NH Bloggers Weigh in on Seacoast UBER Civil Disobedience

by | Nov 10, 2015 | 9 comments

FSP Early Mover Christopher David Makes the Headline Story in Portsmouth Paper

FSP Early Mover Christopher David Makes the Headline Story in Portsmouth Paper

This weekend, the Portsmouth Herald ran the news of Free State Project early mover Christopher David’s arrest as their above-the-fold feature story, Boston’s FOX 25 ran a piece, and now New Hampshire’s bloggers are weighing in with some solid opinions on Portsmouth’s hottest topic:

Chris also received national coverage of his arrest from Reason.com’s Brian Doherty on their Hit and Run blog here.

Finally, though the interview happened a week ago, if you haven’t heard Free Talk Live’s interview of Chris when he was in our studio post-Keenevention, don’t miss it.

VIDEO: UBER Driver Turns Self In, Released from Police Custody on Felony “Wiretapping” Charge

by | Nov 9, 2015 | 13 comments

JP Freeman and Jessica Phillips of Keene Cop Block traveled to Portsmouth this morning to accompany Christopher David as he turned himself in on a felony wiretapping charge. Free Keene broke the story of Chris’ civil disobedience of illegally driving people around Portsmouth as a driver with UBER. He was targeted by police for recording audio of a bouncer at a bar (who it appears is a cab driver by day) threatening Chris. Now, he’s facing years in prison.

JP recorded a brief interview with Chris before he turned himself in to be arrested for the first time in his life. Chris points out in the interview that he’s only turning himself in so the cops don’t bust in during his fiancee’s upcoming home birth and take him away then:

He turns himself over to PPD for booking and is released – here’s the video JP took of the moment he was released back to the semi-free world: (more…)

Activists in Portsmouth Protest Uber Driver Arrests

by | Nov 6, 2015 | 38 comments

free chrisFreeUber.org founder Christopher David was released on personal recognizance today after turning himself in at the Portsmouth Police Department. Activists plan to protest the continued harassment of Uber drivers tonight, and Shire Dude will be livestreaming this protest.

Expect updates every hour, on the hour.

This is a live event that will feature multiple broadcast updates.  If the above video is not live, you can access the footage on Shire Dude’s Bambuser account.

UPDATES:

The protest remained peaceful throughout the night, despite encounters I had with a couple of unsavory characters. Christopher David arrived (over 100 ft. away from the tavern, due to bail restrictions), and I convinced the owner of Daniel Street Tavern to have a conversation with him. State Representative Eric Schleien showed up and had a conversation with the bar owner, asking her if she understood economics or the fact that the state creates monopolies (referring to the taxi cartel). The bar owner became upset after this, and she even flagged down the cops in an attempt to break up the protest. The Portsmouth PD declined her request.

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Unsavory Character #1 attempts to start a fight with confusing homoerotic language

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Unsavory Character #2 attempts to stand in front of my camera

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Owner of Daniel Street Tavern pleads for the Portsmouth PD to break up the protest

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Christopher David stations himself 100+ ft. from the event, due to bail restrictions

 

[FOX protest coverage]
[Disobedient.Me protest coverage]
Bambuser series: VIDEO 1 | VIDEO 2 | VIDEO 3 | VIDEO 4 | VIDEO 5 | VIDEO 6 | VIDEO 7

BREAKING: Warrant Issued for Illegal UBER Driver for WIRETAPPING!

by | Nov 5, 2015 | 62 comments

Illegal UBER Driver Christopher David

Christopher David Delivers his Keynote at Keenevention 2015

Illegal UBER Driver Christopher David’s wife is very pregnant. In fact, she’s due any moment. What better time for Portsmouth police to issue a warrant for his arrest?

Chris posted an update to his facebook today informing us that the officer who threatened him with fines for driving for UBER in this video has now called and asked Chris to turn himself in. A warrant has allegedly been issued for his arrest on wiretapping charges. In a previous threatening call, the PPD officer, Andre Wassouf told Chris he was considering filing felony wiretapping charges, so the warrant may be on felony charges. As of this writing, Portsmouth Police have not returned media inquiries, so a copy of the warrant has yet to be seen.

Chris said, in his facebook post:

I stayed up until 4am last night setting up for the home birth of my son. I am swamped with work and preparation up to my eyeballs, and Kayla could go into labor any minute.

 

My interest to participate in a POLICE WITCH-HUNT designed to MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF ME by charging me with a FELONY for a YOUTUBE VIDEO showcasing EFFECTIVE ACTIVISM, and potentially making me MISS THE BIRTH OF MY SON… is LESS than zero.

 

To the city of Portsmouth, I opt out of your system. Leave me alone.

Sounds like he has no plan to turn himself in. Things are getting very interesting on the Seacoast. Chris has shared the number of Portsmouth Police on facebook, 603-427-1500, and encourages you to call and share how you feel about this persecution.  You can also donate to Chris via paypal and bitcoin.

Stay tuned here to Free Keene for the latest.