Police and federal agents are not your friends. When they talk with you, everything you say is being committed to their memory to be used against you in court, should they decide to arrest you for some arbitrary reason. Lying to them can also get you in significant trouble as it is always illegal to lie in federal jurisdiction and frequently illegal in state jurisdiction.
If you don’t believe me… just ask Martha Stewart. As rich and influential as she is, it is too bad she didn’t know to just keep her mouth shut. Had she not spoken with federal investigators she may have never been convicted of anything. This is why I frequently advise people that when they interact with government agents that the best thing they can do is always remain silent.
Back in March I wrote about how I practice the art of not answering prying questions from federal agents when returning to the United States. Some may perceive this as me purposefully being disrespectful or looking for trouble. It is not intended to be either of those things. My refusal to answer questions is an attempt to protect myself and my privacy.
Two days ago I visited Nogales, Mexico. When I returned I was arrested, handcuffed, and thrown in a cage by a US Customs Agent. It was my first time ever being arrested. I was released without charges.
Why would I be released from federal custody without any charges?
The City of Keene’s War on Hats on continues and Judge Burke is making you (the taxpayers) pay for what he claims is ‘disrespect.’
This morning, while attending the court proceedings of other activists, Beau Davis was arrested for wearing a hat. This past January James Cemorelis and Matt Griffin, both who are employed by the Keene Police Department – with help from Peter Macy (Keene Bailiff), physically assaulted Pete Eyre for wearing a hat. Those charges, issued by police, were later dropped by the District Attorney’s office.
Just after 8am yesterday morning, Beau and I left MARV and walked to Manchester District Court, where Ademo and Wes Gilreath were to be arraigned for allegedly engaging in victimless actions this past Saturday at a pro-police accountability rally held at the Manchester PD.
Just after noon, we left with Ademo (free(r) on personal recognizance) but without Wes, who had an outstanding warrant for a failure appear per charges levied upon him for sitting on a cruiser last year in Keene that was transporting Heika Courser to jail. Wes will spend the next 20 days at Cheshire County until his court date unless his bail of $1000 can be paid. (more…)
At least seven liberty activists (including the entire Liberty on Tour crew) were arrested today in Manchester during a protest at Manchester PD. Police confiscated video cameras in an attempt to shut down coverage of their thuggery, but at least one video slipped out. More as we find it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0JtvzcHLG4
Here’s the video, which clearly shows Dave Ridley leaving after hotel staff ask him to, and then being arrested by robotic Nashua police while in the process of leaving!
The Ridley Report‘s Dave Ridley has been released from captivity after an arraignment in front of a human wearing a robe. The “charge” is a police favorite, “Criminal Trespass”. Dave reports his video and audio of the encounter are intact and will show clearly that he was leaving, as he’d been asked to by the hotel, when the police arrested him. Other allegations are that they grabbed Dave’s crotch and intimidated the hotel into telling Dave to leave to begin with. He was there interviewing politicians at a gathering. Dave is expected on Free Talk Live tonight at seven Eastern. Keep an eye on the Ridley Report youtube channel for the latest.
