Why Is Rich Paul Not Getting Released Despite OK By Judge?

Local jail superintendent Rick Van Wickler deserves a lot of credit. His jail, which many activists refer to as the Keene Spiritual Retreat, is far more humane than the atrocious Manchester “Valley St.” jail. Van Wickler himself is a public opponent of drug prohibition and a speaker for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. There have been many positive posts about Rick here at the Free Keene blog over the years.

So why, when a local judge has approved Rich Paul for work release or home confinement, is Van Wickler stonewalling the decision? It seems hypocritical. Dave Ridley of RidleyReport.com investigates by interviewing Rich’s close friend and Free Keene blogger Wendy:

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Ridley Confronts Manchester Politicians Over Jail Abuse, Other Issues

Dave Ridley of RidleyReport.com confronts Manchester politicians regarding ongoing abuse of the humans caged at Valley St. jail:

As usual, many of the politicians are rude and walk by the independent journalist. Why anyone would voluntarily pay for “service” like this is beyond me.

Here’s another video out front of Manchester city hall where Ridley confronts the same politicians regarding a tax cap: (more…)

New Keene Cop Block WARNING Outreach Fliers

policewarningflyer2013_frontHundreds of these awesome new know-your-rights WARNING fliers have already been distributed to local college students during Pumpkin Fest and on other occasions. Most of those who have received the flyer thus far had been elated to receive useful information about their rights and those few who already knew their rights were appreciative that Keene Cop Block is actively distributing them.

You can download your own copy and print them out for use in your area, should you wish. Here it is in uncompressed .jpg:

Front Side

Back Side

Major thanks to Meg McLain for the killer design work. You can hire her for your graphics project.

Speeding Ticket – Sentencing Video

In my last speeding trial update, I posted that I’d filed motions to place on file, vacate the sentence, and conduct sentencing by mail. All three motions were denied. I reported, under duress, to the Hillsborough district court again on October 17th, and again conducted more successful “Don’t Take A Plea” outreach to the court’s victims.

I was surprisingly not called last, and was able to deliver a speech in front of many in the audience. I later received a compliment on my views from one of the other court victims. The robed man ultimately sentenced me to 11 hours community service. My next hearing is December 19th at 9:30a for a “Community Service Review”.

Here’s full video of the sentencing hearing:

New NH Liberty Central Calendar

calendar[1]For years we have had the Keene Liberty Activist Calendar linked here in the top menu bar, and that continues to be a great source to discover some of the goings-on here in the Keene area. Now, I’m excited to announce that there is a larger calendar covering all of NH available now at calendar.shiresociety.com – it’s called the “NH Liberty Central Calendar“. Be sure to check it out to see what is happening statewide – keep in mind, that like the Free Keene calendar, the calendars only show a portion of everything that is actually happening. To learn more of what’s going on, you’ll need to move here and get plugged into the community.