An Easton police officer who resigned this week amid allegations that he did not turn in a lost wallet entrusted to him was charged Friday with stealing $375 from it, and court records show he had financial trouble.
James E. Marcum Jr., who joined Easton police in 2007, surrendered to authorities and was charged with misdemeanor theft for allegedly taking cash from the wallet, which police said he later threw in the trash.
[...]Edward Gibson, the wallet owner, said the allegation that a police officer stole his money has left him with mixed emotions.
"I feel mad, I feel bad that he lost his job; I'm just all over the place," Gibson said. "If you can't trust a police officer, who can you trust?"
Oh god, don't make me laugh! Clearly, you can trust a random stranger who finds your wallet stuffed with cash, but you can never trust a man in uniform!
12 Signs That Americans Who Love Liberty And Freedom Should Watch Their Backs
posted 10/01/2011, 11:31 PM (EndoftheAmericanDream) [Category: Tyranny/Police State] Do you love liberty and freedom? If so, you better watch your back. The control freaks that run our society are stripping away our liberties and freedoms a little bit more each day, and lately they seem to be particularly focused on coming after those that are not "integrating" into the system. Just like the rest of the western world, America is being transformed into a "Big Brother" police state control grid. Nearly everything that you do is being watched and monitored. A whole host of org... (more)
Prophets Of Doom: 12 Shocking Quotes From Insiders About The Horrific Economic Crisis That Is Almost Here
posted 10/01/2011, 11:31 PM (The Economic Collapse) [Category: Economy] We are getting so close to a financial collapse in Europe that you can almost hear the debt bubbles popping. All across the western world, governments and major banks are rapidly becoming insolvent. So far, the powers that be are keeping all of the balls in the air by throwing around lots of bailout money. But now the political will for more bailouts is drying up and the number of troubled entities seems to grow by the day. Right now the western world is facing a debt crisis that is absolute... (more)
Is the War on Terror a Hoax?
posted 10/01/2011, 11:31 PM (Paul Craig Roberts) [Category: Commentary] In the past decade, Washington has killed, maimed, dislocated, and made widows and orphans millions of Muslims in six countries, all in the name of the "war on terror." Washington's attacks on the countries constitute naked aggression and impact primarily civilian populations and infrastructure and, thereby, constitute war crimes under law. Nazis were executed precisely for what Washington is doing today.
Moreover the wars and military attacks have cost American taxp... (more)
The (Not) Surprising Bloodthirstiness of the (Obamaphile) Left
posted 10/01/2011, 11:31 PM (Daniel McAdams) [Category: Commentary] It is funny (in a sick kind of way) to watch the Obamaphile left lashing out at Ron Paul's principled position against a president having the power to order the assassination of an American citizen without charges or trial. Click on any Obama-friendly site like the HuffingtonPost and you will see them machine-gunning the comments section with deep thoughts such as this: ... (more)
"Roads, Education, and Waterways: The Case Against Public Services"
Lecture by Walter Block presented at the Mises Circle in Houston: "Great Economic Myths," Saturday 29 January 2008; Sponsored by Jeremy S. Davis. http://mises.org
Walter Block, an Austrian school economist and anarcho-libertarian philosopher, is Harold E. Wirth Eminent S... (more)
The officers and plaintiffs, Lt. Joseph Huff, investigator Leonard Claunts and Sgt. Curtis Shankel, claim in the lawsuit against the city, police department, Mayor Tom Dale and others that they were harassed, given less desirable assignments and threatened with lawsuits after... (more)
Cops On Internet Forum Love Watching NYPD Assault Protesters
posted 10/01/2011, 11:29 PM (Wonkette) [Category: Tyranny/Police State] So there’s this Internet forum for police officers called “Officer.com,” and you supposedly have to be a police officer to register for the site. (How do the administrators prove this? Probably by making sure the registration application has enough spelling errors and grammar disasters and obvious disregard for following the law.) And these alleged police grunts think it’s hee-larious that unemployed Americans are legally protesting the economic system in this country. It’s especially a yuk-yuk ... (more)
Politician Violates His Own Two-Strikes Anti-Piracy Plan
posted 10/01/2011, 11:27 PM (TorrentFreak) [Category: Big Brother/Orwellian] A few days ago Siegfried Kauder, Chairman of the Legal Committee of the German Parliament, announced a plan to introduce a two-strikes model for persistent pirates. After two warnings, Internet users would lose their Internet access to protect the interests of copyright holders. However, it now turns out that the politician himself might be the first to be disconnected as his website features copyrighted photos that were lifted without permission.
Phara, Queen of NinjaVideo, Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy and Copyright Infringement
posted 10/01/2011, 11:27 PM (TorrentFreak) [Category: Tyranny/Police State] Hana Beshara, one of the founders of the popular NinjaVideo movie and TV show streaming site, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and criminal copyright infringement. Better known online by her pseudonym Phara and by site members as their “Queen”, Beshara will be sentenced in January and faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison on each count.
Five years in prison for sharing publicly broadcast TV shows. Welcome to the land of the free.
The Century of the Self: The Untold History of Controlling the Masses Through the Manipulation of Unconscious Desires
Operation Gladio: The Hidden History of U.S. Sponsored False Flag Terrorism in Europe
The New American Century: The Untold History of The Project for the New American Century
Do you love liberty and freedom? If so, you better watch your back. The control freaks that run our society are stripping away our liberties and freedoms a little bit more each day, and lately they seem to be particularly focused on coming after those that are not "integrating" into the system. Just like the rest of the western world, America is being transformed into a "Big Brother" police state control grid. Nearly everything that you do is being watched and monitored. A whole host of org... 
We are getting so close to a financial collapse in Europe that you can almost hear the debt bubbles popping. All across the western world, governments and major banks are rapidly becoming insolvent. So far, the powers that be are keeping all of the balls in the air by throwing around lots of bailout money. But now the political will for more bailouts is drying up and the number of troubled entities seems to grow by the day. Right now the western world is facing a debt crisis that is absolute... 
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Caught On Tape: Officer Sucker Punches Inmate In Face, Files Report Claiming 'Self Defense'
Insult Person On Twitter, Go To Jail
SWAT Team Brings TV Crew To Film Raid Against Threatening Internet Critic -- Raids Innocent Grandma Instead
Cop Karate Chops NY Judge In The Throat
When the Right to Resist Becomes the "Duty to Submit"