Video of a reported, but unconfirmed, 12 people arrested at the jail rally following Free Keene Fest today! They have reportedly been arrested for “trespassing” on the new jail property.
Most of these activists are now out of being processed from within the jail. Save for Lauren, who had an outstanding arrest warrant.
Known arrested:
Ian
Dale
Aubern
Rich Paul
Lauren C.
Richard Onley
Shawn Trifith
Jim Johnson
Mike Segal
Menno Troyer
Capuzzo
Kate
How does this jive with your belief of the people’s “right to assemble” on public property?
A new website has been launched by activists in the NH liberty community called PublicParasites.com. It’s a place where people can learn about and contribute information about government aggressors and their supporters. It’s in a very early stage, and isn’t really that pretty – perhaps you can help? Visit http://publicparasites.com
About 50 people – one carrying an 11-day-old baby – gathered outside the State House yesterday, some smoking marijuana, to advocate the drug’s legalization. It was a typical “420” event, except no one left in handcuffs.
And that meant no arrest footage for YouTube with headlines like one out of a recent Nashua rally: “Police Attack Freedom Celebration.”
That was intentional.
On Monday, Concord police Chief Robert Barry said his department would treat the rally as “business as usual.” If the station received a complaint about noise or drug use while the rally participants were on city property, officers would respond, he said. (more…)
UPDATE @ 2:23p: Jim released on personal recognizance, while Mike was treated with the following:
Today $250 was demanded of Big Mike for standing in the street talking calmly with police – he refuses and is sent to jail for an entire month before trial. Dave Ridley Reports live from the Valley St. jail in Manchester:
Dave also recently called some slimy politicians in an attempt to get answers out of them about the Nashua 420 arrests, without much luck. Listen if you want to be disgusted by state-worshiping politicians: (more…)
In today’s Nashua Telegraph article about the arrests of liberty activists Jim Johnson and Big Mike, they are said to have “clashed” with police and are claimed to have been “extremely disorderly”. Let’s go to the LCLReport’s review of the footage from the day in question to see just how disorderly they were. (If you are short on time, the footage of the Nashua 420 starts at 2:09 in):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DnTUCF8oRcHere’s the story from the Telegraph, which fails to mention that cops pointed guns at Big Mike and his peaceful roommates.
