Yadra and Brandon Released from Jail

October 21, 2009 by Ian
Filed under: Jailed Activist, Update

Burke After being tortured allegedly on the orders of Edward Burke with no mattresses or blankets in jail, Yadra and Brandon apparently gave their slave names to the robed Burke today (he would likely have held them indefinitely if they didn’t reveal their legal names, as he did to Sam) and were released with trial dates for “trespassing” in March. Remember to to keep your eyes on the Calendar for upcoming events, such as another trial for Sam coming up this Friday, 1:30pm at district court in Keene.

Kurt remains in the jail on a 180 day sentence for asking to be told please by the robed man.

Will you help us change this insane, violent situation? More liberty activists of all stripes are needed here in Keene.

Comments

14 Comments on Yadra and Brandon Released from Jail

Larry The Dwarf on Wed, 21st Oct 2009 3:08 pm

March? That’s an awful long wait for a trial. Is the court backed up, or is the robed Jurke just trying to make them “behave” by hanging a pending trial over their heads?

michael Garcia on Wed, 21st Oct 2009 3:51 pm

so when’s the next candlelight vigil? I’ll be in Keene next month.

nick on Wed, 21st Oct 2009 4:42 pm

The court is backed up. What is typically a 6 week trial wait period has turned into 3 months or more.

Larry The Dwarf on Wed, 21st Oct 2009 5:19 pm

Nice. Maybe the Keene activists can get it backed up to a year or two wait. How long does it have to be backed up before they start cloning robed Jurkes?

ryan on Wed, 21st Oct 2009 5:55 pm

It should be noted that Evan and I also experienced the same cruelty and neglect. Additionally it wasn’t until the next morning that we were informed that we would remain in those awful conditions indefinitely if we didn’t submit to ‘processing’. Evan was even assaulted and thrown to the floor while at Westmoreland, and that’s not all. I intend to write much more on all of that soon.

Jim Davidson on Wed, 21st Oct 2009 8:18 pm

There are two aspects of the sixth amendment being violated here. It reads, in part, “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial….”

There is not much standard for “speedy” any longer, but one could sue Judge Burke and other bureau-rats in Keene for failing to provide speedy trials. A suit in federal court on this basis could include other civil rights violations. Institute for Justice or ACLU or Bill of Rights Defense committee might be interested enough to provide a pro bono attorney to help out, and to publicise the case.

The other aspect of that part of the sixth amendment being violated is the right to a public trial. The state has no proper power to charge anyone with trespass who is in a public building to witness a public trial. To accuse someone of trespass for seeking to watch a trial is to deny the accused a public trial.

It seems like Burke is running a kangaroo court. Maybe he wants to go back to Star Chamber, secret trials, the inquisition. Certainly he has that evil fuck Eli Rivera to be Torquemada and do the torturing. The hateful authoritarians have been torturing prisoners to death and holding prisoners without trial indefinitely under the Obama government.

Nevertheless, there are federal laws against cruel and unusual punishment, and against indefinite detention. Any person is eligible to file a writ of habeas corpus for himself or any other person.

Lpviper on Wed, 21st Oct 2009 8:30 pm

And to file criminal complaints against aggressors?

Lpviper on Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 7:48 am

See, this is what is quickly becoming my biggest complaint with the whole FK thing. Why is nobody filing criminal complaints against aggressors, and why does every post I post this question to go silent?

What is going on up there?

Paul on Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 9:40 am

You know, I agree LP. We all agree that the current system is not the way to solve conflicts, but it seems to me these people should at least be held to their own rules. Plus, having to defend themselves against these cases would be a drain on resources, and a significant deterrent to future abuse.

thinkliberty on Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 12:37 pm

LPViper,

Why don’t you fill criminal complaints against the aggressors?

Maybe no one here is a lawyer, I don’t understand the rules to their kangaroo court system.

Ian on Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 4:31 pm

I’ve tried to read their rules, and it’s like a foreign language. I hope you’ll help show the way, LPViper. Surely you’ll get your opportunity once you are here!

nick on Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 5:40 pm

As far as I know, citizen’s cannot prosecute in NH. You have to file complaints with the police for them to investigate themselves.

Usually they don’t file criminal complaints against themselves.

Lpviper on Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 7:00 pm

Oop gotta retract most of that. They’ve made it illegal to press charges against them? Can anyone confirm that in the code? Who among you is reading their code and figuring this stuff out?

Lpviper on Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 7:07 pm

Well if that’s what y’all’ve got to work with, I totally agree with Ian, civil disobedience is your best bet up there, or getting elected sheriff

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