Manchester Cop Fired/Arrested After Hit and Run

by | Mar 25, 2013 | 1 comment

Obama with unidentified Londonderry officerToday Manchester police sergeant Stephen Coco was fired from the force, where he was reported to have worked on undercover narcotics investigations. Though WMUR reports that it is not clear who was driving the vehicle that hospitalized two teens Friday evening in Bedford, it was confirmed that the car was issued to the MPD officer. Chief David Mara spoke to press to express his shock at the incident.

Bedford police determined that a Manchester police vehicle might have been involved in the hit-and-run, Manchester police said Monday. Manchester police launched an internal investigation and determined that the unmarked vehicle was assigned to Stephen Coco, a detective sergeant working in the Special Investigations Unit.

Manchester police said the internal investigation is ongoing, but based on its findings so far, police determined that Coco violated several departmental procedures. As a result of the findings, Coco was fired. (more…)

DJVCS’ Broadcast Premiere is Sunday @ 12a and Monday @ 10p on Cheshire TV!

by | Mar 25, 2013 | 0 comments

shorttailleft[1]First it was released on Youtube and torrent for free. Then it was released on DVD as a Director’s Cut with loads of bonus content.

Now, Derrick J’s Victimless Crime Spree, our feature-length, independent documentary will be making its broadcast premiere on the ideal channel: Cheshire TV!

Tune in to Channel 8 in Keene, Swanzey, or Marlborough this Sunday at Midnight Eastern or Monday at 10pm to catch the Director’s Cut of DJVCS on TV! (Don’t have Time Warner cable or don’t live in the area? You can watch the broadcast premiere via CTV’s Ustream channel here.)

Here’s the 2-min promo that will be running throughout the week on Cheshire TV: (more…)

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it. — Henry David Thoreau

by | Mar 23, 2013 | 0 comments

During the trial of the Trespassive Three who were charged with the dastardly crime of Criminal Trespass for refusing to end a protest at the appointed hour, the State and it’s minions made some pretty ludicrous statements. Many of them were so over the top that they require no rebuttal, simply to be pointed out and laughed at. For instance; if the jury finds these three not guilty, anarchy will reign supreme, the parks will turn into campgrounds and the grass and trees in the parks will die. There were however a few statements that I believe warrant a closer examination.

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Peace Ticket Issued in Response to Speeding Ticket

by | Mar 23, 2013 | 1 comment

Yesterday, while heading to the Occupy NH “Trespassive Three” trial in Manchester, I was pulled over in Antrim by officer Brian Reopel for allegedly speeding. He ticketed me for 66 in a 50 and I am responding by sending in a Peace Ticket along with their completed ticket.

The intent of the Peace Ticket is to give them warning that if they continue aggressing against me, a peaceful Shire Society member, they should expect a trial which will probably cost them more than they would get if I paid the ticket (which I also won’t do), as well as publicity for the matter. It gives them the chance to do the right thing and withdraw their complaint, settling the issue.

Eventually, if enough people start taking traffic tickets to trial that are also Shire Society members, perhaps the police will learn know better than to pull over people with visible Shire seals on their cars (get your free sticker here). One can dream!

Your “Servants” Don’t Have to Give their Names

by | Mar 23, 2013 | 4 comments

So claims “Dispatcher 12” of Antrim Police in this audio where I called Antrim PD dispatch to try to find out the name of the officer who ticketed me yesterday. The Antrim dispatcher refuses to spell his name for me and hangs up, so I call back and record the call this time. She finally spells his name, but then refuses to identify herself, accuses me of harassing her, in addition to claiming her and her fellow employees have no obligation to give her name.

Imagine any business acting like this – why do people keep paying for this awful “service”?

Welcome to our Newest Blogger, William Kostric of Manchester

by | Mar 23, 2013 | 0 comments

William Kostric’s courageous activism has been featured before on this blog. He’s an activist out of Manchester and Free Keene welcomes him as our newest blogger. Here’s his bio from the Bloggers page:

William KostricWilliam Kostric – Growing weary of petty tyrants in Maricopa County, AZ, William determined to free range outside the confines of the United States. One night while researching the Iraq war, he happened upon the Free State Project forums and found that there were many like-minded individuals spread out across the continent. The idea of gathering in a localized area where a greater impact could be made struck a chord and he signed the statement of intent and made the move in 2008.
William’s current projects include Free State Now who’s goal is to complete the 20k signers before the end of 2014, The Quill – a libertarian community center in the Manchester area and working with Occupy New Hampshire to build a broad-based coalition of activists who are motivated to take local action towards measurable goals.