FKTV – Episode 32 – February 27th, 2012

On this weeks episode:

1. Bearcat update
2. 3 arrested at Cheshire Superior Court
3. Dave Ridley interviews Bradley Jardis in regards to Jason Talley’s upcoming trial
4. Local Attorney Charlie Donahue is interviewed in studio

mycornernews.com

Police ‘Tank’ Purchase Riles New Hampshire Town by Radley Balko

Courtesy the Huffington Post:

“We’re going to have our own tank.”

That’s what Keene, N.H., Mayor Kendall Lane whispered to Councilman Mitch Greenwood during a December city council meeting.

It’s not quite a tank. But the quaint town of 23,000 — scene of just two murders since 1999 — had just accepted a $285,933 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to purchase a Bearcat, an eight-ton armored personnel vehicle made by Lenco Industries Inc.

But those plans are on hold for now, thanks to a backlash from feisty residents. Resistance began with Mike Clark, a 27-year-old handyman. Clark, who said he’s had a couple encounters with Keene police and currently faces a charge of criminal mischief, read about the Homeland Security grant in the newspaper. “The police are already pretty brutal,” Clark said, claiming he was roughed up in both his encounters with local police. “The last thing they need is this big piece of military equipment to make them think they’re soldiers.”

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Free Keene TV – Episode 30 – February 6th, 2012

On this weeks episode:

1. A history of the Kingsbury Corporation
2. The BEARCAT has a public hearing at the Finance, operation and personnel committee this Thursday at 5:30p
3. Russia Today has a different perspective on American politics
4. Opponents of Marijuana decriminalization

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