adjacent agricultural property</b>.</p>\r\n<p>Despite the seriousness, the property owner didn''t panic, but calmly went over to Town Hall on September 9, 2018, explaining the problem to Town Clerk Angela Hunsucker.</p>\r\n<p>When no response was received and no effort was made to clear the culvert blockage, the property owner''s assistant contacted Gibson Public Works Manager Greg Leonard, leaving a detailed message describing the situation, offering to meet with Mr. Leonard at the state highway culvert site, suggesting a possible course of action and even offering to participate in the actual remediation effort. <i><b>Mr. Leonard did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!RkI2xaJK!bpRz6luGiPGzMn7faROOq6sOcOmq4bW5bFEtjRrVQGo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>letter</b></a></span></span> was sent to the Town on November 14, 2018 articulating the problem and seeking resolution. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A second <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://mega.nz/#!gtISiQKJ!PKzeyFSRfb7KBjlSxfcMBAriYGACLmFfYNCdfukxwCA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">letter</span></b></span></a></span> was sent on December 12, 2018. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>Clerk, Angela Hunsucker, finally <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!I5Bg2aqT!-7ql-EoglAYZ4iEFQSvwlhbo8qzzkRphwRW2GBSNmqQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>emailed</b></a> </span></span><span style="color: #000000;">the property owner on December 19, 2018 stating that Mr. Leonard would be responding. </span></p>\r\n<p>That same day a <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N0YQmKQA!qw7jfAKyOBo4bzNo6qOWAIyxUSCsEHI7684FPNW_IR0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">text message</span></b></a></span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://bit.ly/GL-Personal-Attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">voice mail</a></span> </b></span></span> arrived from Mr. Leonard <b>unleashing a torrent of vicious, violent, threatening insults</b>. Mr. Leonard''s abuse included calling the property owner <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>"Fuckin'' God Damn</strong><b> Yankee Trash"</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></p>\r\n<p>Virtually everyone who reads or listens to Mr. Leonard''s incredibly shocking assault is dismayed, and perplexed that Town officials did not immediately discharge Leonard ''for cause'' and report his actions to the District Attorney.</p>\r\n<p>Quite the opposite, <b>Town Commissioners rewarded Mr. Leonard with a bonus and raise</b>. Listen to and read (via links above) Mr. Leonard<span style="color: #000000;">''s full venting </span>and see if you agree a bonus and raise were in order.</p>\r\n<p>While the property owner attempted to work with the Town in an open, honest, transparent and assistive manner, little did she know the Town was working behind the scenes, under cover of darkness to turn the tables in an attempt to morph her into the perpetrator and the Town the victim, going so far as to enlist the <b>North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality</b> to confirm (according to Ms. Hunsucker) that the flooding with raw, untreated Town sewage is actually the fault of the property owner, not the repeated failure of the Town''s south sewage lift station, and the property owner will need to hire a ''licensed plumber'' to correct the situation. And, as for the legacy pollutant, even though it comes from upstream, it too is somehow the property owner''s fault. Fortunately, the laws of physics remain in force and shit still flows downhill despite Ms. Hunsucker''s Bullshit which is flowing in all directions.</p>\r\n<p><b>When it comes to Civil Rights protections, it appears not much has changed in North Carolina since the ''Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter days'' back in 1960</b>. Sure, there are plenty of warm &amp; fuzzy new laws and agencies, but where is the interest in actual enforcement? Rather, it seems a massive ''cover up machine'' has been put in place. Living here has turned out to be like the old Rod Steiger, Sydney Poitier movie ''In the Heat of the Night''.</p>\r\n<p>The Town''s retaliation against this unfortunate property owner who dared bring a problem to the Town''s attention became official on Friday, January 18, 2019 when Clerk Hunsucker sent an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N5Y2gKpY!8Q6kXNJ0D5DNNk3iPBEEPYCHH8r8_mBxTLzqk3dzfFk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">email</span></b></a></span>, stating the Town was going to remove <i>''</i><i><b>Their Gate''</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>A standard ''farm style gate'' with padlock had been in place for decades at the intersection of the farm road and Highway 381. The gate prevented breaking &amp; entering incidents, vandalism and the dumping of trash, an issue that continues to plague the community. Those with a legitimate need to enter (the Town, Fire Department, Electric Utility, property owner and neighbouring farm) all had keys.</p>\r\n<p><b>The Town''s claim that it now owned both the road and gate couldn''t be further from the truth.</b> The Town had been granted an <a href="https://mega.nz/#!1wIWgYya!yAjgayNsEDaVLBib4zRvMEzvS7C8VPYgCQ-E7-qaH7o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">easement</span></span></b></span></a> in 1980 from the then property owner to pave and maintain the road and install and maintain utilities (water &amp; sewer) for the purpose of serving a large forest products facility that was being constructed. The easement made clear that the Town''s willingness to pave and install utilities was predicated on the facility bringing employment to the community. The road has never served any other purpose or property and dead-ends at the now ''former'' forest products facility.</p>\r\n<p><b>An ''easement'' conveys certain stated rights, but does not convey ownership.</b> The road and gate remain the property of the property owner. ''<i>Permanently affixed improvements made on land over which an easement exists run with the land and become the property of the property owner, not the easement holder unless otherwise specified''</i>. "<i>Real estate includes the land and anything fixed, immovable, or permanently attached to it such as buildings, walls, fixtures, improvements, </i><i><b>roads,</b></i><i> trees, shrubs, </i><i><b>fences</b></i><i>, sewers, structures, and utility systems."</i> (<a href="https://thelawdictionary.org/real-estate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">Black''s Law Dictionary</span></span></a>).</p>\r\n<p>Now, all of a sudden, and only after the property owner complained about Town activity that was threatening her property, did the Town claim ownership of the road and gate and threaten to remove the gate, which the Town subsequently did on February 4, 2019 <b>without any ''due process'', public hearing or evidence of purported ownership.</b></p>\r\n<p>Removing the gate, proclaiming the road ''open'' was <b>a deliberate and calculated provocation, an invitation to every criminal in the area</b> to break into the owner''s property, and as could be expected, <b>the property was vandalized and break-ins attempted within days of the gate''s removal</b>.</p>\r\n<p><strong><i><span style="color: #800000;">''Won''t you come into my parlour said the spider to the fly.''</span></i></strong></p>\r\n<p>Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 2:12PM, a plain clothes officer in an unmarked vehicle entered the owner''s property. He had not been invited, sought permission, nor did he have cause to suspect unlawful activity was or had been taking place at this location. This officer''s trespass onto private property was illegal, no different than that of any other common criminal.</p>\r\n<p>Within moments of his arrival, the Officer''s car became severely disabled and he called for assistance. Two additional plain clothes officers arrived at 2:29PM in an unmarked car and a flatbed recovery vehicle arrived minutes later. The recovery vehicle departed at 2:58PM with the immobilized vehicle onboard and the three officers drove away together in the other car a few minutes later.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Had this incident occurred at night the results would likely have been very different. The officer could easily have been mistaken for an armed intruder and killed. Luckily, such tragedy was avoided this day.</strong></p>\r\n<p>A <strong>Criminal Conspiracy</strong> is playing out over at Gibson Town Hall and sooner or later someone is going to get seriously injured or killed. Here are the players working to make this happen:</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3797  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mayor-ronnie-hudson-gibson-north-carolina-28343-1-300x247.jpg" alt="" width="311" height="256" /></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Mayor Ronnie Hudson - Bad actor with a bad rep and a <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/features/local-features/13046/gibson-mayor-arrested-for-eluding-illegal-hunting" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">rap sheet</a></span></span> to match.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Stephen Hudson - Mayor Hudson''s faithful, loyal lapdog offspring.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Ken Haney - Old tyme bully from way back.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Randy Pearson - Good ole boy who does whatever his handler says.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Adam Liles - Knows the score, but is frightened and too cowardly to act.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>F</b><b>reedom has never been free</b>. Remaining a free people requires courage and action. <i>''Yes Massa, whatever you say Massa''</i> will never get the job done. Jesus understood this and was what today would be called a ''troublemaker'', albeit one with plenty of courage. </p>\r\n<p>When the criminals include those holding public office and those wearing badges, you know<b> you''re on your own when it comes to defending yourself and protecting your property. </b>Taking the law into your own hands, while unfortunately necessary under certain circumstances, can be a recipe for disaster and should be avoided whenever possible.</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3809  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/smiley-face-300x300.png" alt="" width="90" height="90" /> Scotland County, is desperately trying to put a happy face on efforts to attract business, industry, retirees and investors, but the fact remains:<b> Your personal safety, freedom, liberty, investment dollars and retirement savings remain in severe jeopardy here.</b></p>\r\n<p>Nothing good comes when The ''Rule of Law'' is replaced with iron-fisted Fascism. <img class="alignright  wp-image-3763" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/iron-fisted-facism-300x182.jpg" alt="" width="49" height="30" /></p>\r\n<p>Have a Blessed Day!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles: </strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-town-commission-sad-excuse-for-governance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-property-taxes-on-the-rise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/is-this-the-nightmare-scotland-county-edc-is-trying-to-replicate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?</a></span></address>\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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(3952, 3, '2019-03-30 05:24:34', '2019-03-30 09:24:34', '<h1><span style="color: #800000; font-size: 20px;"><strong>Gibson Commits Municipal Suicide - Part 2</strong></span></h1>\r\n<p>The crime wave (see <strong><a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">here</span></span></a></strong>, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/24070/two-men-wanted-by-sheriffs-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><strong>here</strong></span></a></span> and <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/24072/gibson-man-charged-with-assault-robbery-and-more" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">here</span></a></span></strong>) <b> </b> that has gripped this small southern town is no accident or coincidence. Gibson, North Carolina 28343 is hellbent on committing ''Municipal Suicide''.</p>\r\n<p>Armed, violent, recidivist criminals are running loose terrorizing the community, while <b>Town Officials work feverishly behind the scenes to terrorize ''select'' residents</b>. That''s right, while hardened criminals roam the streets, Town Officials are taking deliberate action, knowingly placing hand picked town residents in harm''s way, in jeopardy of being robbed, assaulted and even murdered.</p>\r\n<p>No Gibson resident can feel safe in their persons, home or possessions until this crime wave is brought under control.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3757" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Scotland-County-Sheriff-vehicle-300x166.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="158" /> The Scotland County Sheriff''s Department is trying to get a handle on things, but is admittedly overwhelmed due to high personnel turnover, low morale and a plethora of entertaining but burdensome, nonsensical community outreach programs.</p>\r\n<p>Sheriff Ralph Kersey has brought in the Federal Police, but they have an agenda all their own, so, in the end it''s really going to be up to us as usual.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><i><b>Here''s one resident''s frightening story:</b></i></span></p>\r\n<p>Long time multi-acre agricultural property owner (name withheld by request) enjoyed her peace and quiet, savouring the beautiful forests, storm clouds, birds, bunnies, deer, fox, raccoons, possums, hoot owls, butterflies, dragonflies and bees.</p>\r\n<p>Today, she''s terrified and lays the blame squarely at the feet of Gibson''s dystopic Mayor and Town Commission (see list of culprits below) who, instead of addressing critical safety issues, spend precious time figuring out how to ''jam it'' to those on their ''hit list''.</p>\r\n<p>Relations with the town had been cordial for years, despite there being issues. The Town''s raw, untreated municipal sewage regularly backed up onto her property following heavy rains when the south sewage lift station failed, but it quickly flowed into a drainage ditch (stream) which went under State Highway 381 and out into North and South Carolina watersheds. A cloudy, milky industrial pollutant, likely left over from Gibson''s go-go days, also flows from under the town and through the stream, but it too quickly exited.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is tired and poor, it''s infrastructure in disrepair. Those with get up and go got up and left long ago and there simply haven''t been sufficient resources to address issues. "I never complained, keeping my concerns to myself, leaving things well enough alone seemed like the best thing" said this property owner.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3798" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gibson-north-carolina-28343-town-hall-300x153.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="153" />Unfortunately, Town officials couldn''t help but upset the apple cart.</p>\r\n<p>Residents from neighbouring <b>Section 8 public housing </b>toss beer, wine and liquor bottles, food containers, old clothing, furniture, tires, soiled diapers and unwanted children''s toys over their fence and into a drainage ditch that also flows into the culvert under Highway 381. Neither the Town of Gibson nor <strong>Scotland County Social Services</strong> have shown any interest in correcting the situation.</p>\r\n<p>To make matters worse, Section 8 vendors hired to clear brush and trim trees often throw their own debris and beer cans into the drainage ditch too instead of using a chipper or hauling debris away. Eventually all this trash and organic debris proved too much for the culvert and it became plugged.</p>\r\n<p>With raw, untreated Town sewage, storm water, legacy pollution and Section 8 trash unable to get through, <b>it didn''t take long for this stinking, festering, fetid mess to back up, flooding the owner''s property and an adjacent agricultural property</b>.</p>\r\n<p>Despite the seriousness, the property owner didn''t panic, but calmly went over to Town Hall on September 9, 2018, explaining the problem to Town Clerk Angela Hunsucker.</p>\r\n<p>When no response was received and no effort was made to clear the culvert blockage, the property owner''s assistant contacted Gibson Public Works Manager Greg Leonard, leaving a detailed message describing the situation, offering to meet with Mr. Leonard at the state highway culvert site, suggesting a possible course of action and even offering to participate in the actual remediation effort. <i><b>Mr. Leonard did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!RkI2xaJK!bpRz6luGiPGzMn7faROOq6sOcOmq4bW5bFEtjRrVQGo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>letter</b></a></span></span> was sent to the Town on November 14, 2018 articulating the problem and seeking resolution. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>A second <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://mega.nz/#!gtISiQKJ!PKzeyFSRfb7KBjlSxfcMBAriYGACLmFfYNCdfukxwCA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">letter</span></b></span></a></span> was sent on December 12, 2018. <i><b>The Town did not respond</b></i><i>.</i></p>\r\n<p>Clerk, Angela Hunsucker, finally <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://mega.nz/#!I5Bg2aqT!-7ql-EoglAYZ4iEFQSvwlhbo8qzzkRphwRW2GBSNmqQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>emailed</b></a> </span></span><span style="color: #000000;">the property owner on December 19, 2018 stating that Mr. Leonard would be responding. </span></p>\r\n<p>That same day a <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N0YQmKQA!qw7jfAKyOBo4bzNo6qOWAIyxUSCsEHI7684FPNW_IR0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">text message</span></b></a></span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066ff; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://bit.ly/GL-Personal-Attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">voice mail</a></span> </b></span></span> arrived from Mr. Leonard <b>unleashing a torrent of vicious, violent, threatening insults</b>. Mr. Leonard''s abuse included calling the property owner <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>"Fuckin'' God Damn</strong><b> Yankee Trash"</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></p>\r\n<p>Virtually everyone who reads or listens to Mr. Leonard''s incredibly shocking assault is dismayed, and perplexed that Town officials did not immediately discharge Leonard ''for cause'' and report his actions to the District Attorney.</p>\r\n<p>Quite the opposite, <b>Town Commissioners rewarded Mr. Leonard with a bonus and raise</b>. Listen to and read (via links above) Mr. Leonard<span style="color: #000000;">''s full venting </span>and see if you agree a bonus and raise were in order.</p>\r\n<p>While the property owner attempted to work with the Town in an open, honest, transparent and assistive manner, little did she know the Town was working behind the scenes, under cover of darkness to turn the tables in an attempt to morph her into the perpetrator and the Town the victim, going so far as to enlist the <b>North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality</b> to confirm (according to Ms. Hunsucker) that the flooding with raw, untreated Town sewage is actually the fault of the property owner, not the repeated failure of the Town''s south sewage lift station, and the property owner will need to hire a ''licensed plumber'' to correct the situation. And, as for the legacy pollutant, even though it comes from upstream, it too is somehow the property owner''s fault. Fortunately, the laws of physics remain in force and shit still flows downhill despite Ms. Hunsucker''s Bullshit which is flowing in all directions.</p>\r\n<p><b>When it comes to Civil Rights protections, it appears not much has changed in North Carolina since the ''Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter days'' back in 1960</b>. Sure, there are plenty of warm &amp; fuzzy new laws and agencies, but where is the interest in actual enforcement? Rather, it seems a massive ''cover up machine'' has been put in place. Living here has turned out to be like the old Rod Steiger, Sydney Poitier movie ''In the Heat of the Night''.</p>\r\n<p>The Town''s retaliation against this unfortunate property owner who dared bring a problem to the Town''s attention became official on Friday, January 18, 2019 when Clerk Hunsucker sent an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://mega.nz/#!N5Y2gKpY!8Q6kXNJ0D5DNNk3iPBEEPYCHH8r8_mBxTLzqk3dzfFk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">email</span></b></a></span>, stating the Town was going to remove <i>''</i><i><b>Their Gate''</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>A standard ''farm style gate'' with padlock had been in place for decades at the intersection of the farm road and Highway 381. The gate prevented breaking &amp; entering incidents, vandalism and the dumping of trash, an issue that continues to plague the community. Those with a legitimate need to enter (the Town, Fire Department, Electric Utility, property owner and neighbouring farm) all had keys.</p>\r\n<p><b>The Town''s claim that it now owned both the road and gate couldn''t be further from the truth.</b> The Town had been granted an <a href="https://mega.nz/#!1wIWgYya!yAjgayNsEDaVLBib4zRvMEzvS7C8VPYgCQ-E7-qaH7o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066ff;"><b><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">easement</span></span></b></span></a> in 1980 from the then property owner to pave and maintain the road and install and maintain utilities (water &amp; sewer) for the purpose of serving a large forest products facility that was being constructed. The easement made clear that the Town''s willingness to pave and install utilities was predicated on the facility bringing employment to the community. The road has never served any other purpose or property and dead-ends at the now ''former'' forest products facility.</p>\r\n<p><b>An ''easement'' conveys certain stated rights, but does not convey ownership.</b> The road and gate remain the property of the property owner. ''<i>Permanently affixed improvements made on land over which an easement exists run with the land and become the property of the property owner, not the easement holder unless otherwise specified''</i>. "<i>Real estate includes the land and anything fixed, immovable, or permanently attached to it such as buildings, walls, fixtures, improvements, </i><i><b>roads,</b></i><i> trees, shrubs, </i><i><b>fences</b></i><i>, sewers, structures, and utility systems."</i> (<a href="https://thelawdictionary.org/real-estate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">Black''s Law Dictionary</span></span></a>).</p>\r\n<p>Now, all of a sudden, and only after the property owner complained about Town activity that was threatening her property, did the Town claim ownership of the road and gate and threaten to remove the gate, which the Town subsequently did on February 4, 2019 <b>without any ''due process'', public hearing or evidence of purported ownership.</b></p>\r\n<p>Removing the gate, proclaiming the road ''open'' was <b>a deliberate and calculated provocation, an invitation to every criminal in the area</b> to break into the owner''s property, and as could be expected, <b>the property was vandalized and break-ins attempted within days of the gate''s removal</b>.</p>\r\n<p><strong><i><span style="color: #800000;">''Won''t you come into my parlour said the spider to the fly.''</span></i></strong></p>\r\n<p>Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 2:12PM, a plain clothes officer in an unmarked vehicle entered the owner''s property. He had not been invited, sought permission, nor did he have cause to suspect unlawful activity was or had been taking place at this location. This officer''s trespass onto private property was illegal, no different than that of any other common criminal.</p>\r\n<p>Within moments of his arrival, the Officer''s car became severely disabled and he called for assistance. Two additional plain clothes officers arrived at 2:29PM in an unmarked car and a flatbed recovery vehicle arrived minutes later. The recovery vehicle departed at 2:58PM with the immobilized vehicle onboard and the three officers drove away together in the other car a few minutes later.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Had this incident occurred at night the results would likely have been very different. The officer could easily have been mistaken for an armed intruder and killed. Luckily, such tragedy was avoided this day.</strong></p>\r\n<p>A <strong>Criminal Conspiracy</strong> is playing out over at Gibson Town Hall and sooner or later someone is going to get seriously injured or killed. Here are the players working to make this happen:</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3797  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mayor-ronnie-hudson-gibson-north-carolina-28343-1-300x247.jpg" alt="" width="311" height="256" /></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Mayor Ronnie Hudson - Bad actor with a bad rep and a <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/features/local-features/13046/gibson-mayor-arrested-for-eluding-illegal-hunting" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">rap sheet</a></span></span> to match.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Stephen Hudson - Mayor Hudson''s faithful, loyal lapdog offspring.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Ken Haney - Old tyme bully from way back.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Randy Pearson - Good ole boy who does whatever his handler says.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Commissioner Adam Liles - Knows the score, but is frightened and too cowardly to act.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>F</b><b>reedom has never been free</b>. Remaining a free people requires courage and action. <i>''Yes Massa, whatever you say Massa''</i> will never get the job done. Jesus understood this and was what today would be called a ''troublemaker'', albeit one with plenty of courage. </p>\r\n<p>When the criminals include those holding public office and those wearing badges, you know<b> you''re on your own when it comes to defending yourself and protecting your property. </b>Taking the law into your own hands, while unfortunately necessary under certain circumstances, can be a recipe for disaster and should be avoided whenever possible.</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3809  alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/smiley-face-300x300.png" alt="" width="90" height="90" /> Scotland County, is desperately trying to put a happy face on efforts to attract business, industry, retirees and investors, but the fact remains:<b> Your personal safety, freedom, liberty, investment dollars and retirement savings remain in severe jeopardy here.</b></p>\r\n<p>Nothing good comes when The ''Rule of Law'' is replaced with iron-fisted Fascism. <img class="alignright  wp-image-3763" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/iron-fisted-facism-300x182.jpg" alt="" width="49" height="30" /></p>\r\n<p>Have a Blessed Day!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/23645/teen-turns-himself-in-after-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles: </strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-town-commission-sad-excuse-for-governance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Municipal Suicide – Gibson, North Carolina 28343 (part 1)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-property-taxes-on-the-rise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/is-this-the-nightmare-scotland-county-edc-is-trying-to-replicate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Nightmare in the making?</a></span></address>\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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(3953, 3, '2019-03-30 05:28:25', '2019-03-30 09:28:25', '<p>For Town of Gibson, Your Government, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-government/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a></span>.</p>\r\n<p>For Gibson Businesses and Services, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-businesses-and-services/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a></span>.</p>\r\n<p>For Gibson Event Calendar, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-events/">here</a></span>.</p>', 'Gibson', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1006-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-30 05:28:25', '2019-03-30 09:28:25', '', 1006, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/1006-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3954, 3, '2019-11-06 12:41:10', '2019-11-06 17:41:10', '<h2>Your Government</h2>\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Fear knowledge, embrace ignorance</strong></em></span></p>\n<p><strong><img class="alignright wp-image-4200 size-medium" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Town-Hall-Gibson-300x153.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="153" />Town Hall</strong>:</p>\n<p>4681 Main Street<br />\nGibson NC 28343<br />\n910-268-4291<br />\nEmail: towngibson@outlook.com</p>\n<p>Mailing Address:<br />\nPO Box 256<br />\nGibson, NC 28343</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><strong><img class="size-medium wp-image-2209 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CC_MEDIA_Pic_Gibson_2016-06-20_Town-Depot-Museum-001-300x176.jpg" alt="CC_MEDIA_Pic_Gibson_2016-06-20_Town-Depot-Museum 001" width="300" height="176" />Town Meeting Location:</strong></p>\n<p>Gibson Historical Community<br />\nDepot &amp; Museum<br />\n13620 Oil Mill Road, Gibson, NC 28343</p>\n<p>See meeting dates and times <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-events/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a></span>.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Town Clerk</strong></span>: Angela (''Angie'') Hunsucker</p>\n<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Mayor</strong></span>:</p>\n<p>Eric Stubbs<br />\n13261 Church Street<br />\nGibson NC 28343<br />\n910-217-5579</p>\n<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Town Commissioners</strong></span>:</p>\n<p><em>Commissioner</em>: Josh Byrd<br />\n5040 Main Street<br />\nGibson NC 28343<br />\n910-268-2068</p>\n<p><em>Commissioner</em>: Jerry Lee Glover<br />\n5821 Scotland Avenue<br />\nGibson NC 28343<br />\n910-268-4933</p>\n<p><em>Commissioner</em>: Ken Haney<br />\n6080 Main Street<br />\nGibson, NC 28343<br />\n910-268-3305</p>\n<p><em>Commissioner</em>: Adam Liles<br />\nPO Box 362<br />\nGibson NC 28343<br />\n910-607-4049</p>\n<p><em>Commissioner</em>: Marjorie Whitlock<br />\n4801 Main Street<br />\nGibson NC 28343<br />\n910-268-4497<br />\n<span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;">Save</span></p>\n<p><span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 360px; left: 647px;">Save</span></p>', 'Gibson North Carolina 28343 - Town Government', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3348-autosave-v1', '', '', '2019-11-06 12:41:10', '2019-11-06 17:41:10', '', 3348, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3348-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3955, 3, '2019-03-30 05:32:08', '2019-03-30 09:32:08', '<h2>Your Government</h2>\r\n<p><strong><img class="alignright wp-image-3798 " src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gibson-north-carolina-28343-town-hall-300x153.jpg" alt="" width="280" height="143" />Town Hall</strong>:</p>\r\n<p>4681 Main Street<br />\r\nGibson NC 28343<br />\r\n910-268-4291<br />\r\nEmail: towngibson@outlook.com</p>\r\n<p>Mailing Address:<br />\r\nPO Box 256<br />\r\nGibson, NC 28343</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><strong><img class="size-medium wp-image-2209 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CC_MEDIA_Pic_Gibson_2016-06-20_Town-Depot-Museum-001-300x176.jpg" alt="CC_MEDIA_Pic_Gibson_2016-06-20_Town-Depot-Museum 001" width="300" height="176" />Town Meeting Location:</strong></p>\r\n<p>Gibson Historical Community<br />\r\nDepot &amp; Museum<br />\r\n13620 Oil Mill Road, Gibson, NC 28343</p>\r\n<p>See meeting dates and times <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-events/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a></span>.</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Town Clerk</strong></span>: Angela (''Angie'') Hunsucker</p>\r\n<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Mayor</strong></span>:</p>\r\n<p>Ronnie Hudson<br />\r\n6101 X-Way Road<br />\r\nGibson NC 28343<br />\r\n910-268-4498</p>\r\n<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Town Commissioners</strong></span>:</p>\r\n<p><em>Commissioner</em>: Ken Haney<br />\r\n6080 Main Street<br />\r\nGibson, NC 28343<br />\r\n910-268-3305</p>\r\n<p><em>Commissioner</em>: Stephen Hudson<br />\r\n4940 Main Street<br />\r\nGibson NC 28343<br />\r\n910-997-5061</p>\r\n<p><em>Commissioner</em>: Adam Liles<br />\r\nPO Box 362<br />\r\nGibson NC 28343<br />\r\n910-607-4049</p>\r\n<p><em>Commissioner</em>: Randy Pearson<br />\r\n4940 Main Street<br />\r\nGibson NC 28343<br />\r\n910-268-4760<br />\r\n<span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;">Save</span></p>\r\n<p><span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 360px; left: 647px;">Save</span></p>', 'Gibson North Carolina 28343 - Town Government', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3348-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-30 05:32:08', '2019-03-30 09:32:08', '', 3348, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3348-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3956, 3, '2019-03-30 05:33:40', '2019-03-30 09:33:40', '<h2>Your Government</h2>\r\n<p><strong><img class="alignright wp-image-3798 " src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gibson-north-carolina-28343-town-hall-300x153.jpg" alt="" width="302" height="154" />Town Hall</strong>:</p>\r\n<p>4681 Main Street<br />\r\nGibson NC 28343<br />\r\n910-268-4291<br />\r\nEmail: towngibson@outlook.com</p>\r\n<p>Mailing Address:<br />\r\nPO Box 256<br />\r\nGibson, NC 28343</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><strong><img class="size-medium wp-image-2209 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CC_MEDIA_Pic_Gibson_2016-06-20_Town-Depot-Museum-001-300x176.jpg" alt="CC_MEDIA_Pic_Gibson_2016-06-20_Town-Depot-Museum 001" width="300" height="176" />Town Meeting Location:</strong></p>\r\n<p>Gibson Historical Community<br />\r\nDepot &amp; Museum<br />\r\n13620 Oil Mill Road, Gibson, NC 28343</p>\r\n<p>See meeting dates and times <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-events/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a></span>.</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Town Clerk</strong></span>: Angela (''Angie'') Hunsucker</p>\r\n<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Mayor</strong></span>:</p>\r\n<p>Ronnie Hudson<br />\r\n6101 X-Way Road<br />\r\nGibson NC 28343<br />\r\n910-268-4498</p>\r\n<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Town Commissioners</strong></span>:</p>\r\n<p><em>Commissioner</em>: Ken Haney<br />\r\n6080 Main Street<br />\r\nGibson, NC 28343<br />\r\n910-268-3305</p>\r\n<p><em>Commissioner</em>: Stephen Hudson<br />\r\n4940 Main Street<br />\r\nGibson NC 28343<br />\r\n910-997-5061</p>\r\n<p><em>Commissioner</em>: Adam Liles<br />\r\nPO Box 362<br />\r\nGibson NC 28343<br />\r\n910-607-4049</p>\r\n<p><em>Commissioner</em>: Randy Pearson<br />\r\n4940 Main Street<br />\r\nGibson NC 28343<br />\r\n910-268-4760<br />\r\n<span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;">Save</span></p>\r\n<p><span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 360px; left: 647px;">Save</span></p>', 'Gibson North Carolina 28343 - Town Government', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3348-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-30 05:33:40', '2019-03-30 09:33:40', '', 3348, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3348-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3957, 3, '2019-03-30 05:41:22', '2019-03-30 09:41:22', '<p>For Town of Gibson, Your Government, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-government/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a></span>.</p>\r\n<p>For Gibson Businesses and Services, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-businesses-services/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a></span>.</p>\r\n<p>For Gibson Churches, click <a href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-churches/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">here</span></a>.</p>\r\n<p>For Gibson Event Calendar, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-events/">here</a></span>.</p>', 'Gibson', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1006-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-30 05:41:22', '2019-03-30 09:41:22', '', 1006, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/1006-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(3958, 3, '2019-03-30 11:32:58', '2019-03-30 15:32:58', '<p><strong>The Pharisees Are Still With Us</strong><br />\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin</p>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-e2NUdECRkM" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center><center></center>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-2776 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCN_Decorative_text_divider_01-300x12.png" alt="" width="300" height="12" /></p>\r\n<p><br />\r\n<em>As a non-501(c)3 church, Liberty Fellowship relies 100% on viewer support. To purchase a copy of these messages or to support the fellowship please visit <a href="https://www.LibertyFellowshipMT.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">LibertyFellowshipMT.com</span></a><span style="color: #0000ff;">.</span></em></p>\r\n<p><em>Liberty Fellowship is supported entirely by the free-will financial donations and offerings of those who have a heart to give, and it is not organized as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, which means financial donations to Liberty Fellowship are NOT tax deductible. Furthermore, LF seeks no "church" designation by the IRS, and neither will it incorporate or organize so as to qualify for "church" status under the IRC. The true Church is a spiritual organism, not a human organization. Under the laws of the United States, should a body of believers (or any other body) seek and obtain tax-exempt status, that body would immediately fall under the dictates of the IRC regulating non-profit organizations. Therefore, LF has chosen to NOT claim tax-exemption.</em></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.libertyfellowshipmt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Liberty Fellowship</span></a></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<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" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'The Pharisees Are Still With Us (video)', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-pharisees-are-still-with-us-video', '', '', '2019-04-12 11:59:27', '2019-04-12 15:59:27', '', 0, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/?p=3958', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(3959, 3, '2019-03-30 11:20:30', '2019-03-30 15:20:30', '<p><strong> *** TITLE *** </strong><br />\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2019-__-__</p>\r\n<center>**** EMBED CODE HERE ****</center>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-2776 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCN_Decorative_text_divider_01-300x12.png" alt="" width="300" height="12" /><br />\r\n<em>As a non-501(c)3 church, Liberty Fellowship relies 100% on viewer support. To purchase a copy of these messages or to support the fellowship please visit <a href="https://www.LibertyFellowshipMT.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">LibertyFellowshipMT.com</span></a><span style="color: #0000ff;">.</span></em></p>\r\n<p><em>Liberty Financial is supported entirely by the free-will financial donations and offerings of those who have a heart to give, and it is not organized as a 501c3 non-profit organization, which means financial donations to Liberty Fellowship are NOT tax deductible. Furthermore, LF seeks not "church" designation by the IRS, and neither will it incorporate or organize so as to qualify for "church" status under the IRC. The true Church is a spiritual organism, not a human organization. Under the laws of the United States, should a body of believers (or any other body) seek and obtain tax-exempt status, that body would immediately fall under the dictates of the IRC regulating non-profit organizations. Therefore, LF has chosen to NOT claim tax-exemption.</em></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.libertyfellowshipmt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Liberty Fellowship</span></a></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<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" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'TEMP - New Baldwin Vid', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3237-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-30 11:20:30', '2019-03-30 15:20:30', '', 3237, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3237-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3960, 3, '2019-03-30 11:25:26', '2019-03-30 15:25:26', '<p><strong>The Pharisees Are Still With Us</strong><br />\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin</p>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-e2NUdECRkM" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-2776 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCN_Decorative_text_divider_01-300x12.png" alt="" width="300" height="12" /><br />\r\n<em>As a non-501(c)3 church, Liberty Fellowship relies 100% on viewer support. To purchase a copy of these messages or to support the fellowship please visit <a href="https://www.LibertyFellowshipMT.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">LibertyFellowshipMT.com</span></a><span style="color: #0000ff;">.</span></em></p>\r\n<p><em>Liberty Financial is supported entirely by the free-will financial donations and offerings of those who have a heart to give, and it is not organized as a 501c3 non-profit organization, which means financial donations to Liberty Fellowship are NOT tax deductible. Furthermore, LF seeks not "church" designation by the IRS, and neither will it incorporate or organize so as to qualify for "church" status under the IRC. The true Church is a spiritual organism, not a human organization. Under the laws of the United States, should a body of believers (or any other body) seek and obtain tax-exempt status, that body would immediately fall under the dictates of the IRC regulating non-profit organizations. Therefore, LF has chosen to NOT claim tax-exemption.</em></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.libertyfellowshipmt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Liberty Fellowship</span></a></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<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" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'The Pharisees Are Still With Us (video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3958-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-30 11:25:26', '2019-03-30 15:25:26', '', 3958, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3958-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3961, 3, '2019-03-30 11:28:58', '2019-03-30 15:28:58', '<p><strong> *** TITLE *** </strong><br />\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2019-__-__</p>\r\n<center>**** EMBED CODE HERE ****</center><center></center>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-2776 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCN_Decorative_text_divider_01-300x12.png" alt="" width="300" height="12" /></p>\r\n<p><br />\r\n<em>As a non-501(c)3 church, Liberty Fellowship relies 100% on viewer support. To purchase a copy of these messages or to support the fellowship please visit <a href="https://www.LibertyFellowshipMT.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">LibertyFellowshipMT.com</span></a><span style="color: #0000ff;">.</span></em></p>\r\n<p><em>Liberty Fellowship is supported entirely by the free-will financial donations and offerings of those who have a heart to give, and it is not organized as a 501c3 non-profit organization, which means financial donations to Liberty Fellowship are NOT tax deductible. Furthermore, LF seeks no "church" designation by the IRS, and neither will it incorporate or organize so as to qualify for "church" status under the IRC. The true Church is a spiritual organism, not a human organization. Under the laws of the United States, should a body of believers (or any other body) seek and obtain tax-exempt status, that body would immediately fall under the dictates of the IRC regulating non-profit organizations. Therefore, LF has chosen to NOT claim tax-exemption.</em></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.libertyfellowshipmt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Liberty Fellowship</span></a></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<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" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'TEMP - New Baldwin Vid', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3237-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-30 11:28:58', '2019-03-30 15:28:58', '', 3237, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3237-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3962, 3, '2019-03-30 11:29:48', '2019-03-30 15:29:48', '<p><strong>The Pharisees Are Still With Us</strong><br />\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin</p>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-e2NUdECRkM" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center><center></center>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-2776 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCN_Decorative_text_divider_01-300x12.png" alt="" width="300" height="12" /></p>\r\n<p><br />\r\n<em>As a non-501(c)3 church, Liberty Fellowship relies 100% on viewer support. To purchase a copy of these messages or to support the fellowship please visit <a href="https://www.LibertyFellowshipMT.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">LibertyFellowshipMT.com</span></a><span style="color: #0000ff;">.</span></em></p>\r\n<p><em>Liberty Fellowship is supported entirely by the free-will financial donations and offerings of those who have a heart to give, and it is not organized as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, which means financial donations to Liberty Fellowship are NOT tax deductible. Furthermore, LF seeks no "church" designation by the IRS, and neither will it incorporate or organize so as to qualify for "church" status under the IRC. The true Church is a spiritual organism, not a human organization. Under the laws of the United States, should a body of believers (or any other body) seek and obtain tax-exempt status, that body would immediately fall under the dictates of the IRC regulating non-profit organizations. Therefore, LF has chosen to NOT claim tax-exemption.</em></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.libertyfellowshipmt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Liberty Fellowship</span></a></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<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" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'The Pharisees Are Still With Us (video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3958-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-30 11:29:48', '2019-03-30 15:29:48', '', 3958, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3958-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3963, 3, '2019-03-30 11:31:32', '2019-03-30 15:31:32', '<p><strong>"Scatter Thou The People That Delight In War"</strong><br />\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-11-11</p>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kxHjSyrmwFI" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-2776 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCN_Decorative_text_divider_01-300x12.png" alt="" width="300" height="12" /></p>\r\n<h3><em>Help Support Liberty Fellowship</em></h3>\r\n<p><em>As a non-501(c)3 church, Liberty Fellowship relies 100% on viewer support. To purchase a copy of these messages or to support the fellowship please visit <a href="https://www.LibertyFellowshipMT.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">LibertyFellowshipMT.com</span></a><span style="color: #0000ff;">.</span></em></p>\r\n<p><em>Liberty Fellowship is supported entirely by the free-will financial donations and offerings of those who have a heart to give, and it is not organized as a 501c3 non-profit organization, which means financial donations to Liberty Fellowship are NOT tax deductible. Furthermore, LF seeks no "church" designation by the IRS, and neither will it incorporate or organize so as to qualify for "church" status under the IRC. The true Church is a spiritual organism, not a human organization. Under the laws of the United States, should a body of believers (or any other body) seek and obtain tax-exempt status, that body would immediately fall under the dictates of the IRC regulating non-profit organizations. Therefore, LF has chosen to NOT claim tax-exemption.</em></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.libertyfellowshipmt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Liberty Fellowship</span></a></p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<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" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'Scatter Thou The People That Delight in War (video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3142-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-30 11:31:32', '2019-03-30 15:31:32', '', 3142, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3142-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3964, 3, '2019-03-30 11:32:58', '2019-03-30 15:32:58', '<p><strong>The Pharisees Are Still With Us</strong><br />\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin</p>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-e2NUdECRkM" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center><center></center>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-2776 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCN_Decorative_text_divider_01-300x12.png" alt="" width="300" height="12" /></p>\r\n<p><br />\r\n<em>As a non-501(c)3 church, Liberty Fellowship relies 100% on viewer support. To purchase a copy of these messages or to support the fellowship please visit <a href="https://www.LibertyFellowshipMT.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">LibertyFellowshipMT.com</span></a><span style="color: #0000ff;">.</span></em></p>\r\n<p><em>Liberty Fellowship is supported entirely by the free-will financial donations and offerings of those who have a heart to give, and it is not organized as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, which means financial donations to Liberty Fellowship are NOT tax deductible. Furthermore, LF seeks no "church" designation by the IRS, and neither will it incorporate or organize so as to qualify for "church" status under the IRC. The true Church is a spiritual organism, not a human organization. Under the laws of the United States, should a body of believers (or any other body) seek and obtain tax-exempt status, that body would immediately fall under the dictates of the IRC regulating non-profit organizations. Therefore, LF has chosen to NOT claim tax-exemption.</em></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.libertyfellowshipmt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Liberty Fellowship</span></a></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<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" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'The Pharisees Are Still With Us (video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3958-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-30 11:32:58', '2019-03-30 15:32:58', '', 3958, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3958-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3965, 3, '2019-03-30 11:34:19', '2019-03-30 15:34:19', '<p><strong>Thanksgiving In America</strong><br />\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2011-11-18</p>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lTnDUMlJqgM" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-2776 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCN_Decorative_text_divider_01-300x12.png" alt="" width="300" height="12" /></p>\r\n<h3><em>Help Support Liberty Fellowship</em></h3>\r\n<p><em>As a non-501(c)3 church, Liberty Fellowship relies 100% on viewer support. To purchase a copy of these messages or to support the fellowship please visit <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.LibertyFellowshipMT.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LibertyFellowshipMT.com</a></span>.</em></p>\r\n<p><em>Liberty Fellowship is supported entirely by the free-will financial donations and offerings of those who have a heart to give, and it is not organized as a 501c3 non-profit organization, which means financial donations to Liberty Fellowship are NOT tax deductible. Furthermore, LF seeks no "church" designation by the IRS, and neither will it incorporate or organize so as to qualify for "church" status under the IRC. The true Church is a spiritual organism, not a human organization. Under the laws of the United States, should a body of believers (or any other body) seek and obtain tax-exempt status, that body would immediately fall under the dictates of the IRC regulating non-profit organizations. Therefore, LF has chosen to NOT claim tax-exemption.</em></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.libertyfellowshipmt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Liberty Fellowship</span></a></p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<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" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'Thanksgiving in America (video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3146-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-30 11:34:19', '2019-03-30 15:34:19', '', 3146, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3146-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(3970, 3, '2019-03-30 11:40:21', '2019-03-30 15:40:21', '<p><strong>In Those Days Came John The Baptist</strong><br />\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-12-02</p>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c_6HRlGVGNM" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-2776 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCN_Decorative_text_divider_01-300x12.png" alt="" width="300" height="12" /></p>\r\n<h3><em>Help Support Liberty Fellowship</em></h3>\r\n<p><em>As a non-501(c)3 church, Liberty Fellowship relies 100% on viewer support. To purchase a copy of these messages or to support the fellowship please visit <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.LibertyFellowshipMT.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LibertyFellowshipMT.com</a></span>.</em></p>\r\n<p><em>Liberty Fellowship is supported entirely by the free-will financial donations and offerings of those who have a heart to give, and it is not organized as a 501c3 non-profit organization, which means financial donations to Liberty Fellowship are NOT tax deductible. Furthermore, LF seeks no "church" designation by the IRS, and neither will it incorporate or organize so as to qualify for "church" status under the IRC. The true Church is a spiritual organism, not a human organization. Under the laws of the United States, should a body of believers (or any other body) seek and obtain tax-exempt status, that body would immediately fall under the dictates of the IRC regulating non-profit organizations. Therefore, LF has chosen to NOT claim tax-exemption.</em></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.libertyfellowshipmt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Liberty Fellowship</span></a></p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<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" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'In Those Days Came John The Baptist (video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3154-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-30 11:40:21', '2019-03-30 15:40:21', '', 3154, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3154-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(3972, 3, '2019-03-30 11:42:01', '2019-03-30 15:42:01', '<p><strong>And There Were in the Same Country Shepherds </strong><br />\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-12-11</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rRib3WiYLxU" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-2776 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCN_Decorative_text_divider_01-300x12.png" alt="" width="300" height="12" /></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3><em>Help Support Liberty Fellowship</em></h3>\r\n<p><em>As a non-501(c)3 church, Liberty Fellowship relies 100% on viewer support. To purchase a copy of these messages or to support the fellowship please visit <a href="https://www.LibertyFellowshipMT.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">LibertyFellowshipMT.com</span></a><span style="color: #0000ff;">.</span></em></p>\r\n<p><em>Liberty Fellowship is supported entirely by the free-will financial donations and offerings of those who have a heart to give, and it is not organized as a 501c3 non-profit organization, which means financial donations to Liberty Fellowship are NOT tax deductible. Furthermore, LF seeks no "church" designation by the IRS, and neither will it incorporate or organize so as to qualify for "church" status under the IRC. The true Church is a spiritual organism, not a human organization. Under the laws of the United States, should a body of believers (or any other body) seek and obtain tax-exempt status, that body would immediately fall under the dictates of the IRC regulating non-profit organizations. Therefore, LF has chosen to NOT claim tax-exemption.</em></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.libertyfellowshipmt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Liberty Fellowship</span></a></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<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" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'And There Were In The Same Country Shepherds (video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3239-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-30 11:42:01', '2019-03-30 15:42:01', '', 3239, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3239-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(3973, 3, '2019-03-30 11:43:24', '2019-03-30 15:43:24', '<p><strong>We Celebrate a Birth Not a Day</strong><br />\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-12-16</p>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o-nzuQSQg0g" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center><center></center>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-2776 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCN_Decorative_text_divider_01-300x12.png" alt="" width="300" height="12" /></p>\r\n<h3><em>Help Support Liberty Fellowship</em></h3>\r\n<p><em>As a non-501(c)3 church, Liberty Fellowship relies 100% on viewer support. To purchase a copy of these messages or to support the fellowship please visit <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.LibertyFellowshipMT.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LibertyFellowshipMT.com</a></span>.</em></p>\r\n<p><em>Liberty Fellowship is supported entirely by the free-will financial donations and offerings of those who have a heart to give, and it is not organized as a 501c3 non-profit organization, which means financial donations to Liberty Fellowship are NOT tax deductible. Furthermore, LF seeks no "church" designation by the IRS, and neither will it incorporate or organize so as to qualify for "church" status under the IRC. The true Church is a spiritual organism, not a human organization. Under the laws of the United States, should a body of believers (or any other body) seek and obtain tax-exempt status, that body would immediately fall under the dictates of the IRC regulating non-profit organizations. Therefore, LF has chosen to NOT claim tax-exemption.</em></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.libertyfellowshipmt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Liberty Fellowship</span></a></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<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" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'We Celebrate a Birth Not a Day (video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3304-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-30 11:43:24', '2019-03-30 15:43:24', '', 3304, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3304-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3974, 3, '2019-03-30 11:44:38', '2019-03-30 15:44:38', '<p><strong>The Seven Fundamental Aspects Of The Savior''s First Advent</strong><br />\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-12-30</p>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SRxKvqBVn-E" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-2776 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCN_Decorative_text_divider_01-300x12.png" alt="" width="300" height="12" /></p>\r\n<h3><em>Help Support Liberty Fellowship</em></h3>\r\n<p><em>As a non-501(c)3 church, Liberty Fellowship relies 100% on viewer support. To purchase a copy of these messages or to support the fellowship please visit <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.LibertyFellowshipMT.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LibertyFellowshipMT.com</a></span>.</em></p>\r\n<p><em>Liberty Fellowship is supported entirely by the free-will financial donations and offerings of those who have a heart to give, and it is not organized as a 501c3 non-profit organization, which means financial donations to Liberty Fellowship are NOT tax deductible. Furthermore, LF seeks no "church" designation by the IRS, and neither will it incorporate or organize so as to qualify for "church" status under the IRC. The true Church is a spiritual organism, not a human organization. Under the laws of the United States, should a body of believers (or any other body) seek and obtain tax-exempt status, that body would immediately fall under the dictates of the IRC regulating non-profit organizations. Therefore, LF has chosen to NOT claim tax-exemption.</em></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.libertyfellowshipmt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Liberty Fellowship</span></a></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<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" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'The Seven Fundamental Aspects Of The Savior''s First Advent (video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3308-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-03-30 11:44:38', '2019-03-30 15:44:38', '', 3308, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3308-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3976, 1, '2019-04-01 09:05:35', '2019-04-01 13:05:35', '<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-3387" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/brianna-nicole-stanley-300x256.jpg" alt="" width="339" height="289" /><span style="color: #0000ff;"><br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p>Brianna Nicole Stanley was arrested November 30, 2018 by the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old student at Carver Middle School in Laurinburg, North Carolina. This was Stanley’s first year of teaching with the school district where she taught seventh grade science.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft wp-image-3388" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/brianna-nicole-stanley-scotland-county-teacher.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="328" />The fact is more than 400 female teachers have been convicted nationwide of similar offences during just the past two years. It appears such behaviour is rapidly becoming the new normal.</p>\r\n<p>What''s driving this epidemic? Professionals lay the blame at the feet of ubiquitous electronic technologies that allow instant communications between teachers and students, including the sharing of explicit messaging and photos.</p>\r\n<p>Certainly, there is truth here, but there''s more to this story.</p>\r\n<p>Children are sexually active earlier due to the presence of Estrogen mimickers in our drinking water, food supply, packaging materials and clothing. It''s well known that these chemicals cause the early onset of puberty.</p>\r\n<p>Children are also being exposed to a constant barrage of sexual messaging through advertising, social media, gaming and subliminal messaging.</p>\r\n<p>Students interact with teachers on a regular basis so it''s only natural that sexual relationships will develop, but isn''t it unnatural and unholy for adults to have a sexual relationships with minors as young as twelve?</p>\r\n<p>A law enforcement official spoke at a real estate conference requesting that association members be required to report agents who may be engaging in or likely to engage in ''inappropriate'' sex with minors.</p>\r\n<p>When the speaker finished, the association''s president thanked him and recommended the association adopt law enforcement''s proposed new rules.</p>\r\n<p>A well known, respected broker stood up among the crowd, and with a booming voice began presenting an opposing point of view.</p>\r\n<p>The job of law enforcement he said was to enforce the law and the job of real estate professionals was to sell real estate. He questioned whether agents were competent to make decisions that could end up damaging or even destroying the reputations and careers of fellow agents, regardless of how well-intentioned, and questioned whether unscrupulous agents might even go so far as to falsely report competing agents in order to gain an unfair advantage.</p>\r\n<p>He pointed out that sexual coming of age was a fluid concept that was constantly evolving and offered his grandparents up as an example.</p>\r\n<p>They married at twelve and had their first of ten children at thirteen, all of whom grew up to be productive, law abiding citizens. By today''s standards his grand parents would be convicted sex offenders, and his grandfather a statutory rapist.</p>\r\n<p>The broker ended by recommending the association reject law enforcement''s proposed new rules and received a rousing round of applause. That was the end of that.</p>\r\n<p>Teachers having sex with students, is this a good idea? Of course not.</p>\r\n<p>Should such behaviour be condoned or overlooked? Of course not.</p>\r\n<p>Teachers have a responsibility to act responsibly and school districts have the right to set standards, policy and disciplinary action as necessary.</p>\r\n<p>Legislators also have the right and responsibility to set standards through legislation, but let us bear in mind that most legislation is passed without having ever been read by those who introduce, promote and vote for it, as it is largely drafted by well paid corporate and NGO lobbyists on behalf of those who have bought and paid for our legislators with donations, bribes and blackmail. It''s incumbent upon each of us, especially law enforcement and the judiciary, to question and carefully weigh the applicability and wisdom of legislated solutions.</p>\r\n<p>Brianna Nicole Stanley''s job and career are destroyed, and what''s left of her youth could very well be spent behind bars.</p>\r\n<p>America already has more citizens locked away in jails and prisons than any other nation on earth, and American prison sentences are the most lengthy of any civilized nation. We imprison ten times more of our citizens that Europe does.</p>\r\n<p>Law enforcement and District Attorneys are now making prodigious use of a tool called <strong>''Stacking''</strong> to make sure our prisons stay full.</p>\r\n<p>With so many laws now on the books, it''s estimated that each American commits at least 3 felonies a day, that''s 21 felonies each week. When you''ve pissed the wrong person(s) off it''s easier than ever for the system to come up with reasons to arrest you. Once arrested, they don''t just charge you with one crime, say tax fraud, they charge you with a whole host of related crimes, like conspiracy to commit tax fraud, unlawful use of a bank account to commit tax fraud, conspiracy to unlawfully use electronic communications (a phone) to commit tax fraud, etc.</p>\r\n<p>In theory you have the right to demand a trial before a jury of your peers, but ''stacking'' makes that right virtually impossible to exercise. In addition to the original charge of tax fraud which carries a five year sentence, when all the other charges are stacked on top of it, you''re now facing 400 years in prison.</p>\r\n<p>The District Attorney lets you know that if you force him/her and the court to go through the expense of a trial, they will ''throw the book at you'' by demanding you be sentenced to the maximum of 400 years... but if you plead guilty to the charges, they will only seek a sentence of twenty years.</p>\r\n<p>This places defendants in a tight spot. Should you demand a jury trial and lose, you could spend the next 400 years in prison. If you agree to plead guilty, you will only spend twenty years in the slammer (despite that fact that you may be innocent). Our jails and prisons are full of individuals whose only crime was to be in the <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/how-easy-it-is-to-end-up-in-prison-for-a-crime-you-didnt-commit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>wrong place at the wrong time</strong></a></span>.</p>\r\n<p>This is the very situation Brianna Nicole Stanley now faces. Does she have the financial resources to adequately defend herself, or will she be forced to accept an onerous, unjust plea agreement in order to avoid spending the rest of her life in prison? What would you do in her position?</p>\r\n<p>Is Brianna Nicole Stanley just an average American girl, like most, having grown up with faces glued to cell phones and other electronic devices, sharing their every thought, fantasy and desire on social media? Was the supposed victim really a victim or just another willing participant?</p>\r\n<p>How many of today''s parents are themselves poorly educated, uninformed, self centered, immature social media junkies and video gaming zombies whose children are essentially forced to raise themselves?</p>\r\n<p>What about our teaching colleges and universities? With over 400 female teachers having been convicted of sex crimes with students in just the past two years, can it be said that Brianna Nicole Stanley''s educators properly informed and instructed her regarding what is and isn''t acceptable sexual behaviour with students?</p>\r\n<p>Did Scotland County''s school system''s ''intake and orientation program'' for new teachers adequately explain its policies and expectations to Brianna?</p>\r\n<p>150 years ago a twenty three year old teacher could be assumed to be a mature, responsible adult. Can this really be said today when children are for the most part being raising by social media and burned out parents?</p>\r\n<p>Should Brianna Nicole Stanley receive a ''Get Out of Jail Free'' pass? Of course not. She is of legal age and, like it or not, must face consequences for her poor decisions. We can only pray, that when our judicial system dispenses its ''justice'', The Punishment will befit the Crime.</p>\r\n<p>While this young woman''s life hangs in the balance, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper hangs out and parties with a known, convicted sexual offender. <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/nc-governor-cooper-attends-gala-hosted-by-sex-offender/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Here''s the story</strong></a></span>.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Ask yourself, What would Jesus do?</strong></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://ladyliberty1885.com/2018/12/05/scotland-teacher-racks-up-14-sex-charges-including-child-porn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Lady Liberty 1885</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/e-cigarette-makers-frantically-targeting-your-children/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">E-Cigarette Makers Frantically Targeting Your Children</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/incredible-high-school-valedictorian-commencement-speech-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Incredible High School Valedictorian Commencement Speech (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/why-do-bullies-bully-bullying-among-youths/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Do Bullies Bully – Bullying Among Youths</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<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" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'Brianna Nicole Stanley - Let the Punishment Fit the Crime', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3356-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-04-01 09:05:35', '2019-04-01 13:05:35', '', 3356, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3356-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3978, 1, '2019-04-04 12:28:48', '2019-04-04 16:28:48', '<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-3387" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/brianna-nicole-stanley-300x256.jpg" alt="" width="339" height="289" /><span style="color: #0000ff;"><br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p>Brianna Nicole Stanley was arrested November 30, 2018 by the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old student at Carver Middle School in Laurinburg, North Carolina. This was Stanley’s first year of teaching with the school district where she taught seventh grade science.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft wp-image-3388" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/brianna-nicole-stanley-scotland-county-teacher.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="328" />The fact is more than 400 female teachers have been convicted nationwide of similar offences during just the past two years. It appears such behaviour is rapidly becoming the new normal.</p>\r\n<p>What''s driving this epidemic? Professionals lay the blame at the feet of ubiquitous electronic technologies that allow instant communications between teachers and students, including the sharing of explicit messaging and photos.</p>\r\n<p>Certainly, there is truth here, but there''s more to this story.</p>\r\n<p>Children are sexually active earlier due to the presence of Estrogen mimickers in our drinking water, food supply, packaging materials and clothing. Such chemicals cause the early onset of puberty.</p>\r\n<p>Children are also being exposed to a constant barrage of sexual messaging through advertising, social media, gaming and subliminal messaging.</p>\r\n<p>Students interact with teachers on a regular basis so it''s only natural that sexual relationships will develop, but isn''t it unnatural and unholy for adults to have a sexual relationships with minors as young as twelve?</p>\r\n<p>A law enforcement official spoke at a real estate conference requesting that association members be required to report agents who may be engaging in or likely to engage in ''inappropriate'' sex with minors.</p>\r\n<p>When the speaker finished, the association''s president thanked him and recommended the association adopt law enforcement''s proposed new rules.</p>\r\n<p>A well known, respected broker stood up among the crowd, and with a booming voice began presenting an opposing point of view.</p>\r\n<p>The job of law enforcement he said was to enforce the law and the job of real estate professionals was to sell real estate. He questioned whether agents were competent to make decisions that could end up damaging or even destroying the reputations and careers of fellow agents, regardless of how well-intentioned, and questioned whether unscrupulous agents might even go so far as to falsely report competing agents in order to gain an unfair advantage.</p>\r\n<p>He pointed out that sexual coming of age was a fluid concept that was constantly evolving and offered his grandparents up as an example.</p>\r\n<p>They married at twelve and had their first of ten children at thirteen, all of whom grew up to be productive, law abiding citizens. By today''s standards his grand parents would be convicted sex offenders, and his grandfather a statutory rapist.</p>\r\n<p>The broker ended by recommending the association reject law enforcement''s proposed new rules and received a rousing round of applause. That was the end of that.</p>\r\n<p>Teachers having sex with students, is this a good idea? Of course not.</p>\r\n<p>Should such behaviour be condoned or overlooked? Of course not.</p>\r\n<p>Teachers have a responsibility to act responsibly and school districts have the right to set standards, policy and disciplinary action as necessary.</p>\r\n<p>Legislators also have the right and responsibility to set standards through legislation, but let us bear in mind that most legislation is passed without ever having been read by those who introduce, promote and vote for it, as it is largely drafted by well paid corporate and NGO lobbyists on behalf of those who have bought and paid for our legislators with donations, bribes and blackmail. It''s incumbent upon each of us, especially law enforcement and the judiciary, to question and carefully weigh the applicability and wisdom of legislated solutions.</p>\r\n<p>Brianna Nicole Stanley''s job and career are destroyed, and what''s left of her youth could very well be spent behind bars.</p>\r\n<p>America already has more citizens locked away in jails and prisons than any other nation on earth, and American prison sentences are the most lengthy of any civilized nation. We imprison ten times more of our citizens that Europe does.</p>\r\n<p>Law enforcement and District Attorneys are now making prodigious use of a tool called <strong>''Stacking''</strong> to make sure our prisons stay full.</p>\r\n<p>With so many laws now on the books, it''s estimated that each American commits at least 3 felonies a day, that''s 21 felonies each week. When you''ve pissed off the wrong person(s) it''s easier than ever for the system to come up with reasons to arrest you. Once arrested, they don''t just charge you with one crime, say tax fraud, they charge you with a whole host of related crimes, like conspiracy to commit tax fraud, unlawful use of a bank account to commit tax fraud, conspiracy to unlawfully use electronic communications (a phone) to commit tax fraud, etc.</p>\r\n<p>In theory you have the right to demand a trial before a jury of your peers, but ''stacking'' makes that right virtually impossible to exercise. In addition to the original charge of tax fraud which carries a five year sentence, when all the other charges are stacked on top of it, you''re now facing 400 years in prison.</p>\r\n<p>The District Attorney lets you know that if you force him/her and the court to go through the expense of a trial, they will ''throw the book at you'' by demanding you be sentenced to the maximum of 400 years... but if you plead guilty to the charges, they will only seek a sentence of twenty years.</p>\r\n<p>This places defendants in a tight spot. Should you demand a jury trial and lose, you could spend the next 400 years in prison. If you agree to plead guilty, you will only spend twenty years in the slammer (despite that fact that you may be innocent). Our jails and prisons are full of individuals whose only crime was to be in the <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/how-easy-it-is-to-end-up-in-prison-for-a-crime-you-didnt-commit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>wrong place at the wrong time</strong></a></span>.</p>\r\n<p>This is the very situation Brianna Nicole Stanley now faces. Does she have the financial resources to adequately defend herself, or will she be forced to accept an onerous, unjust plea agreement in order to avoid doing heavy time in prison? What would you do in her position?</p>\r\n<p>Is Brianna Nicole Stanley just an average American girl, like most, having grown up with faces glued to cell phones and other electronic devices, sharing their every thought, fantasy and desire on social media? Was the supposed victim really a victim or just another willing participant?</p>\r\n<p>How many of today''s parents are themselves poorly educated, uninformed, self centered, immature social media junkies and video gaming zombies whose children are essentially forced to raise themselves?</p>\r\n<p>What about our teaching colleges and universities? With over 400 female teachers having been convicted of sex crimes with students in just the past two years, can it be said that Brianna Nicole Stanley''s educators properly informed and instructed her regarding what is and isn''t acceptable sexual behaviour with students?</p>\r\n<p>Did Scotland County''s school system''s ''intake and orientation program'' for new teachers adequately explain its policies and expectations to Brianna?</p>\r\n<p>150 years ago a twenty three year old teacher could reasonably be assumed to be a mature, responsible adult. Can this really be said today when children are for the most part being raising by social media, burned out parents and failing schools?</p>\r\n<p>Should Brianna Nicole Stanley receive a ''Get Out of Jail Free'' pass? Of course not. She is of legal age and, like it or not, will face consequences for her poor decisions. We can only pray, that when our judicial system dispenses its ''justice'', The Punishment will befit the Crime.</p>\r\n<p>While this young woman''s life hangs in the balance, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper hangs out and parties with a known, convicted sexual offender. <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/nc-governor-cooper-attends-gala-hosted-by-sex-offender/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Here''s the story</strong></a></span>.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Ask yourself, What would Jesus do?</strong></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://ladyliberty1885.com/2018/12/05/scotland-teacher-racks-up-14-sex-charges-including-child-porn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Lady Liberty 1885</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/e-cigarette-makers-frantically-targeting-your-children/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">E-Cigarette Makers Frantically Targeting Your Children</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/incredible-high-school-valedictorian-commencement-speech-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Incredible High School Valedictorian Commencement Speech (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/why-do-bullies-bully-bullying-among-youths/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Do Bullies Bully – Bullying Among Youths</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<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" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'Brianna Nicole Stanley - Let the Punishment Fit the Crime', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3356-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-04-04 12:28:48', '2019-04-04 16:28:48', '', 3356, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3356-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3979, 1, '2019-04-06 08:14:44', '2019-04-06 12:14:44', '<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-3387" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/brianna-nicole-stanley-300x256.jpg" alt="" width="339" height="289" /><span style="color: #0000ff;"><br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p>Brianna Nicole Stanley was arrested November 30, 2018 by the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old student at Carver Middle School in Laurinburg, North Carolina. This was Stanley’s first year of teaching with the school district where she taught seventh grade science.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft wp-image-3388" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/brianna-nicole-stanley-scotland-county-teacher.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="328" />The fact is more than 400 female teachers have been convicted nationwide of similar offences during just the past two years. It appears such behaviour is rapidly becoming the new normal.</p>\r\n<p>What''s driving this epidemic? Professionals lay the blame at the feet of ubiquitous electronic technologies that allow instant communications between teachers and students, including the sharing of explicit messaging and photos.</p>\r\n<p>Certainly, there is truth here, but there''s more to this story.</p>\r\n<p>Children are sexually active earlier due to the presence of Estrogen mimickers in our drinking water, food supply, packaging materials and clothing. Such chemicals cause the early onset of puberty.</p>\r\n<p>Children are also being exposed to a constant barrage of sexual messaging through advertising, social media, gaming and subliminal messaging.</p>\r\n<p>Students interact with teachers on a regular basis so it''s only natural that sexual relationships will develop, but isn''t it unnatural and unholy for adults to have a sexual relationships with minors as young as twelve?</p>\r\n<p>A law enforcement official spoke at a real estate conference requesting that association members be required to report agents who may be engaging in or likely to engage in ''inappropriate'' sex with minors.</p>\r\n<p>When the speaker finished, the association''s president thanked him and recommended the association adopt law enforcement''s proposed new rules.</p>\r\n<p>Before that could be done, a well known, respected broker stood up among the crowd, and with a booming voice began presenting an opposing point of view.</p>\r\n<p>The job of law enforcement he said was to enforce the law and the job of real estate professionals was to sell real estate. He questioned whether agents were competent to make decisions that could end up damaging or even destroying the reputations and careers of fellow agents, regardless of how well-intentioned, and questioned whether unscrupulous agents might even go so far as to falsely report competing agents in order to gain an unfair advantage.</p>\r\n<p>He pointed out that sexual coming of age was a fluid concept that was constantly evolving and offered his grandparents up as an example.</p>\r\n<p>They married at twelve and had their first of ten children at thirteen, all of whom grew up to be productive, law abiding citizens. By today''s standards his grand parents would be convicted sex offenders, and his grandfather a statutory rapist.</p>\r\n<p>The broker ended by recommending the association reject law enforcement''s proposed new rules and received a rousing round of applause. Thankfully, that was the end of that.</p>\r\n<p>Teachers having sex with students, is this a good idea? Of course not.</p>\r\n<p>Should such behaviour be condoned or overlooked? Of course not.</p>\r\n<p>Teachers have a responsibility to act responsibly and school districts have the right to set standards, policy and disciplinary action as necessary.</p>\r\n<p>Legislators also have the right and responsibility to set standards through legislation, but let us bear in mind that most legislation is passed without ever having been read by those who introduce, promote and vote for it, as it is largely drafted by well paid corporate and NGO lobbyists on behalf of those who have bought and paid for our legislators with donations, bribes and blackmail. It''s incumbent upon each of us, especially law enforcement and the judiciary, to question and carefully weigh the applicability and wisdom of legislated solutions.</p>\r\n<p>Brianna Nicole Stanley''s job and career have been destroyed, and what''s left of her youth could very well be spent behind bars.</p>\r\n<p>America already has more citizens locked away in jails and prisons than any other nation on earth, and American prison sentences are the most lengthy of any civilized nation. We imprison ten times more of our citizens than Europe does.</p>\r\n<p>Law enforcement and District Attorneys are now making prodigious use of a tool called <strong>''Stacking''</strong> to make sure our prisons, especially our privately owned prisons, stay full.</p>\r\n<p>With so many laws now on the books, it''s estimated that each American commits at least 3 felonies a day, that''s 21 felonies each week. When you''ve pissed off the wrong person(s) it''s easier than ever for the system to come up with reasons to arrest you. Once arrested, they don''t just charge you with one crime, say tax fraud, they charge you with a whole host of related crimes, like conspiracy to commit tax fraud, unlawful use of a bank account to commit tax fraud, conspiracy to unlawfully use electronic communications (a phone) to commit tax fraud, etc.</p>\r\n<p>In theory you have the right to demand a trial before a jury of your peers, but ''stacking'' makes that right virtually impossible to exercise. In addition to the original charge of tax fraud which carries a five year sentence, when all the other charges are stacked on top of it, you''re now facing 400 years in prison.</p>\r\n<p>The District Attorney lets you know that if you force him/her and the court to go through the expense of a trial, they will ''throw the book at you'' by demanding you be sentenced to the maximum (400 years)... but if you plead guilty to the charges, they will only seek a sentence of twenty years.</p>\r\n<p>This places defendants in a tight spot. Should you demand a jury trial and lose, you could spend the next 400 years in prison. If you agree to plead guilty, you will only spend twenty years in the slammer (despite that fact that you may be innocent). Our jails and prisons are full of individuals whose only crime was to be in the <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/how-easy-it-is-to-end-up-in-prison-for-a-crime-you-didnt-commit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>wrong place at the wrong time</strong></a></span>.</p>\r\n<p>This is the very situation Brianna Nicole Stanley now faces. Does she have the financial resources to adequately defend herself against the virtually unlimited resources of the District Attorney? Will Brianna be forced to accept an onerous, unjust plea agreement in order to avoid doing serious time in prison? What would you do in her position?</p>\r\n<p>Is Brianna Nicole Stanley just an average American girl, like most, having grown up with faces glued to cell phones and other electronic devices, sharing their every thought, fantasy and desire on social media? Was the supposed victim really a victim or just another willing participant?</p>\r\n<p>How many of today''s parents are themselves poorly educated, uninformed, self centered, immature social media junkies and video gaming zombies whose children are essentially forced to raise themselves? Are you aware that numerous studies indicate Social Media causes mental illness? Do you know that many Social Media developers do not allow their own families to use their products because they know all too well the damage it does?</p>\r\n<p>What about our teaching colleges and universities? With over 400 female teachers having been convicted of sex crimes with students in just the past two years, can it be said that Brianna Nicole Stanley''s educators properly informed and instructed her regarding what is and isn''t acceptable sexual behaviour with students?</p>\r\n<p>Did Scotland County''s school system''s ''intake and orientation program'' for new teachers adequately explain its policies and expectations to Brianna?</p>\r\n<p>150 years ago a twenty three year old teacher could reasonably be expected to be a mature, responsible adult. Can this really be said today when children are for the most part being raising by social media, burned out parents and failing schools?</p>\r\n<p>Should Brianna Nicole Stanley receive a ''Get Out of Jail Free'' pass? Of course not. She is of legal age and, like it or not, will face consequences for her poor decisions. We can only pray, that when our judicial system dispenses its ''justice'', The Punishment will befit the Crime.</p>\r\n<p>While this young woman''s life hangs in the balance, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper hangs out and parties with a known, convicted sexual offender. <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/nc-governor-cooper-attends-gala-hosted-by-sex-offender/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Here''s the story</strong></a></span>.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Ask yourself, What would Jesus do?</strong></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://ladyliberty1885.com/2018/12/05/scotland-teacher-racks-up-14-sex-charges-including-child-porn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Lady Liberty 1885</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/e-cigarette-makers-frantically-targeting-your-children/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">E-Cigarette Makers Frantically Targeting Your Children</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/incredible-high-school-valedictorian-commencement-speech-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Incredible High School Valedictorian Commencement Speech (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/why-do-bullies-bully-bullying-among-youths/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Do Bullies Bully – Bullying Among Youths</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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. 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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<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" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'Brianna Nicole Stanley - Let the Punishment Fit the Crime', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3356-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-04-06 08:14:44', '2019-04-06 12:14:44', '', 3356, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3356-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3980, 1, '2019-04-06 08:21:12', '2019-04-06 12:21:12', '<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-3387" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/brianna-nicole-stanley-300x256.jpg" alt="" width="339" height="289" /><span style="color: #0000ff;"><br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p>Brianna Nicole Stanley was arrested November 30, 2018 by the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old student at Carver Middle School in Laurinburg, North Carolina. This was Stanley’s first year of teaching with the school district where she taught seventh grade science.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft wp-image-3388" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/brianna-nicole-stanley-scotland-county-teacher.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="328" />The fact is more than 400 female teachers have been convicted nationwide of similar offences during just the past two years. It appears such behaviour is rapidly becoming the new normal.</p>\r\n<p>What''s driving this epidemic? Professionals lay the blame at the feet of ubiquitous electronic technologies that allow instant communications between teachers and students, including the sharing of explicit messaging and photos.</p>\r\n<p>Certainly, there is truth here, but there''s more to this story.</p>\r\n<p>Children are sexually active earlier due to the presence of Estrogen mimickers in our drinking water, food supply, packaging materials and clothing. Such chemicals cause the early onset of puberty.</p>\r\n<p>Children are also being exposed to a constant barrage of sexual messaging through advertising, social media, gaming and subliminal messaging.</p>\r\n<p>Students interact with teachers on a regular basis so it''s only natural that sexual relationships will develop, but isn''t it unnatural and unholy for adults to have a sexual relationships with minors as young as twelve?</p>\r\n<p>A law enforcement official spoke at a real estate conference requesting that association members be required to report agents who may be engaging in or likely to engage in ''inappropriate'' sex with minors.</p>\r\n<p>When the speaker finished, the association''s president thanked him and recommended the association adopt law enforcement''s proposed new rules.</p>\r\n<p>Before that could be done, a well known, respected broker stood up among the crowd, and with a booming voice began presenting an opposing point of view.</p>\r\n<p>The job of law enforcement he said was to enforce the law and the job of real estate professionals was to sell real estate. He questioned whether agents were competent to make decisions that could end up damaging or even destroying the reputations and careers of fellow agents, regardless of how well-intentioned, and questioned whether unscrupulous agents might even go so far as to falsely report competing agents in order to gain an unfair advantage.</p>\r\n<p>He pointed out that sexual coming of age was a fluid concept that was constantly evolving and offered his grandparents up as an example.</p>\r\n<p>They married at twelve and had their first of ten children at thirteen, all of whom grew up to be productive, law abiding citizens. By today''s standards his grand parents would be convicted sex offenders, and his grandfather a statutory rapist.</p>\r\n<p>The broker ended by recommending the association reject law enforcement''s proposed new rules and received a rousing round of applause. Thankfully, that was the end of that.</p>\r\n<p>Teachers having sex with students, is this a good idea? Of course not.</p>\r\n<p>Should such behaviour be condoned or overlooked? Of course not.</p>\r\n<p>Teachers have a responsibility to act responsibly and school districts have the right to set standards, policy and disciplinary action as necessary.</p>\r\n<p>Legislators also have the right and responsibility to set standards through legislation, but let us bear in mind that most legislation is passed without ever having been read by those who introduce, promote and vote for it, as it is largely drafted by well paid corporate and NGO lobbyists on behalf of those who have bought and paid for our legislators with donations, bribes and blackmail. It''s incumbent upon each of us, especially law enforcement and the judiciary, to question and carefully weigh the applicability and wisdom of legislated solutions.</p>\r\n<p>Brianna Nicole Stanley''s job and career have been destroyed, and what''s left of her youth could very well be spent behind bars.</p>\r\n<p>America already has more citizens locked away in jails and prisons than any other nation on earth, and American prison sentences are the most lengthy of any civilized nation. We imprison ten times more of our citizens than Europe does.</p>\r\n<p>Law enforcement and District Attorneys are now making prodigious use of a tool called <strong>''Stacking''</strong> to make sure our prisons, especially our privately owned prisons, stay full.</p>\r\n<p>With so many laws now on the books, it''s estimated that each American commits at least 3 felonies a day, that''s 21 felonies each week. When you''ve pissed off the wrong person(s) it''s easier than ever for the system to come up with reasons to arrest you. Once arrested, they don''t just charge you with one crime, say tax fraud, they charge you with a whole host of related crimes, like conspiracy to commit tax fraud, unlawful use of a bank account to commit tax fraud, conspiracy to unlawfully use electronic communications (a phone) to commit tax fraud, etc.</p>\r\n<p>In theory you have the right to demand a trial before a jury of your peers, but ''stacking'' makes that right virtually impossible to exercise. In addition to the original charge of tax fraud which carries a five year sentence, when all the other charges are stacked on top of it, you''re now facing 400 years in prison.</p>\r\n<p>The District Attorney lets you know that if you force him/her and the court to go through the expense of a trial, they will ''throw the book at you'' by demanding you be sentenced to the maximum (400 years)... but if you plead guilty to the charges, they will only seek a sentence of twenty years.</p>\r\n<p>This places defendants in a tight spot. Should you demand a jury trial and lose, you could spend the next 400 years in prison. If you agree to plead guilty, you will only spend twenty years in the slammer (despite that fact that you may be innocent). Our jails and prisons are full of individuals whose only crime was to be in the <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/how-easy-it-is-to-end-up-in-prison-for-a-crime-you-didnt-commit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>wrong place at the wrong time</strong></a></span>.</p>\r\n<p>This is the very situation Brianna Nicole Stanley now faces. Does she have the financial resources to adequately defend herself against the virtually unlimited resources of the District Attorney? Will Brianna be forced to accept an onerous, unjust plea agreement in order to avoid doing serious time in prison? What would you do in her position?</p>\r\n<p>Is Brianna Nicole Stanley just an average American girl, like most, having grown up with faces glued to cell phones and other electronic devices, sharing their every thought, fantasy and desire on social media? Was the supposed victim really a victim or just another willing participant?</p>\r\n<p>How many of today''s parents are themselves poorly educated, uninformed, self centered, immature social media junkies and video gaming zombies whose children are essentially forced to raise themselves? Are you aware that numerous studies indicate Social Media causes mental illness? Do you know that many Social Media developers do not allow their own families to use their products because they know all too well the damage they do?</p>\r\n<p>What about our teaching colleges and universities? With over 400 female teachers having been convicted of sex crimes with students in just the past two years, can it be said that Brianna Nicole Stanley''s educators properly informed and instructed her regarding what is and isn''t acceptable sexual behaviour with students?</p>\r\n<p>Did Scotland County''s school system''s ''intake and orientation program'' for new teachers adequately explain its policies and expectations to Brianna?</p>\r\n<p>150 years ago a twenty three year old teacher could reasonably be expected to be a mature, responsible adult. Can this really be said today when children are for the most part being raising by social media, burned out parents and failing schools?</p>\r\n<p>Should Brianna Nicole Stanley receive a ''Get Out of Jail Free'' pass? Of course not. She is of legal age and, like it or not, will face consequences for her poor decisions. We can only pray, that when our judicial system dispenses its ''justice'', The Punishment will befit the Crime.</p>\r\n<p>While this young woman''s life hangs in the balance, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper hangs out and parties with a known, convicted sexual offender. <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/nc-governor-cooper-attends-gala-hosted-by-sex-offender/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Here''s the story</strong></a></span>.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Ask yourself, What would Jesus do?</strong></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://ladyliberty1885.com/2018/12/05/scotland-teacher-racks-up-14-sex-charges-including-child-porn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Lady Liberty 1885</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/e-cigarette-makers-frantically-targeting-your-children/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">E-Cigarette Makers Frantically Targeting Your Children</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/incredible-high-school-valedictorian-commencement-speech-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Incredible High School Valedictorian Commencement Speech (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/why-do-bullies-bully-bullying-among-youths/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Do Bullies Bully – Bullying Among Youths</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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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