GERALD, Missouri, May 24, 2009
How A Phony Fed Fooled A Small Town
Fraudulent Law Enforcer Tells Katie Couric Illegal Arrests He Made Gave Him Adrenaline Rush, Sense Of Purpose
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Play CBS Video Video Sergeant Bill Waving a badge he bought online and claiming to belong to the "Multi-jurisdictional Narcotics Task Force," Bill Jakob fooled a small town's officials into granting him the authority of a law enforcement officer. Katie Couric reports.
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One of them is Michael Holland, who Jakob told us he got to confess.
According to the police report, a pound of marijuana was seized from his car, but Holland says, "There was nothing in my car, nothing."
"But this is a pretty lengthy confession," Couric remarks.
"I don't know. I mean, that's crazy. I don't know how that came about," Holland says.
But he acknowledges it was in his handwriting.
"Some people watching this will see you as someone who was caught dealing drugs, and who is not only getting away with it, but who's trying to benefit from that very crime by suing the city for a lot of money. What would you say to that?" Couric asks.
"I have no idea. I mean, it's not about the money, really. I just want him to get what he deserves," Holland says.
Jakob pled guilty to 23 counts against him, including impersonating a federal officer. He was sentenced in December to five years in prison. And while it may be tempting to believe his version of the story - that he was only trying to do some good in the town of Gerald - remember Jakob is a master of deception.
"For me it wasn't about trying to pull something over on somebody. I'm not stupid, I knew what I was doing, I knew I wasn't a cop. I knew I wasn't a fed. I knew what I was doing wasn’t legal. But, you know, it isn't like I was out robbin' people. It wasn't like I was out beatin' people. It isn't like I was arresting drug dealers," he says. "I didn't say it was smart."
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See all 85 CommentsFor a person who READS a teleprompter, she did a wonderful job in the Palin interview, and people have really placed a lot of expectations on her shoulders given that. At this time however, I am really surprised that she is on 60 Minutes. I did not know that she was promoted to such a show. I work from 2:30 to 11PM CST and really don't watch much TV any more...I watch like 30 minutes a day totally. I gave up when all the shows promoted Obama and did no investigative reporting on Obama and did not push the socialist on his positions. The major networks GAVE Obama the presidency. I will never watch TV that much again in my life and I am 49 years old. I will never again be that manipulated by any media.
In any case 60 Minutes used to carry quite a bit of weight. 60 Minutes is supposed to be about hard hitting investigative reporting and interviewing.
How does meek, liberal, Katie Couric fit into that program? Well, she is a liberal, produced the resuts that NOBODY else could and earned her stripes that is how.
Now kids. If you want to get ahead, then is just one way. You have to stay true to your ideology and work hard. Curic did just that. If there is one other thing you can learn from all of this is that liberals OWN and OPERATE many different TV stations, and programs, including 60 Minutes. I never knew this very fact before today because 60 Minutes was not based on politics. But the evidence is there now given Katie Curic's promotion to the show....and NO I am, not an investigative reporter, but it sure looks like I could do a better job than Katie or those who remain at 60 Minutes.
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Yeeeaaaahhhh...
However, in this interview with Mr. Jakob, I am finding it hard to understand what Ms. Couric said or did that was so off-putting. Obviously the issue is a relevant one---despite some comments that declare that the issue is nonsense since the fraudulent cop "cleaned up the town", Gerald MO now faces 17 lawsuits for false arrest and violations of civil rights and could be bankrupted. And Ms. Couric's questions to Mr. Jakob were nowhere near as confrontational as the "What do you read" question she posed to the Vice Presidental candidate. In fact, Ms. Couric was about as deferential to Mr. Jakob as you can get, merely pointing out that seeing someone with drug paraphernalia may not be enough for a warrantless search, or that Mr. Jakob's self-pity was misplaced as he was going to jail for more than what he claimed was merely locking up drug dealers.
How can people say that Bill Jakob is a hero for "getting drug dealers off the streets?" Does no one appreciate the concept of individual rights anymore? Have we abandoned the mottos, "Live free or die" and "Give me liberty or give me death" and replaced them with "do whatever you want as long as you claim it's keeping me safe?" Even accused drug dealers have rights. And Bill Jakob violated those rights---he admitted that he refused people the right to have a lawyer (not merely during questioning). We cannot be a nation of laws, not of men, and allow people like Bill Jakob to run loose, regardless of their claims that they are helping us get bad people off the streets (not that I believe that that was his true motive, rather than feeling important and being able to bully people around).
And please, commenters, stop with the unclever declarations that Bill Jakob is as much of a fraudulent policeman as Katie Couric is a fraudulent reporter---that's irrelevant.
I thought the Sgt Bill segment deserved a big WHOGAS
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