Only Two City Councilors Voted Against Expanding Nicotine Prohibition in Keene
It's an early step of the ugly political process that may ultimately expand nicotine prohibition up to age 21 in Keene, New Hampshire. As sadly expected, the city council voted 12-2 last night to order city staff to write up a new ordinance prohibiting the sale and possession of nicotine-related products for under 21s within the arbitrary geographic area known as Keene.
Patrick, David, Tim, and Kurt were all arrested for "disorderly conduct" because they were standing in an allegedly public lobby. Here are interviews with them as they were released from the Keene Police Department as they were originally streamed live to Live.FreeKeene.com
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The UK is slashing it's government spending by 20%, outlawing KFC's Double Stack in Canada, the Health Care Bill is already pushing insurance prices up, and the world's largest enchilada is made in Mexico.
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A couple of months ago, Free Keene blogger Rich Paul was arrested for “violation of probation”. Despite having failed a drug test and having admitted using cannabis, probation officer Jason Smith had chosen not to arrest Rich, per his testimony at the hearing below. Smith said he was arrested because a local hater snitched on Rich, claiming he’d violated probation by possessing a weapon.
Rich says he was using a camera monopod to take a defensive stance against two employees of Pedraza’s/Pour House who were threatening, and subsequently attacking, people who were chalking in Central Square. In point of fact, one Pour House employee who did a lot of threatening, is seen in the video of the incident, taking the camera Rich had put down and smashing it, among other criminal acts.
In a full violation of probation hearing at Cheshire superior court this week, Rich was jailed over the cannabis violations, but vindicated of the most serious charges: weapons & rioting. The video and testimony made it clear his actions were justified. He was legitimately using the monopod to prepare to defend himself and others from attack. As I understand it, in NH even felons are allowed to defend themselves against attack, and use anything in the vicinity in order to do so.
Regarding the cannabis violations, probation officer Smith testified that probation was pointless for Rich, as he is going to continue using cannabis for medical purposes. There are 500 people on probation, and only four agents, according to Smith. Judge John C Kissinger took Smith’s recommendation and agreed to remove Rich’s probation after he serves six months in the Keene Spiritual Retreat! (Factoring in his time served prior to the hearing and presuming he meets the NH “good time” requirements, he’ll be out in about three months, in time to speak at Keenevention 2014!)
Rich’s testimony is passionate and principled. This is a great court video:
The probation system is awful and is designed to violate the participants, over and over, keeping them in an unending cycle of destruction of their lives. Being in jail for a shorter time is far preferable to three years of drug tests, reporting, and home searches. Something I learned about the probation system is that in a probation hearing, there are no rules of evidence! Plus, the conviction requirement is “preponderance of the evidence”, which is a lower burden of proof than an actual criminal trial, which is “beyond a reasonable doubt”.
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SB 67 would expand the jurisdiction of the state police. Darryl W Perry, Heather Mullins, and Ian Freeman spoke against it.
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The US Supreme Court gives another blow to the 4th Amendment, the Australian government says identical twins are not legally related, an update on the GW Bush shoe thrower, the Downsizer Dispatch, wasting government bailout money, the first nation in the world to outlaw tobacco, Iceland throws out the conservative party, and how to avoid the flu and look like a dork at the same time.
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1. Nevada woman shows how easy it is to commit voter fraud. Fail.
2. No legislative sponsor. No petition for redress.
3. IRS agent says I'm gonna tax that a**!
4. Removing that chalk from your tires will send you to jail.
5. Civilian executions growing. Cops claim self defence.
6. Leaked white paper says the Emperor can kill whomever he chooses.
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A judge has cleared a Maryland motorcyclist of all charges after he was arrested for filming a traffic stop, California decriminalizes small amounts of marijuana, NYC to spend millions to replace all their street signs to conform to federal regulations which say lower case lettering is better than all CAPS, and San Francisco wants to ban Happy Meal toys unless they are accompanied by fruit and vegetables.
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This straightforward bill, [HB 328](http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2023/HB328/Text), creates an exception for people over 21 to be able to possess “hallucinogenic drugs”, which the statute defines as, “psychodysleptic drugs which assert a confusional or disorganizing effect upon mental processes or behavior and mimic acute psychotic disturbances. Exemplary of such drugs are mescaline, peyote, psilocybin and d-lysergic acid diethylamide.” Derek Januszewski of the [Pachamama Sanctuary](https://pachamamasanctuary.org/) came out to speak the truth about these substances.
1. Associated Press video from the Rick Santorum GOP primary stop.
2. Pete Eyre and Ademo Freeman respond to the guilty verdict from the Manchester District Court in regards to the chalking 8 incident.
3. Judge Edward Burke Victim Reel from Free Keene . com
4. Editorial - Ron Paul 2012
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