A letter from Dave Ridley to the Keene Sentinel:
On Nov. 14, authorities at Keene District Court ordered documentary videographer Tom Caruso to shut off his camera – and keep it off. They were just four minutes into a trial he drove four *hours* to film. No acceptable explanation was provided.
I know some of the court operatives and personally like them. But like them or not, they should not be able to draw a veil of secrecy around their public proceedings. You have a right to know what they’re doing with your money. You have a right to know how it looks.
In protest of their partial censorship, I’ve informed KDC authorities I will respectfully attempt to enter the courtroom around 8:00 a.m. on March 3. I’ll have a video camera, and I will *not* shut it off. Not without an acceptable reason. I’ll film the trial of Gandhi-emulating marijuana activist Andrew Carroll in an appropriate, comprehensive manner, or be arrested.
