The Ridley Report continues its followup on the case of Garret’s stolen camera. In this installment, Ridley ambush interviews a uniformed state trooper in Concord at the legislative office building. At the end, commentary text reference an incident I had informed Ridley about recently which has not otherwise been reported. You can see video of that August 28 incident and police follow-up on Fr33manTVraw.
You can also see video of Garret speaking before a subcommittee of the DPRK on a recommendation to decriminalize cannabis on the evening of August 28. The Keene Sentinel covered the hearing on Thursday, including quoting speakers. Garret comes in at 4:45. (more…)
Today I dropped off a proposal to the city clerk’s office that the council repeal the paraphernalia ordinance. Unlike state statutes prohibiting drugs, the prohibition on paraphernalia is a city ordinance and the city council has full control over ordinances. Will they actually do something? The first step is for the full council to hear the letter and possibly assign it to a committee. The proposal is to be heard at the next meeting on Thursday 9/5 at 7pm at City Hall. Here’s the proposal:
Ladies and gentlemen of the Keene city council,
There has been recent and previous discussion on the council regarding cannabis decriminalization and legalization. It is certainly true that the Keene city council cannot repeal state statutes, however you can send a resolution to the state legislature encouraging them to do the right thing and legalize cannabis in New Hampshire. In addition, you as a councilor can move to order the police chief to issue a directive to Keene police officers to not enforce cannabis laws in Keene.
Also, there is one other thing that the council can do that I am proposing with this letter, and that is to repeal the drug paraphernalia ordinances. This would send a message that Keene is serious about ending the insane war on drugs, which is really a war on our friends, family, and neighbors.
Specifically, the entirety of Keene ordinance Chapter 66, Article II should be repealed and replaced with nothing.
Drug abuse is a personal tragedy, but the drug war only makes it worse for the abuser. (more…)
Local liberty activist David Crawford recently submitted to the city council in Keene a proposal to have the council send a resolution to the legislators encouraging them to decriminalize cannabis. The city council assigned the issue to the Planning, Licensing, and Development committee and it was given a public hearing this week. Several at the hearing spoke in favor of the measure, and none against, including Ken Meola, who did speak, but only to answer a question about legality. Of course, he wasn’t completely telling the truth when he said this is a “legislative issue”. He knows he has discretion and can choose not to enforce laws at will, as I point out later in my comments.
We also learned that it appears the city people may have dropped the ball on sending a letter to the legislature in 2009, when a similar request was brought forth by, of all people, Fred Parsells! No one could seem to remember all the details so city boss John Maclean promised to research the issue and come back with a more accurate version of past events at the next PLD meeting in two weeks. The issue was given “more time” and will be raised again on Wed, September 11th at 7pm at city hall.
Liberty activists, led by Free State Project participants, recently gathered in Concord over the weekend to go door-to-door asking for petition signatures opposing the proposed BEARCAT, the armored “attack truck” the police are currently drooling over. Here, the Concord Monitor reports on the successful petition drive that gathered hundreds of signatures.
The Ridley Report has published a seven-minute feature on the camera robbery of Garret Ean that was orchestrated and executed by Joseph DiRusso on June 26, 2013. Yesterday the report featured commentary on the activism of Garret in the past and broadcast the footage of the camera snatch that was recently recovered. The conclusion of the piece implies there will be additional analysis of the situation by Ridley. Check out Cops Raid Reporter for Failing to Get his Facts Wrong:
The Ridley Report continues its followup on the case of Garret’s stolen camera. In this installment, Ridley ambush interviews a uniformed state trooper in Concord at the legislative office building. At the end, commentary text reference an incident I had informed Ridley about recently which has not otherwise been reported. You can see video of that August 28 incident and police follow-up on Fr33manTVraw.
