Brandon Durham of Keene found the morning of October 19, 2009 a little chilly. He was walking to the courthouse wearing a hooded sweatshirt and found that putting the hood up kept his head warmer. He entered the City Hall building and proceeded up the stairs and through the security checkpoint. Brandon then entered the courtroom and took a seat while he waited for the judge to enter the room and process the days docket.
A bailiff approached Brandon and asked him to remove his hood.
Brandon forgot he even had it on and declined when asked to remove it.
The bailiff continued to demand that the hood be removed and Brandon remained steadfast, hooded and seated peacefully. The bailiff then asked Brandon to leave the courtroom to which Brandon said no.
Mr. Durham was put under arrest and ordered to stand up to aid in his capture and once again he said no. Bailiffs then attempted to force Brandon to stand and it was at this point that Brandon decided he would remain in the same passive state he was already in and not assist in his caging.
Looking at this situation, all Brandon did was say “no”. The State does not like it when its servants say “no”. It gets very anger and violent when “no” is the answer.
The State is also very territorial and it will mark its territory with various signs like security checkpoints, armed aggressors-in-waiting, signage claiming authority and many locked doors. This public property belongs to the public only when the agents of the state permit it.
Brandon Durham has been released and has a March 2010 court date for Criminal Trespassing.
