by Ian | May 7, 2009 |
Here’s the “ORDER ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS” regarding Sam.
Basically, superior court judge Brian T. Tucker says since there has not yet been a trial (that they refuse to hold unless Sam gives them his legal name, which they already have), the writs are “dismissed”.
Translation:
“Sam, you naughty slave. Just bow down and give us your name so we can provide you with your “remedy”, otherwise you’ll just have to sit there in that cell forever. Sure, you have the right to remain silent, and we have the right to hold you in captivity until you die if you continue exercising it. Not only that, but the rest of you suckers reading this will have to continue paying $80 a day to keep Sam in his cell, because if you stop paying my friends calling themselves the Sheriffs will come to throw you and your family from your home.”
So Sam sits, now in his fourth week of a hunger strike. If you refuse the government’s “services”, they put you in a jail cell. Can you imagine the outrage if Walmart or Pizza Hut would behave in this way? Yet the government people get away with it every day, and people cheer them on.
by Dale Everett | May 7, 2009 |
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by Ian | May 6, 2009 |
Longtime readers of this blog may recall that springtime of last year my car was ticketed for an expired parking meter. I wrote a letter to the Keene PD expressing my willingness to pay the fine if they could show me the proof of the obligation they were alleging I have to follow their statutes and ordinances. Weeks later, Captain Kenneth Meola wrote me back this letter, claiming the ticket had been paid and citing a bunch of their laws, then claiming I have an obligation to obey without providing evidence as I requested. I let that letter go unanswered, as he claimed the matter had been paid, which I certainly did not do, and I’m not sure who did. Perhaps they just marked it paid, or perhaps some anonymous observer of this blog went and paid it for me. I did post the ticket number last time, so that’s a possibility.
Flash forward to April 14th when my lady Julia parked the car in the road out front of my house because our tenants were blocking her side of the garage. She forgot to move the car and left it overnight. In the morning she found a $15 parking citation had been left on the car for “NIGHT TIME PARKING”. Here in Keene, there is some ordinance that says no street parking after 1am between November 1st and May 1st. The reason for the ordinance is so plows can get down a street during snow nights. The dates are arbitrary, of course, and so even though there was no way accumulating snow was going to happen in the middle of April, the cops were out ticketing people. (more…)
by Ian | May 4, 2009 |
Andrew:
Today he filed his intent to appeal judge Burke’s gulity verdict, and remains a semi-free man for another month as a result. He has until June 2nd to file his full appeal, or else they’ll put him in a cage at that time. This should mean he gets a jury trial, which should take place at superior court, the same place where activists do Fully Informed Jury outreach at every jury selection!
Sam:
Today Ivy followed up on her writ of habeas corpus with the NH supreme court. They attempted to claim they have no obligation to move quickly on hearing it, so she filed some sort of motion to expedite and believes she’ll have an answer on that motion within 24 hours. However, judging by the initial reaction of the court bureaucrats, it’s not looking good.
by Ian | May 2, 2009 |
Another stellar article on yesterday’s events, from the New Hampshire Free Press’ Kat Kanning:
$420 or Jail
By Kat Kanning
Nearly 50 Freestaters picketed outside the Keene District Court before the trial of two Freestaters, scheduled for May 1st. Signs objecting to the drug laws drew many honks and waves from passersby. Officer Stelatto of the crime lab describe the scene as, “a madhouse out there.”
The first trial was for Mike Barskey, who organized a small event, the Keene Freedom Fest in Railroad Square last year. Barskey was dragged into court because he didn’t have a permit for the event. He describes his interaction with Keene Police Prosecutor Eli Rivera:
“As I walked into the courtroom, Rivera recognized me and told me that they dropped the charges against me. I asked why (more…)
by Ian | May 2, 2009 |
This article is great coverage from the Keene Sentinel’s Phil Bantz:
Free Stater convicted for pot
Trial brings laughter this time, not chaos
By PHILLIP BANTZ
Sentinel Staff
Published: Friday, May 01, 2009
An 18-year-old Keene activist was convicted Friday of possessing a small amount of marijuana during a protest earlier this year.
James Andrew Carroll represented himself during his trial in Keene District Court on a Class B misdemeanor charge of marijuana possession tied to his January arrest in Railroad Square in downtown Keene.
Between 30 and 40 people with ties to the Free State Project showed up to support Carroll during the trial. Many of them protested the state’s marijuana laws, holding up homemade signs outside the courthouse, before the trial was under way. (more…)
