Freekeenenews - Robin Hood Court Date Set :: Rich Paul Sentencing Date Set

Robin Hooders go to Cheshire Superior Court 6/10 @ 9a; Rich Paul to be sentenced 6/7 @ 1:30p.  As you probably know, the Robin Hood of Keene story has been getting international press coverage recently.  The first court hearing has been set for June 10th at 9am at Cheshire Superior Court for the civil case that the "City of Keene" has filed against the heroic activists.  Additionally, Rich Paul, who took charges of selling cannabis to a jury trial, faces down a possible 81 years in prison at his sentencing date of 6/7 @ 1:30p.  Facebook events for each hearing have been posted to Free Keene.

In other news, a Robin Hooder encountered a parking enforcer targeting people who were attending a garage sale this Saturday.  Apparently they are so desperate for cash, they'll go after yard salers!  Here's the story, with photo.

Freekeenenews - Robin Hooders Give City Flowers as Thanks for the News Coverage!

Thank-You Flowers Delivered to City of Keene

Robin Hooders wanted to thank the city people for the millions of dollars' worth of free press they helped generate.  I can't begin to list all of the wonderful coverage Keene's Robin Hooders have received over the last week.  The press has been huge.  Good Morning America, Fox and Friends, BBC, AP, Reuters, The Telegraph, NBC, MSN, and beyond.  It's impossible to quantify the dollars that this coverage has been worth, so the least the liberty activists in Keene could do was buy some flowers and deliver them to the City of Keene for filing the lawsuit that sparked the avalanche of coverage!

The video of the delivery of the flowers is here at Free Keene. 

Also recently at Free Keene, Robin Hooder Garret Ean responds to city manager "Prince John" Maclean's letter to the local newspaper where he claims their suit is all about protecting their employees and not revenue.  

Plus, NH Labor News comes out against Robin Hooders and issues a huge unintentional compliment to the Free State Project, claiming that the FSP is having "Significant impact on the state"!  That's pretty good, considering the migration of FSP participants is only at around 5%!  We're just getting started.

Stay tuned to Free Keene for the latest.

Freekeenenews - City of Keene Files Lawsuit Against Robin Hooders

City admits in its suit that Robin Hooding is legal and that they have been writing far fewer tickets as a result. 

In a lengthy lawsuit (you can read a copy of it here) the attorney for the City of Keene claims that Robin Hooders have been "harassing", "intimidating", "taunting", and "interfering" with the city's parking enforcement agents.  (Learn about Robin Hooding here.)  However, at the same time they admit there is nothing within the current law that allows them to do anything about Robin Hooders.  Strange, considering there is a harassment charge in the law that surely the Robin Hooders could be charged with, if they were actually harassing the enforcers.  No Robin Hooder has been charged with harassment.  Ironically, in the city's own filing their job description for parking enforcer claims the enforcers must "endure verbal and mental abuse" by the public.  (Again, that's not what is happening, but even it if were - it's part of their job description!)

The City of Keene is asking the court to enact a 50ft "safety zone" around the parking enforcers, where no Robin Hooder would be able to be.  Six individuals have been named in the lawsuit filed last week in Cheshire Superior Court including Robin Hood James Cleaveland and yours truly.

Interestingly, in the suit the parking enforcers admit in their affidavits that they have been writing fewer tickets than in the previous period of time before the Robin Hooding started in earnest.  Also the city attorney believes that if the injunction is not ordered by the court that the parking enforcers may quit their jobs and the city agents are worried they will not be able to find employees to replace them.  The entire document is a testament to the effectiveness of the Robin Hooding effort.


Feel free to get in touch with me if you have questions or would like to interview an activist,
Ian Freeman
Blogger, FreeKeene.com

Freekeenenews - Activist Facing 81 Years in Prison for Selling Cannabis

420 celebration founder Rich Paul refuses the plea deal and goes to jury trial on April 16th at 9am at Cheshire superior court. Several activists came out to Cheshire "superior" court yesterday morning to perform jury outreach with NHJury.com fliers encouraging jurors to learn about jury nullification - your right as a juror to judge the law itself and vote your conscience.

Hopefully jurors will take the information to heart and use compassion for their peaceful neighbor in the upcoming trial of heroic 420 celebration founder Rich Paul. Rich is facing multiple cannabis distribution charges that could result in 81 years in prison. Rich has been offered a plea deal of a year in jail and has refused. He wants to be the first person acquitted for the peaceful, victimless "crime" of selling some cannabis to consenting adults. Most people would have taken the deal. Rich is standing firm on his beliefs - he has done no harm. No victim, no crime.

Here is a facebook event for the trial which begins Tuesday April 16th at 9am at Cheshire "superior" court at 12 Court St. Jury nullification sigh waving begins at 7:50am.

Freekeenenews - 420 Celebrations Are Back Daily in Central Sq!

Cannabis Activists Return to Smoke Out Keene's Central Square

The historic 420 celebrations have returned daily. As Rich Paul's trial looms, he has called for the return of the 420 celebrations in Keene's Central Square. True to form, a group of activists came out this afternoon and enjoyed a smoke commenced after Rich's iconic, "We smoke these in remembrance of lost liberties and in hope for a day where the people no longer fear their government because the government fears the people! Smoke 'em if you got 'em!"

Much conversation was had and a lovely afternoon was enjoyed by the near half-dozen in attendance. 420 celebrations will continue in Central Square through (and beyond) April 20th when a larger event will take place at the state house in Concord. (There will still be a Keene 420 that day as well.) However, the Concord 420 is expected to be well-attended, as it is every year. Here is a facebook event for the Concord 420 on 4/20.