Copwatch | Free Keene

VIDEO: KPD’s Matt Griffin’s Use of Excessive Force

by Ian | Jan 24, 2011 | 0 comments

Here you can see Keene Police’s Matt Griffin putting his knee onto Pete’s head. Why? Pete did not threaten anyone or lash out in violence. Why the aggression, Matt?

VIDEOS: Keene Cops Assault, Kidnap Man for Wearing Hat

by Ian | Jan 24, 2011 | 0 comments

It’s happened again. Last time was in Milford, two years ago. This morning a peaceful activist, Pete, was assaulted and kidnapped by armed men because he was wearing a hat. Copblock.org has a full report. Here’s video, first inside the court:

Then outside as Pete is loaded into the police cruiser:

Here are some suggested actions you can take from CopBlock: (more…)

Keene Cop to Videographer: “Shut Up”

by Ian | Jan 6, 2011 | 9 comments

The first video is out of the Keene cops and staties aggressing against freedom-to-travel activist Rich Angell. At one point an as-of-yet-unidentified Keene cop tells videographer Jason Talley to “shut up”. Better footage will hopefully be coming from Talley.TV and we’ll post it here when it’s available. For now here’s raw footage from my cell phone:

Free Graftonite to Face Trial in Keene for Driving Free

by Ian | Jan 6, 2011 | 1 comment

Angell You may have heard the Porc 411 go out a couple of nights ago – Rich Angell and The Emperor were pulled over near Central Square after leaving Heika’s birthday party. Here’s the full story from one of the victims of police aggression, Rich, as posted on Free Grafton:

Shortly after midnight, Wednesday morning, the 5th of January 2011, I was pulled over by a New Hampshire staty on Roxbury Street just east of the Keene Centre Square.

The pretext for the pullover was an ‘illegal’ turn through a red light, and ended with a citation for ‘driving’ without a licence.

My arraignment will be held in the Keene District Court on Wednesday, the 2nd of February 2011.

Following is a summary of the events of that morning. (more…)

VIDEO: Ludicrous Fed Cops Try, Fail to Intimidate

by Ian | Dec 9, 2010 | 92 comments

Watch and be amused by the antics of these federal cops and security guard. As usual, they attempt to intimidate and give orders, but for the most part, photographer Carlos Miller was not having it and does not obey. They end up all backing down. It helps, as evidenced, to have more than one cameraman on hand if you are going to attempt recording around the police:

What Really Happened to Motorhome Diaries in Mississippi

by Ian | Dec 4, 2010 | 13 comments

Adam, Pete, and Jason were all arrested a couple of years ago in Mississippi while on their Motorhome Diaries tour. They had their footage deleted, but luckily the cops don’t know about undeleting, and the footage was mostly recovered. Now CopBlock.org presents the footage leading up to the cops arresting the boys for recording video. Click for a full article. Here’s the video the cops didn’t want you to see: