WBZ-TV’s Report on Robin Hood Lawsuit

by | May 14, 2013 | 1 comment

WBZTVLogo[1]WBZ’s Michael Rosenfield was first to contact me today, and also first to post their report. I have one major critique of this package:

They show Alan, the meter maid, complaining that my friends and I watched him and his family at the park on Sunday and tried to make it sound intimidating. They did not show my rebuttal to his claim. Here’s what really happened:

Every week, activists gather for Social Sunday. This last Sunday we went to Robin Hood park (yes, really – it’s called that). While there, I walked from our picnic area to the bathroom, hundreds of feet away from our gathering. On my return walk I saw someone I thought to be Alan at the playground. When I returned, I asked the Robin Hooders who have more street time and familiarity with Alan if that was Alan, so people were looking over there to confirm or deny it was him. That’s all! He acts like we stalked him at the park, when I’m pretty sure we were there before him!

Anyway, here’s WBZ-TV’s piece from Boston, and the text: (more…)

Robin Hooding Story Goes Global via the Daily Mail!

by | May 14, 2013 | 7 comments

daily-mail[1]The Robin Hood lawsuit story has gone global! Thanks to Joshua Gardner of the Daily Mail in the UK for his story about Robin Hood of Keene and the city’s lawsuit against us:

A town has filed suit against a group that walks around refilled the parking meters of strangers in an activity they call Robin Hooding.
Named for the classic do-gooder and their town of residence, Keene, New Hampsire, members of ‘Robin Hood of Keene’ are accused of harassing the city’s parking enforcement officers in a civil suit filed May 2.
The group denies this, however. They say the city is just mad because of lost revenue from parking tickets. (more…)

Robin Hood Lawsuit Hits Front Page of the Sentinel

by | May 14, 2013 | 4 comments

RH_WantedThanks to the Keene Sentinel’s Kyle Jarvis for the follow up story he wrote about the people calling themselves the “City of Keene” suing Robin Hooders. The story is on the front page, above the fold:

The city of Keene says its parking enforcement officers need protection against members of a local pro-liberty group, and has filed court action to do so.

The petition, filed earlier this month in Cheshire County Superior Court, seeks to establish a 50-foot safety zone around the officers to alleviate what the city terms “harrassing behavior.” (more…)

Free Rich Paul – Appeal Fundraising Campaign Started!

by | May 14, 2013 | 1 comment

Be a part of the campaign and help give Rich Paul a chance to avoid as much as 81 years in a cage! I’ve started a fundraiser with gofundme.com here!

I have also started a facebook event. Please join the event, invite your friends, and donate!

There will be more updates and a press release later in the week. Rich has sacrificed a lot to try and effect change in the court system, the least we can do is give a few dollars to help him out!