As you may recall, the “City of Keene’s” illegal case against Free Keene blogger and NH native Graham Colson was nearly dismissed from Keene district court, but judge Burke allowed a few days for “the city” to file a motion to reconsider, which they did.
To recap, attorney Meyer had argued that banning Graham from Central Square for skateboarding – without first trying and convicting him of such – was illegal and in violation of due process and separation of powers. Here’s a longer article about that argument.
So, again, the people calling themselves “the City of Keene” have now lost multiple cases against local activists, at who knows what cost to the taxpayers. They lost the trespassing and smoke alarm cases against me, the Robin Hood case, and now their no-trespass orders at Central Sq. have been smacked down by judge Burke. Kudos to Burke for making the right decision again!
Last Thursday, readers of Keene State College’s student periodical The Equinox were treated to a front page story on the latest happenings in the case of Keene’s Robin Hood. Now gracing the internet is an image of the article in print, as it appears in the current edition of the paper. (more…)
During a DUI checkpoint in 2013, Cop Block Radio‘s Eric Freerock was arrested for “Disobeying an Officer”, which translates to not showing his ID fast enough. It was his first arrest and this was his first trial. Unfortunately he doesn’t challenge the main claim against him, that he “refused” to show ID, which he did not, he simply returned the officer’s request with some questions, and was promptly arrested. Sadly, there is no video of their interaction, though I’ll link to other video of the checkpoint below. Here’s the full trial video from Keene district court – it’s also the first activist trial in the fancy new courthouse:
The tension between parking authorities and the free-staters continues as city officials await for a date to appeal the case against Robin Hood of Keene, this time in front of the state Supreme Court.
Keene officials are not happy with the decision Judge John C. Kissinger Jr. made when he dismissed the case the city had presented against six citizens known as “Robin Hooders.”
The city officials claimed the free-staters had allegedly harassed parking enforcement officers. (more…)
The Democratic People’s Republic of Keene has invested great times and energies into the manufacture of a technology which city leaders hope will revolutionize the act of paying for parking as we know it. For a small fee, citizens of DPRK can remotely pay their dues to the AKPF for services of the department via cell phone in certain designated metered parking area. An article in Friday’s Sentinel announced the technological advancement which will function on top of existing AKPF infrastructure. Printed on a card delivered to one of the Merry People through one of the democratic people’s republic’s enforcers, numerous benefits of the city’s new endeavour are envisioned, including the option of vehicle locator and remote payment. What government entity wouldn’t love new means of capital collection? Best wishes to DPRK officials as they sample their new system.
As you may recall, the “City of Keene’s” illegal case against Free Keene blogger and NH native Graham Colson was nearly dismissed from Keene district court, but judge Burke allowed a few days for “the city” to file a motion to reconsider, which they did. 
So, again, the people calling themselves “the City of Keene” have now lost multiple cases against local activists, at who knows what cost to the taxpayers. They lost the trespassing and smoke alarm cases against me, the Robin Hood case, and now their no-trespass orders at Central Sq. have been smacked down by judge Burke. Kudos to Burke for making the right decision again!
