The Franklin Youth Initiative Speaks Against Cannabis Decriminalization

February 5, 2012 by Free Concord · 19 Comments
Filed under: Free Concord, New Hampshire, Politics, Video

As the NH house and senate return to a full schedule for public hearings, I’ve made an effort to maintain camera coverage for certain bills. Last week was a house hearing on HB 1705, which would heavily restrict, but effectively legalize home consumption of cannabis in the state of New Hampshire. The ‘tax and regulate’ bill was complimented with a decriminalization bill. The decrim bill, heard on February 2nd, would have set the penalty for cannabis possession of under an ounce at a $100 fine. The bill was amended to criminalize the third possession, so in a sense, this bill only decriminalizes cannabis possession for one’s first two offenses. The bills are imperfect, as all are, but both represent a very progressive step forward for cannabis policy reform in New Hampshire, a state which is far behind all other New England political subdivisions in this sense.

As is to be expected, those that escalate the drug war, the enforcers who invest their consciences into the fight, will speak at hearings impassioned to continue what they consider to be important work. Occasionally, those who are invested in such work recognize it to be harmful in nature, and separate themselves from the job that they do to speak out against the ill caused by the role that they play. Such rejection of the standard rally cry to continue the war on drugs is voiced by Richard Van Wickler, who in his day job is the administrator of the Cheshire county jail. He comes to the hearing acknowledging that he is not representing the role he plays at his job, and that he has taken a vacation day to express his personal feelings before decision makers in Concord. Richard is one of the few speakers on behalf of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition who is currently employed in the criminal justice industry, showing how unpopular holding such a viewpoint is while actively working in the field. Below is a link to his testimony favoring the legalization legislation, as filmed by Biker Bill.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vKVpBk9OHbM

Prohibition’s latest warriors

Feed Your Head

February 4, 2012 by DerrickJ · 19 Comments
Filed under: Free State Project, Keene, Outreach, Personal Freedom, Thuggery, Video

Yesterday while handing out some information at a local high school, the principal mistakenly things that free speech doesn’t apply in public spaces. Despite repeatedly making threats to use force (call the police), a student-council representative tells us he doesn’t appreciate how disrespectful the FreeKeene activists are toward the principal.

Are we forcing anyone to take the information? Will the police use force against us at the whim of a government worker’s say-so? You bet. I won’t speak for others, but I was prepared to be arrested if my only “crime” was handing out literature in a public space. Why? This is why:

Take it to Court!

February 4, 2012 by DerrickJ · 24 Comments
Filed under: Copblock, Copwatch, Corruption, Court, Keene, New Hampshire, Noncooperation, Shire Society, Thuggery, Video

On Thursday of this week, I was getting ready to leave for the Manchester Airport with Kelly when “code enforcer” Fred Parcells was spotted pulling out of my next-door-neighbor’s driveway. Then I realized that I had a ticket on my windshield, and so did Kelly!

Is the Bearcat a rescue vehicle, as was suggested by city councilors?

February 3, 2012 by Ian · 20 Comments
Filed under: Police, Update, Video

Sign the online petition to keep Keene Bearcat-free!

LENCO, the manufacturer of the BEARCAT, has this video on their youtube channel. As you can see, this vehicle is all about making the police feel as militaristic as possible – it’s not a “safety” vehicle as is being touted in the Sentinel. Searching google for “Special Missions Public Safety Vehicle”, as it has been referenced, reveals articles about Keene, but nothing from LENCO or elsewhere. Clearly, LENCO didn’t just go and make up a new model just for Keene, NH, so it’s more accurate to call it by its actual acronym: “Ballistic Engineered Armored Response Counter Attack Truck”

This is not a rescue vehicle…at least not for you. The “LE”, or Law Enforcement iteration of this armored personnel carrier has on its website as a feature: “open floorplan allows for response and rescue of downed personnel“. (emphasis added)

Please come out this Thursday and speak to the city commission on this matter. They need to hear from as many people as possible that it was a mistake to listen to the cops over the people. They need to get the message that Keene doesn’t want this monstrosity.

Don’t Strip Our Rights! Teaser

February 3, 2012 by DerrickJ · 9 Comments
Filed under: Don't Strip Our Rights, Personal Freedom, Police, Shire Society, Video

Thursday morning, Kelly Voluntaryist and I visited the Manchester Airport to hand out literature about the TSA to travelers…in our underwear!

Cameraman Jason Rapsher is working on cutting up the full version, but here’s a taste of what to expect:

For a full-screen slideshow of the event, CLICK HERE.

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NH to Cage Peaceful Nurse

February 1, 2012 by talleytv · 40 Comments
Filed under: Free Keene TV, New Hampshire, News, Update, Video

The Associated Press reports:

New Hampshire’s highest court has upheld a woman’s marijuana-growing conviction, ruling she had no reasonable expectation to privacy in a wooded area of her property from which police observed her house and detected the smell of marijuana coming from a vent.

Patricia Smith of Haverhill was charged in 2009 after police raided her house and found a pot-growing operation and 120 plants. During court proceedings, a superior court denied Smith’s motion to suppress evidence.

In appealing to the New Hampshire Supreme Court, Smith’s attorney argued that police violated Smith’s constitutional right to privacy and protection from unreasonable searches when they essentially conducted a stakeout in the woods behind her home.

Watch the following videos produced by myself and Garret Ean of Free Concord. When watching, ask yourself if you want to see Patricia Smith caged for growing her own medicine, in her own home. If you’re a citizen of New Hampshire or the United States this is being done in your name, with your money.

Pulled Over for No Reason

January 30, 2012 by DerrickJ · 18 Comments
Filed under: Copwatch, Court, Hypocrisy, Living Free, New Hampshire, Thuggery, Video

I was pulled over while driving 50 mph in a 55 mph zone. The officer alleges I was going 72. That is impossible because I was stuck behind a slow-moving pickup truck for about 20 miles, and that truck was keeping me slowed at a pace of 50 mph.

To learn more about why I take the time and energy to fight arbitrarily-written tickets, click below:

Glenn Jacobs (aka WWE’s “Kane”) Speaks at the 2009 Liberty Forum

January 30, 2012 by Ian · 5 Comments
Filed under: National, New Hampshire, Video

Glenn Jacobs is not only a humongous man who is known worldwide for crushing his opponents in the WWE wrestling ring, but he’s also a brilliant thinker who loves liberty. Here’s his speech at the 2009 Liberty Forum, courtesy of videographer Paul Gibbons. You can come to the 2012 Liberty Forum and meet all kinds of interesting liberty-minded people there. Get more info on the event and register using code FTL2012 to save 10%!

Don’t Stop Recording: Cameraman Threatened with Arrest

January 30, 2012 by Ian · 34 Comments
Filed under: Corruption, Laugh at the Aggressors, Living Free, Personal Freedom, Police, Shire Society, Update, Video

Nemi is pulled over on the way back from Concord by a statie for her outdated inspection sticker. The statie attempts what is becoming a common intimidation tactic: claiming to a cameraman he’ll be arrested if recording continues. I continue anyway and he backs down from the threat, just like happened to Ademo and Luthor & Derrick recently in other incidents.