To Fred Parcells and Gary LaFreniere,
On June 14 at approximately 9am (barely 2 ½ hours after I went to bed after getting home from work at 4:30am ) I was rudely awaken by knocking and shouts of “hello, this is the Keene Fire Department, we’re here for an inspection.”
As I opened my eyes, I noticed my bedroom door was ajar – a clear violation of my privacy.
I closed the door, got dressed and walked towards the stairs to find out why my sleep had been disturbed. My landlord explained that a man with a robe and hammer (Edward Burke) signed papers stating the two of you could intrude into my home.
Both common sense and legal precedent state that you are ultimately responsible for your own actions. The Nuremberg Principles state “The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him.” In other words, “It is not an acceptable excuse to say ‘I was just following my superior’s orders/just doing my job’.” Your title and papers do not absolve you of personal responsibility!
In an attempt to hold you responsible, multiple times I requested either or both of you to apologize for disturbing my sleep. Each request fell on deaf ears. Once again, I’m requesting an apology. Additionally, I’m asking for $20 restitution to compensate me for my lost hour of sleep.
If an apology and restitution are not received in 10 days from today (June 15) I will seek out mediation. If arrangements for mediation are not established by July 2, I see no option besides seeking restitution in a civil suit before a jury. If it is necessary for me to file a civil suit, I will seek additional restitution in the amount of $20 per day for each day after July 2 until a resolution is reached.
In Peace, Freedom, Love & Liberty,
Darryl W. Perry
Wow. Whatever happened to property, or privacy rights?
I’d consider $20 to be very cheap, for this kind of home invasion, right after going to sleep.
Good luck with that. It’s gonna cost you a lot more than $20 when they come after you for filing frivolous lawsuits.
Post the warrant and the evidence that amounts to “probable cause” that secured the warrant. Research the law that specifies the right for a search to be obtained for these purposes, and under these circumstances. If there is no law, then sue personally, the person who sought the warrant and the city; If there is a law for obtaining an inspection warrant, carefully research the evidence needed for “probable cause” necessary to obtain it, and if it is not adequate, sue the person who sought the warrant and the city; A bedroom with bunk beds is not evidence of anything…… Read more »
Thank you for sharing advice.
You think he should go to court to seek remedy from friends of the court? You think Ian doesn’t know the real purpose of the “inspection”??
I predict that he’ll get some false relief by shouting to the world about ‘men in robes” and then go home and hide under his bed.
What’s your prediction? Better still, what’s your solution???
I predict that he(Ian) will continue to broadcast on a national radio show and risk his personal freedoms to backup his words. I predict the movement of peaceful resistance will continue to grow and Keene will be the genisis of an evolution of humanity.
The solution is to show our neighbors the inherent violence in our civilization and democracy.
Not a bad answer. Good. Thanks.
Uh, you might want to check the Alexa numbers before making any predictions, dustin. Time to step outside the bubble, dumbshit.
Or, for that matter, how about the stunning $20 in contributions to the fk 2012 ad campaign. It probably came out of poor little ian’s pocket so it wouldn’t show a goose egg for the entire year.
Any predictions on the total for the ad campaign for the year dustin?
The movement is not an internet contest.
If it can get someone, like me, on the other side of the country, to pay attention and tell my friends about it, then it is working. It is.
seriously, just get some smoke detectors. better yet, be mindful of what gets posted on the net. i’m certain the wiring in that place is very old and freak fires are not uncommon in old cellars.
That is a good point you raise, Joshua Kern. Having smoke detectors in the basement is very important. But the governmental bodies are not Heavenly in handling the situation either. There are legitimate questions about how they approached the problem.
Retrofitting hard wired smoke detection systems could cost thousands of dollars in equipment, wiring, conduit, permission and installation. Plus the code may then require a second stair for egress from the second floor. This is a shakedown plain and simple. I have seen it in practice many times. It is a shame the fire chief is being used as a weapon. I am sure this was not his idea. He seems like a good guy doing what he needed to do to keep his bosses happy. If I was him I would be upset being used to help forward a… Read more »
Glad you brought up the second point egress, as a fire near the staircase would trap everybody upstairs, a problem compounded by the bunk room.
The capacity of a standard width stair is 120 people.
I’m trying to think if I know of anyone whose home doesn’t contain more beds than are used by the residents, and I’m not coming up with any. What that is evidence of, I could guess, but I realize it’s no one else’s damn business. Of course! At least one of these intruders mentioned that they were “asking”. They weren’t asking. Asking is what civilized people who are held accountable for their own actions would do if they wanted to know something about someone else’s home. They could have asked for proof of whatever it is they require out of… Read more »
Hey Ian, checked out the Alexa numbers lately? I’ll quote it if you haven’t:
“We do not have enough data to display the metric for this site.”
Hmmm… Guess that goes along with the whopping $20 in fk 2012 ad campaign contributions.
Poor little ian.
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