This week’s run-in with Mayor Bradford – possible theories arise: (a) Bradford is Graham’s father. (b) Bradford is Graham from the future. (c) Rich Paul is a Terminator sent back in time to protect Graham from himself • Bradford spills the beans on the secret of Keene • New COK conspiracy: Who really runs parking in Keene? • Maggie Hassan vodka review • New 5 gum movie trailer starring Vic Diesel • Walt Disney sends Robin Hooders cease and desist letter • This is your face on drugs • Who is Burnt Brian? • James, Garret, and Shaunna join. Show notes at: BlackSheepRising.org
Judge dismisses case against school district • Free Keene haters losing their damn minds • Darryl did NOT win the lottery • What your drink says about you • Freerock joins. Show notes, audio and archives at: BlackSheepRising.org
Rude, unidentified, suspected lawyer threatens me with a lawsuit for taking his picture as he gets in his car
This morning as I was handing out “Don’t Take the Plea Deal” fliers at the courthouse, the victims of the system were receptive and happy to take the information, as always. Normally, I open the door for people entering the courthouse, including court employees, but one man in particular did not appreciate it today. As I opened and held the door for him, he says, “Don’t open the door for me and don’t talk to me, you moron.” I told him that wasn’t very nice as the rude man went in the building.
About a half-hour later, he came out and went to his car. As he did so, I snapped a couple of photos and asked him his name, which prompted some comment from him about anarchy (I am not an anarchist.) and then he proceeded to threaten me, saying that if I posted his picture anywhere he’d sue me for “defamation”. Who is this character? I’ve seen him around the courthouse countless times. If you know who he is and have any experiences with him, please post in the comments section.
Published to the Robin Hood of Keene facebook page today was a statement explaining that a separate legal matter previously lodged against the Merry People had been resolved outside of court. While details are scarce, at least one redacted documented relative that that issue was also linked.
The Merry People truly made a media splash in the aftermath of a failed lawsuit filed against us by ‘the City of Keene’. However, a much more powerful adversary had also lodged legal claims against Robin Hood last year, and until now, we have chosen not to make public those civil charges. Fortunately, our representatives and theirs were able to work out a deal, and all is settled. To uphold our end of the bargain, we have modified our profile image on this page and will be publishing only a redacted copy the original ‘cease and desist’ letter.
Separately announced was the good news that Robin Hood and the Merry People now accept Dogecoin at the following address: D7KxRTdybVReZoz1MfRLTYdMecdhJ7MoS1
Local hater group, “STOP FREE KEENE!!!” received press today from the Sentinel and rather than speak to reporter Kyle Jarvis they released the following statement, according to a comment on the Sentinel’s site by group founder Andrea Parkhurst Whitcomb. In this article, I respond to their statement which appears in-full, in the block quotes below:
“Stop Free Keene is a loosely organized group or 200+ Keene/Monadnock residents who are concerned and alarmed by the goals and tactics of Free Keene and it’s affiliate organizations. This includes the desire for the abolishment or privatization of all government agencies and services like police, fire, and judicial systems as well as the complete dismantling of public education and regulatory oversight of food, medicine, and the environment.
Free Keene is a website – it has no tactics as it’s only a wordpress site. The purpose of the site is to share news, activism, and opinion in the hopes of advancing society to a consensual order rather than one based on institutionalized coercion. Please see our “About” page for details. Each person that blogs for Free Keene has their own tactics and they may not all agree on the best way to go about achieving their goals. Personally, I don’t support privatizing police, fire, and justice. I just want the markets open to competition and have the state agencies no longer funded by the threat of force. I support education, good food, health care, and a clean environment. I just don’t think a monopoly is the best way to provide those services. If you want to know what other Free Keene bloggers think, feel free to ask them.
Free Keene and its affiliates have made it a priority to harass, intimidate, or otherwise silence their critics and those they perceive as “enemies of liberty”.
Jarvis’ article is fair, though it does claim that Keene liberty activists have engaged in nude protests more than once, which is inaccurate. To my knowledge there has never been a nude event in Keene – toplessness is not nudity. Regardless, here’s the article from the Sunday edition of the Sentinel:
