Time for some mostly New Hampshire-esque news with some random thoughts of a former statist.
The City of Rochester is about to attack 1,716 of the people who live within it’s boundaries for failing to “register” their dogs. Attack really is an appropriate word to use to describe this.
Take a naked picture of a seventeen year old who has lived an additional 364 days from their birthday: go to jail. Wait a day, no jail. When a 80 year old can lawfully have sexual intercourse with a sixteen year old…. how does it become an immoral act when a consensual picture/video is taken of it? A seventeen year old could be prosecuted and tossed in prison for taking a naked picture of themselves.
A man who was doing nothing more than carrying a switchblade knife has been arrested for being a felon in possession of a deadly weapon. This comes right after the wonderful Rep. Jennifer Coffey (a FSP participant) was victorious in seeing that mere possession of a switchblade knife by anyone not branded a felon is now legal in New Hampshire. Of course, if you’re a felon, you are a second class citizen essentially for life. You can achieve said second class citizen-ness for simply holding (and never using) a chemical substance in your hand… a trivial act which harms no one.
New Hampshire has one of the strictest (and arguably one of the most confusing) laws regarding felons being in possession of a deadly weapon. Under the law a felon could lawfully possess a crossbow while at the same time be tossed in prison for seven years for cutting steak with a dull steak knife. I shall explain:
Know how many cars you own? The City of Manchester, NH hasn’t the slightest clue. Really. When it’s stolen money you work with, you really don’t have to spend it wisely or pay attention where it goes. Credit to the new mayor though… he is trying to crack down on this incompetence.
A “crime” committed in New Hampshire by a non-person (a corporation) usually has a higher penalty assessed (usually a felony when a real person would get a misdemeanor) so that fines are higher. After all, you can’t put a file folder in a jail cell. The Dartmouth fraternity of The Tabard is now facing felony charges because a 20-year old ended up arrested for the third time at one of their parties. $$$$$$$$$$$$$
A bakery was robbed in Nashua. Another drug prohibition caused crime. The man pictured here appears to be “on the nod,” a term that describes a state of being commonly achieved by users of narcotics. This crime doesn’t sound like it had all that much forethought either. It sounds like a desperate sick man needed money… and he surely got it. (more…)
My advice echos Barry Cooper’s: Never talk to the police. It will further serve to get you in trouble.
Activists should be aware that the United States Supreme Court said yesterday that your right to remain silent does not bind on government agents unless you tell them so.
