Free Staters and Free Keene Bloggers went to Milford this morning for the arraignment of recently arrested Mike Barskey. Mike was mentioned in a posting earlier this week, but his arrest is unrelated to the Keene Freedom Festival, but is for non-appearance on another non-violent driving offense. While at the arraignment, it is reported that Jesse Maloney, best known for his Keene flag burning, and Charlie, a new Keene mover, were arrested for disorderly conduct.
Jesse was inside the courtroom when he was asked to remove a cap on his head. He refused to do so, and was arrested.
Meanwhile, Charlie, not in the courtroom yet, was asking court officials about the hat rule. The following is from FreeKeene’s Dale:
Apparently he was asking them about the hat rule, was not even walking into the courtroom, was simply asking about it, then someone said “that’s assault!” out of the blue, which he was never charged with btw, so it was obvious flakey. He was ordered to take his hat off, and didn’t immediately comply but instead merely asked what the law was about hats and whether it was an order or a request, and again I remind that he has as of yet made no motion at all to enter the courtroom where the “hat rule” applies. Suddenly Charlie is being thrown up against a wall and cuffed for disorderly conduct.
Jesse and Charlie have been released with a court date set for February 25th.
Mike Barskey, the organizer of Keene’s Spring Freedom Festival, reports that he was recently approached by law enforcement in his hometown of Derry, NH. The officer dropped a piece of paper in his car, saying it “was a “complaint” from Keene PD regarding not having a permit for assembly.” The City of Keene recently dropped charges against FreeKeene’s Toby and Ian for the same offense of “Assembly without a permit.” They are now moving against who they deem to be the actual organizer of this constitutionally protected event.
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*Cross references: Environment, ch. 38.
State law references: Open-air meetings, RSA 286:2 et seq.; shows, carnivals, RSA 321-A:1 et seq.
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DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Sec. 46-621. Description.
Outdoor periodic events shall include athletic exhibitions, public dances, circuses, carnivals, live performances, exhibitions, promotional activities and any similar periodic activity open and available to the public which is conducted outdoors. For the purposes of this article, “promotional activities” shall not include promotional sales activities which are held at the normal place of business of the sponsor unless they are activities of a type that involve exhibitions, public dances, circuses, carnivals, live performances and other activities of a similar type which do not relate directly to the sale of the product of the business.
(Code 1970, § 1814.0)
Secs. 46-622–46-640. Reserved.
DIVISION 2. LICENSE
Sec. 46-641. Required.
Any person who wishes to have an outdoor event as described in section 46-621 shall obtain a license from the city clerk.
Sec. 46-642. Fee.
The fee for a license granted under this division shall be as set forth in the schedule of fees in appendix B to this Code for the duration as specified on the license for activities of a commercial nature. However, no fee shall be required for activities conducted by charitable organizations, by governmental agencies, by neighborhood groups, or by religious organizations, unless such activity is generally considered to be a commercial enterprise.
(Code 1970, § 1814.0)
Secs. 46-643–46-670. Reserved.
While deciding whether Mike deserves this harassment or not, I encourage readers of this blog to consider not whether Mike has broken the letter of the rule, but who the rules are meant to serve. While ordinances often have good intentions behind them, only innocent people have been caught up in them this time. Freedom Festival was held on public, taxpayer owned land. Requiring additional work and money to get a license to use the land serves nobody but the City. When the government ceases to serve the people, and only itself, it deserves resistance.
Mike’s appearance date is set for the same day as activist Andrew Carroll’s. Stay on Freekeene.com for updates as that date arrives.
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Free Staters and Free Keene Bloggers went to Milford this morning for the arraignment of recently arrested Mike Barskey. Mike was mentioned in a posting earlier this week, but his arrest is unrelated to the Keene Freedom Festival, but is for non-appearance on another non-violent driving offense. While at the arraignment, it is reported that Jesse Maloney, best known for his Keene flag burning, and Charlie, a new Keene mover, were arrested for disorderly conduct.
Liberty activists called WKBK’s Talkback last Saturday and discussed street signs, the bailout, Obama, marijuana, and national slavery, and politicians’ motivations.
