Inside The South Carolina Town Without A Police Department

[@V0ltron]

I live in SC. And my suggestion to anyone living in this historical state is to exercise your Constitutional right to carry.

[@WiseOwl_1408]

That or move

[@cornell833]

Facts 💯

[@bobloblaw204]

@@WiseOwl_1408 no way, make the trash move out.

[@that_damn_duck]

I live SC too, and you better believe I carry.

[@theien5929]

It’s all about video cameras, alarms and ARs to assist your vigilance.

[@SuzanneRich-ok8bb]

My wife and I have passed through this town on numerous occasions. We turn off Hwy 74 at the Laurinburg intersection and when we reach Bennetsville we turn north (we live in N.C. close to the N.C. and S.C. border). It is a very beautiful town and we'll usually have our lunch there. The citizens are very very friendly and hospitable. We have talked seriously about selling our home and property in N.C. and moving here permanently. It reminds me of the small N.C. where I grew up that went from a population of about 1,700 to millions of northerners that flooded the area beginning in the early '80's. I'm 67 years old; I spent 32 years in the military and by the time I retired in '09 the culture had changed completely. I had become a stranger. God bless this town and its people.

[@Mobilehomeman1972]

I used to work at Scotland Container on 401 a majority of the people that worked there at the time lived in McColl and Bennettsville. I used to go to a bunch of after work parties in McColl usually on Wednesdays ,that was payday at that time in around 1991.

[@VinnieVega]

It seems to be much of the same all over the south.

[@decacards5250]

Nice beaches there.

[@reggiehowze1891]

Passed thru there heading to Monroe, North Carolina.

[@collentreefelling9142]

You name is Suzanne but you have a wife?

[@anitaoconnell2799]

This country is broken on so many levels.

[@kyleanuar9090]

If you divide the country into blue and red states the figures on crimes and social issues are like night and day. Red states are on over 120 rank down in the world for most dangerous countries but blue states shot that figure up to among the top.

[@Stalinwithrizz]

Voting Democrat doesn't help.

[@demri123]

Elon knows the solution: more indians!

[@juliannacalifornia]

Thanks to "progressive" experiments

[@WiseOwl_1408]

Does voting help at all?​@@Stalinwithrizz

[@shocktocker8282]

In most places it's not a police problem, it's a people probem. This appears to be a great place to live, with good people.

[@joefer5360]

The police are suppose to GO AFTER the bad people. Instead, they laze about in the police station collecting a check or whine about being "underpaid".

[@ChristIsKing8888]

Calling them people is generous

[@JasonBMooreNYC]

Having lived there 25 years, you’re wrong…

[@MichaelMcMillan-k1s]

​@@JasonBMooreNYCFACTS!!! They're OBVIOUSLY not from the area. SMH.

[@toddboley6987]

Looks like police force were milking system for OT pay…..25pct of entire budget. This is a town of 2k people. One police officer could drive every street every hour. But they had 6??

[@sj122s]

Everyone enjoys the videos. It's funny how the main stream news never really covers these places. Keep up the good work Nick!

[@williambenton1105]

Sometimes i think the market for independent journalists is oversaturated, but its pretty inspiring watching these.. especially when its local. Makes you want to pack it up, take a road trip and brainstorm some juicy and informative interviews.

[@milanimorales2645]

ONG

[@milanimorales2645]

@@williambenton1105 I feel like Nick was among the first KZbinrs to bring a regular guy with a microphone to the world. I'm sure there are others but I feel like they are riding his wave.

[@tootz1950]

What do you think FOX News does? They always allow you to blame someone else, never your bad parenting, never your bad decisions...it's always someone else. You have lousy pastors if they're not pointing that out to you daily.

[@kellyclish713]

Robbing people, stealing, drugs, and alcohol can't be blamed in part on lack of cops. Them are individual choices that people make. Choosing to sin. The law can only do so much, they caint instill morality.

[@joefer5360]

What? So the people who do no crime, should suffer because the police are scared of fighting crime? Move out? How - the criminals loot everything that belongs to working people. The only sin here, is blasphemy you preach.

[@alsetsolar3450]

Robbing , stealing, drugs and alcohol can't all be blamed on sin. Where are the sin officers at? Lots of sins are socially acceptable and not a crime. Sinning is subjective.

[@joefer5360]

The police can do their jobs. Excuse after excuses.

[@mitchweber7868]

They just caint!

[@rugrat1235]

@@alsetsolar3450 Sinning is biblical, not subjective

[@JoeMarcello123]

Just let the sheriff's office take over. Thats how it is here in my small town.

[@JUBABU4]

Thats how its suppose to be.The Sheriff is voted into office.

[@J10969]

The problem with that is you have no idea how long you’ll have to wait for a sheriff’s deputy to show up. In an emergency seconds could be the difference between life and death. 🫤

[@c.b.-11]

Meth has ruined small communities all over the South. Btw local elections are very very important.

[@JasonBMooreNYC]

It’s not meth there it’s opioids. So sad to see it happen, nothing to do there but get high and be nosy.

[@silkydan2941]

​@@JasonBMooreNYCwell Blacks don't deal in meth and opioids, sounds like a White problem to me

[@UnsencoredTube]

@@JasonBMooreNYCNo, its definitely meth. Opiates are also a problem but that more in the midwest.

[@JasonBMooreNYC]

@@UnsencoredTube I lived there it’s opioids, known quite a few people to OD from them.

[@UnsencoredTube]

@@JasonBMooreNYC I also live here, meth is the most used drug around here. People literally come here to get cheaply made meth…

[@missthang4982]

I live in a town in Northern Ontario, Canada population 3000..We don't have police either. They're 35 minutes away. At least you all have a constitutional right to carry. We can't even possess pepper spray. Canada is a joke.

[@Stalinwithrizz]

Urban dwellers wanted leftism. They got it.

[@user-he5yg5ho3u]

Could always move instead of knocking your own country.

[@daddypettypatchadams7571]

My mother in law lives up there and said its the big cities ruining everything cause they just keep voting Left and theres not enough population outside of them to stop it. I keep an eye on stuff up there and it makes me glad to live in the mountains of North Carolina. Our state/country has its issues but at least we can protect ourselves.

[@SeekTheTruth205]

Well word on the street is that Canada may quite possibly be becoming the 51 state of the United States, then things will change for you sweetheart 😉

[@missthang4982]

@daddypettypatchadams7571 Ya. British Columbia is the worst in terms of the left. They're like California. I really hope Chimney Rock gets more exposure to what the government is trying to do to them. God bless North Carolina. You've been in my prayers since those devastating floods. Be well, neighbor 🙏

[@dormiacrouch1905]

God bless you Vern!!! Prayers for all the good people and your town! Prayers for a new , dependable Police department and a good reasonable priced large Grocery store.

[@bh1567]

Every neighboring drug dealer is like I'm on the clock meet me in mccall

[@christianbethea8322]

No they weren't cause they had our sheriff department policing when the cops left for a few days they had it on lock

[@JesseDomo]

Naw mccoll ain't it

[@LateraLarry-e6n]

😂😂😂😂

[@johndickinson186]

We need to make stuff here. We need common sense solutions. Cheap energy. And teach more young people the importance of having a moral compass and good work ethic. And GET OFF THE PHONE! Thanks Nick.

[@300blk_SM1]

I developed GIS water system infrastructure maps for this town, and I’ve driven through every inch of it. It’s a-shame what’s going on, but unfortunately this is common in rural towns in SC; I’ve mapped a lot of them, and I’ve witnessed similar situations on many different occasions. It was unfortunate hearing what happened to the Mayor, I met with him on several occasions and he seemed like a nice guy who wanted the best for the town. I hope they bounce back soon.

[@db4152]

Shout out to you for making the Water Maps Infrastructure Systems and shit!!

[@300blk_SM1]

@ 🤣

[@maryjanegreen7601]

Residents need to band together and do what needs done.

[@kendalldavis3849]

Residents are the ones breaking the law.

[@1776massmedia]

There are 3 towns in CT, right next to my MA town, that has no police departments and little to no crime. It's not a policing issue.

[@valvodka]

Please name the towns so we can research and also see if the towns are covered by a county sheriff's department

[@ES-mc3cc]

Too cold to go out and steal in CT.

[@TCRStaff]

​@@valvodkaCT does not have Sheriff departments, so no they will not be patrolling. However what they will have is a State trooper for maybe a few hours a day. Then when he or she is off duty you will have extended response times as state police will dispatch another trooper from highway duty.

[@tomernest2004]

Probably fairly rich towns up in the northwest corner of Connecticut. A lot of private security and a resident State trooper.

[@sgs1262]

Where is that I'll move

[@briannave7326]

The good people need to take turns policing the town until they get a police department back.

[@Nia_TV-1]

That’s what I said. They need to go old school link up with a meet up and the men do what they have to do. Nobody shouldn’t have to tell them to do that. They should just automatically know we got to protect our town.

[@perrob]

like chosing a sheriff?

[@joefer5360]

That's called a sheriff and deputies. The gangs won't take kindly to that. But, who cares about the gangs?

[@briannave7326]

They should already have a county sheriff.

[@iaintshit803]

Those cops was the dirty ones STEALING

[@JawlessEel]

You are amazing Nick, you bring real peoples stories to light who need help. I wish you all the luck and help to keep this growing.

[@MeanwhileinFlorida24]

He really is this is a great channel, better than anything on the news.

[@pamelalandis4627]

Looks like a town I would like to live in. I hope things improve there for the citizens.

[@Savv6ix]

Mane youn wanna live in no town down here in Marlboro county

[@babaluto]

Love living in SC. 19 years from Northern AZ. Off grid farming. Here is where they will bury me. Wow! Thank you for all the welcomes. Y'all are welcome around my fire.

[@lonleyndn]

Love having ya 🙂

[@shawtytoohottie9097]

I just moved to az from South Carolina born and raised and I'll never be going back..

[@marcelojorame4180]

Welcome and we glad to have ya down here

[@billyhuskey333]

This is truly the best place to live, mountains within view ocean within 4 hour drive and great people!

[@michaeldouglastv6641]

Welcome!

[@Stealthwealth1001]

$20 hr for armed law enforcement is an insult. Fast food workers where I live make $16

[@McRemmyBaby]

dishwashing at olive garden starts at $16 wow

[@dangrimes5078]

@@Stealthwealth1001 In California they get $20 by law. In & out pays $22 to $25. It's hard to believe isn't it?

[@JohnnyWilliams-FreeMan]

Be careful what you wish for. You may get it!

[@joegotz1971]

Growing up in a rural farming town in NJ, there was no local police department. It was covered by the NJ State Police.

[@TheU.S.]

Rural? NJ? I doubt

[@FixIt1975]

​@@TheU.S.there are still rural areas here, especially in parts of Cumberland and Salem counties in the south and parts of Warren, Hunterdon and Sussex in northern Jersey

[@joegotz1971]

West Windsor Township before all the farmers retired and the county built the park and golf courses. And before the developers came to town.

[@RobertAnderson-mr1um]

Great job! lived in Charleston 25 years two of my 3 daughters are born in S. C had to move up north to take care of my ailing parents seriously thinking about moving back now that their gone God bless the people of this town

[@shocktocker8282]

I like the Black guy's opinion on how people are responding to lack of police presence. He seems to be a good guy.

[@philhofland5501]

agreed

[@Mmshroom]

I am a mail carrier in a certain area of upstate NY, and I didn’t know until someone actually told me a few towns did not have police after midnight. Some none at all but smaller hamlets and towns. The one bigger town that didn’t have police after midnight definitely has a lot of crime after midnight.

[@johnmorganjr769]

Mr Odom verbalizes the situation accurately. 💯

[@daltonbryer3171]

These particular five officers in general were not responding to 911 calls. Clocking massive amounts of overtime pay at about 73000 per year when their base salaries were $44, 000. They would not Patrol the town. They would hang out at the courthouse. When the Town council member asked them what they were doing, they responded we weren't hired to patrol the town. They were also busted hiding a microphone at the mayor's desk at City Hall to spy on him. He died in a car crash while being chased by the sheriffs concerned for his well-being. But you go ahead and blame woke.

[@jbone9900]

Right I live in Scotland County and know what was up.

[@amicaaranearum]

I was wondering how woke this small town could be.

[@gregorystancourt1935]

Yeah, honestly, a lot of small towns have issues with their police departments. There’s so much less oversight and media coverage for small towns, because people only ever focus on the big city police departments.

[@iamerikka9774]

Oh wow

[@giovannimiles1]

Exactly

[@pigmengaming1615]

Surely the county sheriff's department would cover that little town.

[@code3sc]

They are.

[@ulfskinn1458]

Yeah, it’s not uncommon at all, especially out West. Sometimes it is cheaper to have the deputies patrol the town instead of paying for a dedicated police force, especially if there is not a lot of crime.

[@Commentleaver-c6x]

Or the state police.

[@code3sc]

@ we have Highway Patrol. They strictly handle traffic.

[@Commentleaver-c6x]

@@code3sc what’s SLED do? They were prominent in the Murdaugh shows.

[@scottmccree4865]

In South Carolina, they call that the Sherrif Sam Parker effect, Murdaugh effect, I'm sure I could keep going. They just can't fathom why no one trusts them.

[@flitetym]

I’ll tell you EXACTLY what the problem is: “The Derek Chauvin effect!” People are saying “hell no” to a job where there’s a GOOD CHANCE the thug you’ve arrested will have YOU behind bars - if not worse. If the community won’t back up its own police, then they deserve what they get. “Defund the police” - my arse. Eff - U. You jack-wagons are on your own. Nick … you are one of the BEST you-tubers out there. A national resource. God Bless, man …

[@scottmccree4865]

Or it could be the Sherrif Sam Parker effect!

[@wolfmannews]

Maybe they got tired of being abused by their wonderful police department while the department rips them off.

[@acorn8170]

I think you are exactly correct. This is more extreme because it's EVERY policeman in the town. There are towns all across this country that are losing policeman because there are so many people turning against them. There are a few bad apples in every profession but this is one that people are going to regret asking to get rid of. PS... there is enough to open the D Chauvin case...that man definitely deserves a new trial when Trump gets in. Thank God common sense is coming back. This country has hope again and so does this and every small town. Keep the democrats out of office from top to bottom if you don't want this.

[@sailingwiththegods538]

My town has no PD and we never will. We're not scared little children calling for Daddy Government to save us.

[@Briwnee]

Excuses excuses after another excuses. Can't make that up!

[@SuzanneRich-ok8bb]

One more comment: we have more crime now in Union County, N.C. than we ever had when I was growing up. Robberies, gunfights, drunkenness, car hijackings, etc. When I was a kid I could roam the area on my bicycle with friends; our parents never worried about us. We don't go out at night at all now unless it's absolutely necessary. And we have police all over the place reacting to crime.

[@JGanes]

I get the feeling that those 2 sheriff deputies driving by was a show. They an outsider was going around asking questions and they got nervous.

[@DumHeather]

Lmao definitely not.

[@JasonBMooreNYC]

No I was there for an entire week and got back yesterday, the sheriff had people about and even saw a state trooper there.

[@theien5929]

Policing in a small town can be a very dangerous job. I grew up in a town of 3000. When I was a boy both of the two town policemen were killed in a traffic stop on the main highway through town by a wanted criminal one of them had stopped for speeding.

[@sandybothwell3812]

😮

[@kennethmeeker6369]

I’m from a small town 400 people, police are 40 miles away accept for the sheriff that drives thru sometimes everybody is armed . People are usually care flighted out when there’s an accident so police are not of much use but to investigate after the incident. You are your own first responder !

[@jborthodoc]

Nick look further into the mayor issue. He was being escorted by a state police officer when he swerved into a truck. Suspicious

[@code3sc]

He was being pursued by the Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office because they had concerns over his safety. The mayor was being investigated by South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED).

[@JasonBMooreNYC]

He committed suicide he called his estranged wife before doing so and said he was going to take his life.

[@Opiemus]

If you read between the lines a bit of both appears to be true. The Marlboro County sheriff's deputy was probably trying to conduct a welfare check on him. Probably because he had made threats to unalive himself due to the SLED investigation. It appears he followed through because he went head-on with a tractor trailer. Of course all the above is speculation on my part but it seems very plausible. 🧐

[@beachgirl1794]

This!!! Not everything is what it seems

[@briankenison7995]

No police in my town. Hell half the place doesn't even lock their doors.

[@DumHeather]

You can do that if you live in a white enough area.

[@DumHeather]

You can do that if your town is W enough.

[@goodmeasure777]

@@DumHeather White enough? That's disgusting of you to be prejudiced like that. There's plenty of good conservative Black Americans or Hispanics Americans etc, who don't like the criminal element taking over. You should be careful with what you say. You seem like the type too busy looking at Black people, meanwhile the cartels are running product through your little town...

[@dlt215]

@@DumHeatherNot if it’s drug infested..

[@nicolesimpson5634]

I live in a town like that also

[@ItsTheCostanza]

Small towns like this can take care of their own people ❤

[@up-uw4op]

pontiac mi has a population of 60000 with no police dept. we survive just fine with the county sheriff. lots of small towns in michigan have no police.

[@joemoore5844]

Yo (248) wusG

[@JunkerDriver999]

Most of these towns don't need law enforcement. All they do is harass and set up speed traps because there is nothing going on.

[@goodmeasure777]

@@JunkerDriver999 Kind of like some town in Tennessee arresting driver's who were actually sober.

[@jeffshadow2407]

​@@JunkerDriver999Drive through Cairo, Illinois for absolute proof of this!

[@foxmulder7616]

Detroit was telling people to enter Detroit "at your own risk" a few years ago lol

[@DebraGray-gt7fw]

I live 3 miles north of McColl, Laurinburg, NC I ride my bike into McColl all the time and shop there for antiques There is a feeling of nostalgia in the air there Even with all, it’s broken down buildings and people I’d love to meet you, Nick and your wife if you’re still in the area Deb

[@thescuffletownchef]

I love watching his videos, especially when he visits close to Robeson/Scotland County. I've lived here all my life and drive through McColl often for work.

[@wizardofahhhs759]

Reminds me of 'Salems Lot.

[@JasonBMooreNYC]

This was recorded about 3 weeks ago Deb.

[@DebraGray-gt7fw]

@@JasonBMooreNYC Thanks for letting me know , A lot of the shows I watch on KZbin are daily uploads , When I saw this, it was less than an hour. It had been put up. , lol I had no idea😊

[@Shadowsdreamatnight]

It actually looks like a very clean little town, and not some ghetto trashed outproperties

[@ronneysavoy9705]

Actually thats America 😂😂

[@larryblake3048]

Same thing happened in Candor N.C.police all quit!

[@angelaosullivan9796]

I'm a South Carolina resident in upstate. We have awesome officers who care about the people they protect and serve. We love our neighbors and we take care of them!

[@dj02242]

Chuck Wright the goat!!

[@heatherhancock2546]

You’ve come into your own at this point, “Team Nick Johnson.” Congratulations to you and your wife. We all Love you! 🤗

[@tomtravis3077]

19:48 Municipal police departments are in my opinion unconstitutional. They are the very notion of 'standing army'. The county sheriff is an elected official. He has the power to assemble a posse. Otherwise known as a militia. The sheriff is the only person authorized to deputize law enforcement. Municipal forces are answerable to no one except the city council or manager that hired them. You can force the chief out. But the organization remains. They are a private army. Sounds like the sheriff needs to hire more deputies.

[@willvandeusen7130]

Everyone is really proud of their town. Rare to find people talking so positively like that

[@billyj9168]

He seems like a great neighbor, blasting music on his front yard pitbulls in cages barking all day..

[@DumHeather]

Yeah that would drive me crazy

[@shocktocker8282]

I'd prefer him as a neighbor above many people i know. He's well spoken and seems like a good guy that I'd like to get to know and have as a neighbor. Hopefully he restricts the music to short intervals!!!

[@concernedcitizen4031]

I doubt the dogs bark unless somebody comes close to the house.

[@goodmeasure777]

@billyj9168, Maybe he had something planned. You can see his house is not far from that corner where the stores were.

[@weispresidentnow]

Sounds like an easy place to make bad guys disappear Silver linings and what not. 🤷‍♂️

[@larrylucas5731]

It's time to LOCK and LOAD...

[@davidj669]

The government is a joke and not a funny one

[@alcoyot]

Mabton Washington. Same thing happened. They lost their Last policeman. It’s only a matter of time before blood begins to flow in these places

[@Tennessee6447]

The guy said that county voted Kamala, so that says it all. Corruption is the problem here!

[@DumHeather]

lol no it’s only 48% W. What do you expect?

[@goodmeasure777]

@@DumHeather Sorry to inform you, but there are plenty of WHITE liberals, who voted for Harris. LOL. You are so fixated on race.

[@Briwnee]

Another excuse. Blame always

[@rN-zb9kj]

What's crazy is Marlboro County still voted for Kamala, sadly. Some people never learn.

[@rN-zb9kj]

wrote this comment before the guy said it 🤣

[@Charles-d4e3b]

Glad their cops Left the LEFTYS Hope they get nothing

[@jeffshadow2407]

Instead they voted for the Orange Baboon who will make the middle class poorer.

[@jbone9900]

India first right.

[@chrisarrowood2061]

People like you, will never learn who the real enemies are. It isn't the poor, it isn't the brown people, it isn't anything else you been told about random transies 😂. It's about the top 1% but keep fighting your imaginary problems that will never matter as you vote for a billionaire and act confused about the country falling apart being anything besides a class issue. Some Random trans Mexicans aren't the problem, lunacy 😅

[@PraiseGod428]

I live in the upstate of SC. I love the looks of this small town. Pretty much, anywhere in the south, you will see a church on almost every corner. I will pray for this pretty little town, one big manufacturer moving there would help the people a lot.

[@garlife2585]

They do it " Country Style " in Bennetsville 💯😅

[@themagus5906]

"Yeah, Baby!!!"

[@philipmcqueen8107]

Nick, thank You for taking your time to help out the people of McColl, SC

[@user-he5yg5ho3u]

Another one in the books! Interesting! Thanks Nick🐾😎

[@stonerman15]

Every county needs a Police Department.

[@schonkable]

I've lived in SC for more than 20 years. Marlboro County seems to have had a reputation for a long time as being a depressed county.

[@JosephShaffer-o1o]

Me being born in SC in Union SC , my heart ❤️ is always for the south , in Boston now , but miss the south still , enjoyed the video , so glad you did this one , thank you 🙏

[@BullseyeBob1]

WOKE seems to come up in all these stories. Cancel WOKE and cancel it asap!

[@user-te9ut7ms4l]

THEY WOULD IF THEY KNEW WHAT IT WAS

[@weispresidentnow]

Wasnt this place on the way down before "woke"?

[@cherylday1831]

That's because everyone hijacked what it meant, because they think it makes them so cool to say! Don't be mad because people aren't with the BS and ain't steppin and fetchin!

[@LeahDyson-kq4bd]

How do you cancel it lol

[@zunedog31]

Yeah America needs to be more like this

[@JohnDaker_singer]

This kind of stuff happens all the time with small towns that are dying. They simply need to unincorporate, and become a census designated area instead of a town. That way, the county can take over all of the services that the town used to provide. The residents will now pay a county tax instead of a town tax. Their taxes may go up slightly, but it is the only way for these people to receive the services they need.

[@NickJohnson]

What about the town drunk? Does he unincorporate too?

[@JohnDaker_singer]

@ No. I generally stay put until they run me out of town.

[@santeegator1]

Anybody with any since doesnt rely on law enforcement to keep you safe. They're not 1st responders. Theyre like 8th or 9th. You yourself is the 1st responder or your better half.

[@norton790ify]

Shout out to Laurinburg NC..right up the road!!!

[@btetschner]

A+ video! LOVE IT! Fascinating phenomena, really helpful for understand special cases for small towns!

[@NickJohnson]

Wow those are big words this time!

[@KPCooler]

They quit because they stole money from a deceased man

[@SlowDownFish]

Remember that they still have sheriff dept in the county so not left without law enforcement most little towns would be better off without the small town politics anyway

[@anthonyruby2668]

I love it! It's NOT a gang or vigilante or protection racket! It's nonprofit community volunteers

[@themagus5906]

Yep! Just keep importing poverty in the name of Jesus. THAT'LE make this country better!

[@kevinmaden5572]

NO SPEEDING TICKETS 🤔

[@shadowtail4063]

Dui too

[@MrTrentbh]

My town in Ash N.C has never had a police station! We all get along just fine.

[@jasondavis1502]

Shit. Get you 2A out! Wheres the assembly??

[@DiscoveryGlobeLifeDocumentaryY]

That's an interesting perspective! The idea of exercising your constitutional rights to protect yourself while living in areas with little to no crime highlights how different communities approach safety. It’s true that in some areas, the absence of police doesn’t necessarily equate to higher crime, and local values and community engagement can play a huge role in maintaining order. It’s all about finding the right balance that works for each unique community.

[@DumHeather]

Demographics is what it all boils down to

[@NickJohnson]

That's a bot

[@jasondavis1502]

Whats is called when you fall in love with your captors? Pick up your arms and protect yourself. Thats how you eliminate corruption!

[@DumHeather]

Yeah right. Waaaay too late for that bubba.

[@JohnKim-py7pv]

Stockholm Syndrome aka Patty Hearst Effect. It’s when a victim begins to identify with their captors.

[@jasondavis1502]

@JohnKim-py7pv yes sir , thats it!

[@nadie2795]

Sounds just like Mayor/Supervisor/Dictator Tiffany Henyard of Dolton, Illinois Pretty sure when the town police don't exist the county Sheriff gets the responsibility

[@robinogle9732]

It warmed my heart when I heard the man say that he was a teacher. It looks like there's a good guy on our team teaching our kids God bless him

[@TheLegendofBrettMorrison]

think I've drove through there on my way to Myrtle Beach once or twice in my 10 trips there, back in the day. One time my Water Pump went out on the trip on my Monte Carlo 98' and had to get it changed at a Local Garage somewhere down through there... we had been just adding water over and over to not blow up the car.

[@andrewshowland]

20$ an hour to patrol those streets sounds like they had it made and didn't even know it.

[@melodiewood1315]

George Floyd defund the police movement.

[@daddypettypatchadams7571]

Politicians couldnt do it so a criminal did 😂😂😂😂

[@tina-mariecrocker5687]

He was definitely not a saint

[@jeffwaymire7880]

When Criminals Are Making The Laws And Protecting Criminals There's No Need For Police Especially in Currupt Democratic Sanctuary Cities and Towns

[@Calvin-m5n]

We don’t have law in our town we are the law!!

[@TBeenhavinir990]

I come from a small country town like this in Georgia. I'll NEVER go back. It's a town full of despair and absolutely nothing to do for the kids of the community. I moved me and my kids to Anderson, SC and I love it

[@jonathanfreedom1st]

There once was a time that We were our own police. We the People did not rely on Government. So hopefully the people exercise their right to carry a firearm. At least for the time being.

[@DumHeather]

Only works in a purely European society.

[@daradiant1]

I am in Darlington and live 45 minutes away from McColl

[@DumHeather]

And…

[@weispresidentnow]

Good for you 🏆

[@johnsteward4794]

It starts with the Governor. All South Carolina worries about is their prison system.

[@doreen6659]

:,( So corrupt $

[@cashcheckorcredit7]

Great video coverage. Boots on the ground. Real-life contact for people voices to be heard. Thanks for taking an interest in mankind.

[@retrochrisco]

Come to Lynchburg, SC I will show you around. Lynchburg don’t have polices and a population of like 300 people that’s where I am from.

[@hybridPeople358]

This is what the news media won't show you.

[@HerbalAmandaL]

Our city is about the same size and only have the County sheriff 😆 it's not that rare.

[@zippygodogs]

Not the only town in SC without Police Department. I know of another one

[@CMoore8539]

They need to stop complaining and Fix The Situation!!! If they don’t, they deserve what they get!!!

[@SuzanneRich-ok8bb]

Perhaps my final comment: I suspect the police in this town were corrupt and they were given the choice by the state DA to either resign or face prosecution. I know of a number of small towns in both S.C. and N.C. where the police were part of the problem and not the solution.

[@DumHeather]

Every government institution is corrupt. Every single last one and has been for a good long time. At least since the early 60s or else our country would not have gone through the drastic devastation and purely negative change that it’s gone through since then.

[@RickH428]

Why your final comment?

[@sc00b3rt]

I kind of got that impression when the man was talking about a council member asking question about how things were being done.

[@goodmeasure777]

💯💯

[@Briwnee]

Exactly

[@k7j6]

Wow! That Small Town in South Carolina falling apart with little to no police! I will not be surprised AT ALL if it becomes like that in Oregon before too long where I live. You on the other hand Nick are VERY LUCKY You NEVER EVER HAD TO LIVE IN A DUMP OF A STATE Like Oregon like I have all my life. I have a certain friend who was not born in Oregon where I live but did live there for a while. And he is lucky he was not born there or living there anymore. I wish I could say the same. You are a great soul Nick! There is not too many of them in Oregon except those that respect me. I only hope to see things improve!

[@Blessed2bFresh]

Wow!!! The downtown and road upkeep still look better than Chester, SC.

[@spitfirered]

"Government Politics"

[@katiecampbell9191]

I live about ten minutes from here. It’s a very poor area. It has a lot of good people though. I’m in NC. I hope they get it together.

[@ThatMagaLife]

Don't worry, billions more are going to Ukraine.

[@ChristIsKing8888]

Even more to israel

[@ThatMagaLife]

@ChristIsKing8888 Oh great! I was worried about them too.

[@remisouth5695]

i live in a small town...and we went almost two years without police...wasn't a big deal...the countie police just pick up the slack.

[@CMoore8539]

I’m in South Carolina too. This place is totally different from the way it used to be. It has become a sad excuse of a state. Thank you Nick! You still need to contact me for a future update. Florence SC.

[@nicolesimpson5634]

I have to agree! I loved living in McColl! I may not live there now but I’ll always go visit my friends in this great lil city.

[@frankroper3274]

I live in Laurens County and for what they do here they may as well resign. You can call em and they eventually show up but unless you know who did what and have it on camera with 3 witnesses then they take a report and waste your time and theirs evidently. Speeders fly up and down the roads where I live and the deputy sit under a tree and smoke a cigarette. Then they want a raise!

[@hughwestbury2102]

All of my grandparents are from here. I had 14 aunts and uncles and 26 cousins who grew up loving McColl. Every storefront and many of the homes and churches showed are vivid in my heart. Agriculture and textile based social structures were destroyed by WWII dispersion and global economies that ended the small towns in the south. Worldwide, tight nit village communities become rare as cultural diversity and extended families disappear, never to return until transportation and communication collapses.

[@kerriewilkerson2157]

Thanks, as always, for this❤. Enlightening

[@NickJohnson]

Ok Kerrie