by Sam Dodson | May 22, 2009 |
Monday, May 18:
Will the wonders of the so called NH “Justice” system ever cease? The prosecutor, now the country attorney, is getting really desperate in his attempt to clean up the mess created by Keene District Court security and the Keene Police Department. The demurs clearly show the charges are deficient and suffer fatal flaws. That presents a problem. They have held me in jail for over a month on baseless trumped up charges, and they need to save face. So they picked the weakest two and dropped them. They are also the two even remotely related to the issue at hand – Burke over stepping his authority, and freedom of the press. Government likes to use the court system they designed to control the discussion and obscure anything remotely damaging to their railroading process.
When all else fails, it’s time to use the good old standby, contempt. Look it up in the statutes, and you won’t find it. It’s a magical charge that one tyrant in a black dress used to jail over 35 people overnight when a cellphone went off in “his” courtroom.
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by Sam Dodson | May 20, 2009 |
Sunday, May 17:
Reflecting back on my experience of today, all I can say is “Wow, what an incredible day.” I’ve been reading Marianne Williamson’s book The Gift of Change. It had a pretty strong Judeo-christian undertone to it, which I don’t completely agree with. However, I thoroughly enjoyed the way she expounded on how the ego interferes and prevents us from living our higher purpose. It also gave an analogy on meditation. Williamson says it’s like letting the dishes soak and allowing things to come up, leaving the soul clean and refreshed. She also advocated seeking guidance through meditation. That hasn’t worked for me, as I haven’t heard voices, experienced visions, or anything extraordinary yet. I approach things with a beginner’s mind, so I figured I would give it a try.
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by Sam Dodson | May 20, 2009 |
Saturday, May 16:
I lack the benefit of reviewing my posts, and I don’t remember where I left off. Forgive me if I’m repeating or skipping points, and let’s get back to the work program.
Remember that I’m now in a gymnasium with 27 metal cots – 25 of which are full – one bathroom, no shower, and not much sound absorbing material. It gets very loud at times and the sound echoes around the room. Again, the ide is to acclimate prisoners towards getting out and becoming a tax paying “employee” (a legal term meaning someone who is required to fill out a W-2 and pay their income tax).
Lights are out from 11pm to 7am, but prisoners are working all hours of the day and night. Things are quiet in the morning – TV is kept low and many are sleeping – and starting about 10-11am it gets progressively louder until lock down at 11pm. If you’re working nights, it means the lights are on, the TV is going, and people are talking, all while the night cleaning crew is trying to sleep.
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by Sam Dodson | May 19, 2009 |
Friday, May 15:
I’ll get back to my comparison of the jailers’ work program to the private market in this post. First I want to update some of you on my health. A couple of weeks ago I finally received commissary which included some drinking containers. As a result I’ve been drinking a lot more water. I was fairly dehydrated before, and as a result my weight went from 160 to 162. I’ve been extremely disheartened by the games and procedural rules the NH courts have been hiding behind. The jail has started calling me by my legal name despite the fact that I have never acknowledged it. Of course not knowing it is the reason they claim to be holding me.
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by Sam Dodson | May 19, 2009 |
Thursday, May 14:
I received more good news from Ivy today. I’m sure it’s been widely reported already, that when faced with responding to Ivy’s Demurs, Rivera, the KPD arresting officer and prosecutor, dropped the disorderly conduct and theft charge (a thinly veiled attempt to shut me up by stealing my camera). Even if I had not been in jail for the last 30+ days, responding to his baseless charges and accusations requires a considerable amount of time and money. That’s of no concern for Rivera, as the government designed and subsequently government subverted “justice” system works to shield bureaucrats, who act improperly or violate their laws, from prosecution or even consequences of their actions.
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by Sam Dodson | May 18, 2009 |
Wednesday, May 13:
Yesterday I wrote about the “MPR,” the group of prisoners who work, and specifically the work release program where some are allowed to leave for outside jobs. While I’m sure all of their rules exist for a reason, government involvement typically results in a never ending series of unintended consequences. Despite the best of intentions, government solutions often end up missing the forest for the trees. The MPR is no exception.
The idea is a simple one. Take prisoners about to be released, and acclimate them to a structured work environment similar to what they may encounter once released. Unfortunately, the punitive authoritarian environment makes this objective impractical if not impossible.
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