This morning Manchester cops acting on a piece of paper from Nashua PD threatened to break down a door, then pointed guns at the peaceful occupants inside Big Mike’s home as they arrested him on “disorderly conduct” allegedly from the 420 crackdown weeks ago in Nashua. Subscribe to Porc 411s for the latest on all three activists, and visit the Free Keene Forum for discussion.
Here are the raw videos that Joe in Manchester was able to take as the MPD agents kidnap Big Mike. Part 1 is here and here’s the more interesting Part 2:
According to a reliable source, the police in NH can enforce warrants outside their “jurisdiction”, so a warrant from Nashua can be enforced by Nashua PD traveling to another county or city and can also be enforced by whatever the local PD is, or the staties. In short, they can get you anywhere you are, no matter the politically designated land mass. It is currently unknown how many others will be arrested. I’m awaiting a call back from Raymond McDannell, a lieutenant in the Nashua Police Department and their media liaison.
Last night, former Keeniac and publisher of the New Hampshire Free Press, Russell Kanning was kidnapped by armed men in Lebanon. Tonight, activist Jim Johnson was arrested at his home by staties allegedly on a “disorderly conduct” charge from Nashua. How many times has ANYONE been arrested weeks later for “disorderly conduct”? That’s normally a catch-all they bust you with on the spot during an encounter. He is being held in Westmoreland jail with Russell at least until an arraignment on Monday.
Not only that, but there is also an arrest warrant out for Jim’s wife, heroic civil disobedience superactivist Lauren Canario. Presumably for the same “offense”. Jim and Lauren haven’t been in Nashua for weeks. The last time he was there was during the Nashua 420 crackdown. Considering there were dozens of activists there, should any who can be identified be concerned that an arrest warrant has been issued for them as well?
A Walmart in MI fires 2008 associate of the year because he is a medical marijuana user when he is off the clock, GA sex offender registry law held up in court even though it lists people who have never been charged with a sex offense, suit filed against New Orleans police officers who jailed people for videotaping them, and study shows Iraq woman worse off than they were under Saddam Hussein.
Free Keene blogger and Mail-to-Jail founder Mike Barskey takes a face full of flames at the Census Burn at today’s 420. Here it is from two different perspectives!
