Rich Paul Update Published by Sentinel

richpaul_pfestKyle Jarvis has penned an article that was published in yesterday’s Sentinel updating Rich Paul’s legal predicament. Rich remains detained at the Cheshire county house of corrections for the duration of his sentence, despite a recent appeal filed by his former attorney. Kim Kossick is no longer representing Rich legally, as the article states appeals are handled by other attorneys in public defense. Word on the street is that Rich may have additional attorneys working on the case soon. See a scan of the article here, as well as the version hosted at sentinelsource.com. (more…)

Secret Police Spotted Exiting Keene Court

joseph_akpf_dirussoToday outside of the Cheshire county superior court, I spotted the work vehicle of New Hampshire secret police sergeant Joseph T. DiRusso, who conspired with other bureaucrats to deprive me of my property exactly one month ago. DiRusso is a secret police officer in that himself and the judge granted themselves a veil of secrecy by ‘sealing’ portions of the search warrant, including the affidavit which explains the reasons and grounds for which my property was seized. The revised release date has been recently revealed to be August 6. After waiting several minutes for him to emerge, I eventually captured images of Joseph exiting the courthouse. These are the first images available online of DiRusso with the exception of a discrete photograph of him previously published by the Keene Sentinel.2013_07_26_jtdirusso_0022013_07_26_jtdirusso_003 (more…)

Camera Robbery: Aug 6 Information Release Date

the-secret-policeYesterday while Robin Hooding in Keene, I stopped into the district court while another person held a camera. Asking the receptionist about when information will be released relative to my case, I was told that the original ‘return date’ of unsealing was scheduled for July 26. For some reason, the unsealing was delayed until August 6. Are the authorities buying themselves more time to avoid the inevitable accountability check? It is also unclear whether the information release will be accompanied by the release of my Canon Vixia camera. Video from the day continues to upload to a playlist at Fr33manTVraw (see the court update from yesterday embedded below). For more info from this incident, check out Pete Eyre’s original post NH Bureaucrats Conspire to Censor Garret Ean at CopBlock, as well as the ninth episode of AKPF #1, which was largely dedicated to this topic.

NH Gov Hassan Signs Medical Cannabis Legislation

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Maggie Hassan, despite signing medical cannabis legislation today making New Hampshire the 19th state to legalize cannabis for certain medicinal use, cannot claim to be a friend of the sick.  Hassan would only sign the legislation if they removed home growing as an option, pulled PTSD off the list of approved uses, and gutted the affirmative defense provisions.  All of those things make life more difficult on medical patients who just need their medicine.

Despite the bill not being optimal, it’s still a step in the direction of more personal freedom and choice.  It took much effort on the part of liberty-oriented state reps as well as volunteers at groups like MPP.org and the NH Coalition for Common Sense, founded by Free State Project participant Matt Simon.  Kudos to everyone who worked to make this happen.  The next step will hopefully be more legislation that eases up the ridiculous restrictions that Hassan put in this legislation, so patients can access legal cannabis sooner.  This current statute forces them to wait until the state’s dispensaries are ready to distribute, which could be years.

Hopefully Hassan will only be in one term and we can get someone with compassion for other humans in her place like liberty rep George Lambert, who is gearing up to run for governor in 2014.

AKPF Guests Black Sheep Rising

2013_07_22_akpfThere are rumblings of a conspiracy theory afoot in Keene — following the official declaration of conspiracy by the city’s hired legal counsel, now the lucrative criminal masterminding has affected the broadcast schedule of AKPF #1. Keene’s favorite local variety series will not air this week, as it has been replaced by a highlights reel of AKPF #1 series producers Garret and James’ appearance on Black Sheep Rising, another locally produced entertainment series. Black Sheep Rising is unique in that it is not subject to broadcast “decency standards”, as it normally airs in the after-hours programming slot on Cheshire TV. The regularly risque media has been sanitized for daytime viewing standards in this family-friendly rendition of BSR to be aired in this week’s AKPF #1 time slot. Discover all sorts of unconventional wisdom and news happenings from the Robin Hooding crew in the BSR episode 07 redux. Tune in to AKPF #1 next week to see the global conspiracy episode, in which Prince John and Jester Mullins lay out their visionary concerns.

Chalk the Police 2013

July 18, 2013 was National Chalk the Police Day. Several Keene activists went to Central Square, and then to the sidewalk in front of the KPD “Satellite Office” across the street from the Square. Those who attended chalked pro-liberty messages, and had some pleasant conversations with people walking through the area. And, it wouldn’t be Chalk the Police without an interaction involving a Police Officer.

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