As day three of the Robin Hood of Keene evidentiary hearing drew to a close on Tuesday afternoon, initial coverage produced by the Keene Sentinel’s Kyle Jarvis and Free Keene’s Darryl Perry give us the first analysis of the proceedings. In the next few days, the raw videos from the hearings will be available. Embedded below is the article published in the Sentinel reporting on the hearing’s day two, held September 30. You can follow Darryl’s twitter feed coverage of the trial from day two here and day three here.
Premiering this morning, just in time for the latest courtroom extravaganza for Robin Hood and the Merry People is a new video short exclusive from the inner workings of city hall. Here, we see a desperate DPRK gathering of officials, feeling particularly revved for conflict as narrated by sanctioned media reports. Prince John and Jester Mullins star in this brief insight, with a revealing monologue being delivered by the jester at the end of the installment. “Don’t matter who did what to who at this point. Fact is, we went to war, and now there ain’t no going back. I mean, sh¡t, it’s what war is, you know? Once you in it, you in it. If it’s a lie, then we fight on that lie. But we gotta fight.” If only public officials had an incentive to favor deescalation and conflict resolution over paperwork plunder.
Were you unable to attend day 2 of the Robin Hood “evidentiary hearing”? Here are literally hundreds of tweets from Darryl W. Perry, who also tweeted out day one of the hearing. The tweets are in reverse chronological order, so start at the bottom for the beginning.
Be sure to come out tomorrow at 10am to “superior” court in Keene for the allegedly final day. (Remember, this is just the “evidentiary hearing” to allow the judge to issue a “preliminary injunction” if he so decides.) It has taken two full days and the prosecution has yet to still close their case.
Darryl W. Perry ?@DWPerry78 2h
Court resumes tomorrow at 10am #robinhoodtrial
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Darryl W. Perry ?@DWPerry78 2h
Garret began interacting with PEO’s after Cantwell made a video & Jane said he had nothing intelligent to say #robinhoodtrial
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Darryl W. Perry ?@DWPerry78 2h
Garret explaining the difficulties of Robin Hooding from a 30 foot distance #robinhoodtrial (more…)
Kudos to the Sentinel for being first to press with the story on the 2nd lawsuit the city has filed against Robin Hooders. In it, the city attorney finally admits it’s about the revenue, but adds a lie to the mix:
Any significant loss of revenue has more to do with officers writing fewer tickets than in the past because they’ve been distracted by the alleged harassing behavior, he said.
It’s either a lie or city attorney Thom Mullins doesn’t understand how Robin Hooding works. The Robin Hooder should be positioned in front of the parking enforcer, filling meters before the enforcer can reach them. That is why they are writing fewer tickets, it’s not because they are distracted! Just admit it, Thom – you guys are pissed that you have missed out on at least $25,000 in revenue this year because Robin Hooders have saved well over 5,000 motorists from being victimized by your agents!
In a 15-0 vote this week the Keene city council has decided to put more money in the hands of local illegal drug dealers by banning synthetic drugs. The unintelligible seven-page ordinance proscribes fines in the hundreds of dollars and will result in the products being removed from local store shelves. While the concerned moms and dads pat themselves on the back for successfully achieving the illusion the drugs are no longer available, local drug dealers now have another product they can add to their repertoire.
Oh, and of course they can now raise the price so customers who are hooked will be more likely to steal and rob people to get money to continue their habit.
That’s right Keene councilors, you can make prohibition work this time!
If that weren’t what absurd enough, apparently city councilor/state rep Kris Roberts has proposed legislation to “remove the ability of anyone to challenge the city’s ordinance based on its lack of authority to enact it”. Hopefully that will go down in flames, but wow – talk about a power grab.
Here’s an article about the vote from the Keene Sentinel’s Kyle Jarvis: (more…)
I recently had a hearing at the DMV where the Keene police prosecutor, Jean Kilham, attempted to prove that I am a “resident” and that therefore I have to get a NH driver’s license. I argued that “residency” is something that one must voluntarily seek. Originally, Kilham had brought criminal charges against me for not getting a license, but then dropped them before the trial and told me she was going to go after me via a DMV administrative hearing as the burden of proof was lower.
She has succeeded, as expected, in having DMV administrator Michael King rule in her favor. According to his 12-page “Decision”, I will no longer have the “privilege” to drive in New Hampshire starting Novemeber 5th. The document does claim on the final page that there are “appeal rights” regarding the decision, as outlined by RSA 263:76. The word “rights” might make you think you have a right to appeal. However, on a trip to the Cheshire “superior” court, I was informed that there would be a $250 filing fee in order for me to use my “right” to appeal.
I filed a motion to waive the filing fee, citing that RSA 263 says the court “shall” rule in the case of appeal, which sounds obligatory. I also cite the NH constitution’s bill of rights, article 14, which states that legal remedies should be free. Finally, I cite a religious objection to funding an unjust and unfair system. Judge John C. Kissinger denied that motion citing Lamarche v McCarthy 158 N.H. 197 (2008). In that case, the NH Supreme court re-iterated several previous rulings that basically claim that NH Article 14 doesn’t say what it says. (more…)
