These posts have been ready to roll out for a while, but unfortunately they have not been posted due to a volunteer’s unfortunate sickness. I had hoped to see them published in the order he wrote them. (There is a swath of several pages that appear between this Day 16 post and the last page posted in the original megapost here, which ended on Day 9) Since Dale posted some of the most recent, I’ll just go ahead and release all of these. Thanks to Garret Ean for the transcription:
Page 37
May 22 2012
Day 16
Subject: The Day I Got A Radio
Anyone who has lived with me can tell you that I am always listening to music. It fills my bedroom, it follow me into the kitchen for a snack, it relaxes with me on the front porch. You know I’m about to enter a room as you hear the music (usually techno or oldies) volume swell. (more…)
As you may have seen in my last post, Greyhound services will stay in Keene. Part of the news report from the Sentinel said that it was due to them coming to an agreement with the Vermont DOT. Turns out that the agreement in question was regarding a subsidy.
Yes, Greyhound is apparently now a government funded operation. Actually, this probably isn’t the first time they have taken money from the state. I am curious as to how many of their routes are subsidized.
It is hard to blame them. Businesses in the transportation industry are heavily regulated, so it is understandable why one would take a subsidy if it were available, though strings are likely attached.
More state involvement leads to further state involvement. Ugh.
One year ago today, myself and seven neighbors became the Chalking 8, when we were arrested at a protest outside of the Manchester police department on various charges. Three of the eight quietly plead out to a violation charge, simply to avoid having to finance a court battle over a criminal charge. Representing myself without an attorney at trial, I was able to beat two criminal charges. Ademo Freeman and Wes Gilreath were found guilty of chalking the Manchester police station, and while Ademo has a superior court trial pending, Wes sits in Valley Street jail, not just for the chalking charge, but also for having missed an earlier court date in the process, which was called ‘contempt of court’. He’s been incarcerated since January, and will hopefully be released in the coming weeks.
Kate Ager had a jury trial in May, in which she was found guilty of resisting arrest for what three officers testified was a one to three second delay of the arrest. She was not tried in superior court for the charge under which she was arrested (disorderly conduct) a charge which she was found guilty of at the non-criminal violation level of in district court, thus making the arrest charge itself ineligible to be heard by a jury. The full trial was filmed by two videographers, myself and Ian Freeman. You can see my full trial video in four parts here, and Ian’s footage here.
Yesterday Ademo posted to Free Keene and Cop Block an update on his case. His jury selection and trial dates were sent in an odd envelope to a random address from the court, and the prosecutor is trying to use the government’s error to prevent him from receiving a jury trial. The Cop Block post with video is here.
Today’s rain makes it a less than ideal day to chalk the police in anniversary. Keep an eye on Free Concord for more coverage of the Chalking 8 case.
Here’s a description of the event occurring at Cheshire “superior” court on Friday June 15th at 3pm from the facebook event, created by local father Ed Bryans:
As many are aware Sgt . Ball tragically self immolated on the front steps of the Cheshire county court house in protest to the failed family court system. LET US NEVER FORGET and REMIND THE PUBLIC by making 6-15-12 a day of prayer, rememberance ,AND to remind our family court judges thru protest and signage “WE WILL NOT ALLOW our children to be victims of court sanctioned kidnapping for profit.
These posts have been ready to roll out for a while, but unfortunately they have not been posted due to a volunteer’s unfortunate sickness. I had hoped to see them published in the order he wrote them. (There is a swath of several pages that appear between this Day 16 post and the last page posted in the original megapost here, which ended on Day 9) Since Dale posted some of the most recent, I’ll just go ahead and release all of these. Thanks to Garret Ean for the transcription: 
One year ago today, myself and seven neighbors became the 
