Union Leader: “BearCat brouhaha revs up Keene”

by | Feb 23, 2012 | 2 comments

Meghan Pierce of The Union Leader covers the growing resistance to the militarization of Keene’s streets with the article in today’s paper:

KEENE — Thanks, but no tanks. That’s what some residents are saying in opposition to a city plan to purchase an armored vehicle for emergency response.

An outcry resulted after the City Council accepted a $285,933 Homeland Security grant in December — without a public hearing — to buy a LENCO BearCat Special Missions armored vehicle. Now the BearCat’s fate awaits the City Council’s final decision, expected at its March 1,7 p.m., meeting at Keene City Hall.

The city’s reconsideration of the grant got national media attention, including an article in the Huffington Post, sparking thousands of comments online about the role of the federal government.

Mike Clark, a 27-year-old handyman currently facing a criminal mischief charge in Keene — and the son of the sole Keene council member to vote against accepting the Homeland Security money — told the Huffington Post he has had encounters with Keene police and was “roughed up” both times.

“The police are already pretty brutal,” Clark said. “The last thing they need is this big piece of military equipment to make them think they’re soldiers.” (more…)

If You Point Out Government Corruption and You’re Right – People Will Want You To Disappear

by | Feb 22, 2012 | 37 comments

Or at least people are now calling me a terrorist and calling for my indefinite detention as a result of my taking on the corruption happening in Cheshire County.

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“Brad Jardis in my observation is a terrorist plain and simple. All he has done along with his so called activists friends has started violence against Judge Burke because they got caught breaking the law. It is a good thing the NDAA passed because Brad Jardis needs to be taken off the streets because of his violence.”

All my violence’eh? You apparently forgot to read this.

Why would they need the NDAA to come after me right now for what I am reporting if I was actually breaking the law? Everyone knows the NDAA is meant to only silence people who would be victorious in court.

Could it be because I am right?

From the comment section of my interview on the Ridley Report.

Judge Edward Burke Misconduct Overview To Be Released on Friday

by | Feb 22, 2012 | 46 comments

On Friday I am commissioning my first ever official “overview” of government misconduct. The presentation will detail my case as to precisely how Keene Circuit Court-District Division Presiding Judge Edward Burke violated state law, the state Constitution, and judicial canons by telling a lie to have someone arrested. A lie that constituted False Reports to Law Enforcement, a crime under state law. A crime that if the exact facts and circumstances were brought before him in a criminal case where you did the same thing, he would find you guilty.

I am quite familiar with the crime as I have arrested people and prepared prosecution cases for it before. Judge Burke should have been arrested by now for what he did… but lucky for him, it appears that his friends in government are protecting him.

The presentation I will be burning to DVD and distributing to Governor John Lynch, the Executive Council, and every member of the New Hampshire General Court. Every mainstream media outlet in New Hampshire will also be receiving a copy.

Judicial Canon #2, the code of conduct for judges, reads as follows:

A JUDGE SHOULD AVOID IMPROPRIETY AND THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY IN ALL OF THE JUDGE’S ACTIVITIES

I presume that includes impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in all of the judge’s interactions with members of the free press who are asking constitutionally protected questions.  Especially when our own Constitution says:

FREE SPEECH AND LIBERTY OF THE PRESS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE SECURITY OF FREEDOM IN A STATE: THEY OUGHT, THEREFORE, TO BE INVIOLABLY PRESERVED.

(not taken away in a creative attempt to cover up a criminal offense)

 

How to Contact the Keene City Councilors by Cynthia C. Georgina

by | Feb 22, 2012 | 0 comments

Former City Councilor Cynthia Georgina offers some tips on where and when to contact Keene elected officials(PDF). It’s been on the City of Keene’s website for a while but with the ongoing “Thanks but no Tanks” campaign to convince the city councilors not to put an armored attack truck on the streets of our community, now is a good time to take Cynthia up on her tips:

A Councilor can expect to get input from constituents. This may happen in the Councilor’s home, via a phone call, or it may happen in a public place when a constituent recognizes the Councilor and wants to discuss a pending matter. It can also come in the form of a letter to the editor of the local paper or a phone call to a local radio talk show.

Now is the time to make your voice heard in opposition to the BEARCAT, armored attack truck. To get you started, here is a list of councilors and their phone numbers:

(603) 352-4822 Ruth R. Venezia [at large]
(603) 352-1105 Kris Roberts [at large]
(603) 352-6736 Philip Dale Pregent [at large]
(603) 352-0421 Carl B. Jacobs [at large]
(603) 357-1340 David R. Meader [at large]
(603) 352-7185 Janis O. Manwaring [ward 1]
(603) 352-5483 Mitchell H. Greenwald [ward 2]
(603) 357-2601 Bettina A. Chadbourne [ward 2]
(603) 352-1084 David C. Richards [ward 3]
(603) 358-5016 Philip M. Jones [ward 4]
(603) 357-8761 James P. Duffy [ward 4]
(603) 357-3827 June M. Donegan [ward 5]
(603) 357-3738 Thomas F. Powers [ward 5]

Threatening Violence Against Public Officials Is Wrong

by | Feb 21, 2012 | 16 comments

I’m on my way to the post office to send the following three letters to high ranking law enforcement officers in New Hampshire regarding the online comments of a threatening tone made against Judge Burke.

– United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire Kacavas
– New Hampshire Attorney General Delaney
– Cheshire County Attorney Heed
– Administrative Office of the Courts Director Goodnow

I believe the threatening rhetoric involved is protected speech under Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969) as it doesn’t seem to infer imminent lawless action, but using or threatening violence is unacceptable in a civilized society.