Police Scanner Audio of KPD’s Moore – Attack First, Ask Questions Later

by | Mar 30, 2012 | 56 comments

Here is the relevant police scanner audio from this afternoon’s situation with Derrick. Note that it has been edited for time. It begins in the 2pm hour when the police get a call regarding liberty activists handing out literature at Keene High School. Tim Peloquin (called 129 or 29 in the audio) knows there is a trespass order for Derrick and writes one up and delivers it to him. After Peloquin says he’s serving Derrick with the no trespass notice, “121” or “21” aka Fintan Moore is off due to serving a different no trespass to someone at the Keene Inn. Later, Moore is investigating a car accident when Peloquin reports that he served Derrick.

It seems likely that Moore never heard the confirmation that Derrick was served. Later he calls in pursuit of Derrick for not pulling over, but never asks whether he was served. You see, being in the government means never having to say you’re sorry. Why do any due diligence and inquire prior to hassling someone? All Moore had to do was call dispatch and ask if Derrick had been served yet and he never would have had to pull him over, but instead he just uses his aggressive power and tries to stop him. There’s no penalty for Moore jumping to a conclusion – he doesn’t have to sit in a cage for making that mistake. He easily could have followed Derrick while inquiring with KPD regarding his status of being served, but instead decided to pull Derrick over – because he can.

It’s a shame too, because Fintan always seemed like one of the better KPD officers. I’ve seen him do the right thing when he didn’t have to (and thanked him for it), but I’ve also seen his temper flare up. Today was not his best day and as a result of his impatience and failure to do even a little investigation, (like Peloquin did – by ASKING prior to contacting Derrick), my friend is in a cage until further notice, while Fintan is sleeping in his home.

You can listen to the Keene Police Scanner 24/7 here.

FK’s Ian Appears with Susan Burton on “Reentry Radio” to Discuss the Plea Deal

by | Mar 20, 2012 | 2 comments

Susan BurtonI was grateful to have the opportunity tonight to appear as a guest with A New Way of Life‘s Susan Burton on “Reentry Radio” and discuss with her and co-host Ed Garrett the idea of not taking plea deals. Susan is the lady who was featured in the excellent New York Times piece, “Go to Trial – Crash the Justice System“.

After I saw the article I reached out to share with her that what she wanted to see happen was already happening here in New Hampshire – people refusing to take the plea deal and loading the system up with cases. I linked her to our downloadable, printable trifold, “Don’t Take the Plea Deal“, which exists in both a NH and national version.

A couple of days later, I was contacted by Ed Garrett, who is also on her show, and invited to come talk about the flier and what we are doing up here. It was a detailed conversation about the risks and potential rewards of not taking the plea deal, and we covered a lot of ground in about an hour, including talking briefly about Jury Nullification, the Free State Project, and more.

Here’s the archive of the interview.