by Ian | Apr 20, 2009 |
Our friend, co-blogger, and documentarian Sam from the Obscured Truth Network called me from jail today to tell me they did hold a bail hearing for him by video and the presiding judge Howard Lane (Burke is on vacation this week.) told him he will be held indefinitely until he decides to give them his “legal name”. Sam is currently held as “John Sam Doe”. Even if he were to give them that name, how it is they will be certain that the name he gives them is legal, I don’t know, as they don’t have ID for him and he hasn’t registered to vote in NH. Sam has not indicated that he will be giving in, meaning he’s stuck in the Cheshire County jail, which despite being one of the better jails in the state, still has its share of problems. Sam said that there was sewage floating in his area of the jail when he arrived, for instance. Plus, they are denying him access to the jail law library, making it even more difficult for him to participate in their tyrannical system.
Sam is expected to call in to Free Talk Live tonight. He has asked that you call the Keene Police Department’s prosecutor, Eli Rivera, as it is he who is pressing these charges. Continue calling the Keene District Court, as their judges are responsible for his indefinite imprisoning. Those phone numbers are at Sam.JailedActivist.info. He doubts it will do much, but he suggested calling state representatives and senators and perhaps the governor’s office to let them know what their system is doing to a peaceful man. He also requests you contact local media across NH as well as national media and alert them to the story.
He thanks everyone for coming out to protest yesterday even though they locked his section down during our entire visit as well as everyone who attended the candlelight vigil.
If you haven’t moved up to NH yet, please come soon! This tyranny must end, and we can do it sooner with your help. Here are 111+ Reasons to Move to Keene.
by Dale Everett | Apr 20, 2009 |
I would like to thank Phillip Bantz for the front page article in the Sentinel covering activists in Keene. I would also like to offer some clarification as I feel much of the article can be confusing taken out of context of certain facts. If you aren’t familiar with Free Keene, here are a few points you should be aware of when you read the article.
- The controversial “Free Town Project” website, as I understand it, was never a group project but rather the brainchild of a single individual, an anti-social internet troll, seemingly with a bizarre obsession with cannibalism and bestiality, and that individual never moved to New Hampshire and as the article points out, was in fact banned from any association with the FSP.
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by Ian | Apr 17, 2009 |
The color-hating busybodies poured onto the phones on last week’s “Talkback” and liberty activists called in response to speak out in favor of color freedom. Activists also discussed what the state is and the illegitimacy of it. City Councilor Kendall Lane suggests that Free Staters are a “bother” and claims that if you don’t attend dull city meetings that you aren’t part of the community. (Ignoring that liberty activists have attended several city council meetings now.) Also, listen carefully as the board op dumps my audio at the beginning of my call when I attempt to point out the arrest of AnarchoJesse for illegal gardening.
Join us for our weekly “Talkback” listening and chat session on Saturday mornings from 9a-12p ET in the Free Keene chat room and discuss on the Free Keene Forum.
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by Ian | Apr 17, 2009 |
Sam has asked that you focus your calls on NH senator Molly Kelly and politely ask her these questions:
- Do you know there are district courts writing their own rules?
- Do you know many of these rules are unconstitutional and against several supreme court rulings?
- Did you know that Keene District Court is arresting political prisoners?
- You may remember Sam. You have me him a few times. He is one of these political prisoners currently incarcerated.
- Do you support the taking of these political prisoners?
Molly’s office number is 603-271-4153 and her home number is 603-357-5118.
Ivy reports that Sam may have a release hearing on Monday. Stay up to date on the Free Keene Forum. Activists are planning a Sunday night candlelight vigil for Sam.
by Ian | Apr 16, 2009 |
This morning I had a nice conversation with Superintendent (and Law Enforcement Against Prohibition speaker) Rick Van Wickler of the Cheshire County Jail. According to him, Sam is eating but apparently wasn’t until just recently, and that he is still not cooperating so therefore has not been classified. That means he can’t be in population, therefore he is likely in solitary confinement until he decides to submit to some of their questions and a TB test.
I asked Rick what level of control he has over releasing inmates and he explained that he answers to the judges with one exception. (more…)
by Ian | Apr 14, 2009 |
Here’s the article. Thanks to reporter Anika Clark and photojournalist Michael Moore for covering yesterday’s oppression:
A bit of commotion is nothing new in the courtroom.
But on Monday, the action was in the Keene District Court lobby, where five people were arrested and two were handed summonses on charges of disorderly conduct.
The hubbub started shortly before the arraignment of Dave Ridley, who was arrested in March, accused of refusing to turn off his video camera in the court lobby before attending the arraignment of a marijuana activist. (more…)
