Ian | Free Keene

John Lynch Ignores Journalist’s Question about Medical Cannabis

by Ian | Aug 3, 2011 | 13 comments

Free Concord’s Garret Ean confronts NH “governor” John Lynch at a public event with a question about medical cannabis. Watch how he responds:

Sheriff Threatens Journalists with Arrest

by Ian | Jul 30, 2011 | 69 comments

Think you have freedom of the press? Think again. Watch as Sheriff Richard Foote emerges from the Cheshire superior court to threaten journalists with arrest if they come inside the ostensibly “public” building:

Radio Free Keene News for The Week of 2011-07-29

by Ian | Jul 29, 2011 | 10 comments

Radio Tower Radio Free Keene News is a five minute newscast which is available as a podcast and also will air at the top of some hours on LRN.FM.

You can download the edition for this week ending 2011-07-29 here. Topics covered include the drug-prohibition-fueled murder of a local teen, KPD threatening a memorial gathering with pepper spray, and the continuing crackdown at Keene’s courts.

Pete and Ademo Trial Highlights

by Ian | Jul 27, 2011 | 3 comments

Here’s the edited version of Pete and Ademo’s historic trial in Greenfield in two parts:

Part 1 of 2:

Part 2 of 2:

Keene Police Threaten Peaceful Memorial with Pepper Spray

by Ian | Jul 26, 2011 | 46 comments

For no reason whatsoever, Keene police showed up in force at Central Square yesterday during a memorial for Craig Metivier and threatened the peaceful crowd with pepper spray if they did not leave the park. True, a call had been made to police regarding a fight in the park, (apparently over $15) but instead of calmly questioning people in the park and collecting the story, the cops sent the entire department plus Cheshire Sheriffs and Staties! They burst into the park yelling threats and holding large cans of pepper spray, telling people to leave in three seconds.

All of this after the fight had long ended and everything was relatively calm.

Overreact much, KPD? It reminds me of the time they brought out a machine gun for a fight call at Gino’s a couple of years back. Here’s a QIK video I took yesterday just after the threats; sorry about the crappy perspective: