Gangsters in Blue

I thought it worth sharing some of Gaillard’s efforts as I think it’s good to laugh at the aggressors, as that leaves no room for peddled fear-tactics to find purchase.

That enables one to be more open to the idea that self-government is preferable to external government, and that it’s more realistic that a community free from violence will come not from the top-down provision of policing, which demands that a certain group of people have the “legal” right to initiate force, but from the bottom-up, when we each police ourselves and each other.

I certainly don’t believe a stranger operating on stolen money and claimed double standards can provide justice. For more on that angle check-out http://CopBlock.org/Library

Thanks to my bud James Cleaveland who put Remi on my radar.

For more videos like the above, check out 4409.

The video above is somewhat timely to myself as I recently learned “the City of Keene” (whom I have yet to meet in-person) has threatened suit in legal-land. A couple related-links:

http://Facebook.com/KeeneRobinHood

http://RobinHood.FreeKeene.com

http://KeeneCopBlock.org/RobinHood

[I'll have more related content out soon]

KEENE Petition for Injunctive Relief 2013-05-09 by CopBlock

KEENE Petition for Injunctive Relief ATTACHMENTS 2013-05-09 by CopBlock

Rémi GAILLARD vs POLICE is a post from Cop Block - Badges Don't Grant Extra Rights

MAN WITH BADGE: “Why are you not coming out?”
MAN FILMING IN HOUSE: “Because we don’t live in a police state sir!”

Cotati residents – are you happy with this level of “service” provided?

Cotati Police Department
(707) 792-4611
http://www.ci.cotati.ca.us/sections/police

RAW VIDEO: http://liveleak.com/view?i=8ed_1368536550

Thanks to my bud, Keene-based activist Jason Repsher for putting this on my radar.

Cotati PD Employees Enter Home w/o Warrant & Tase Homeowners is a post from Cop Block - Badges Don't Grant Extra Rights

This video was uploaded to YouTube.com/RP4409 on May 14, 2013. In keeping with the decentralization of Cop Block, it’s shared here to help the free flow of this information so we can all be safer. For other such content see: CopBlock.org/Resources

From Video Description

4409 on twitter: https://twitter.com/tweet4409
4409 Store: https://wepay.com/stores/4409-store

AZ: 13-2904 a 1 Disorderly conduct; classification

TX: TITLE 9 CHAPTER 42 Sec. 42.01.

CAL. PEN. CODE § 647 : California Code – Section 647

New York Penal – Article 240 – § 240.20 Disorderly Conduct

Title 2C The New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice – 2C:33-2 Disorderly conduct

Julio case: http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/…

FROM 4409: How to fight a DISORDERLY CONDUCT Charge is a post from Cop Block - Badges Don't Grant Extra Rights

This video depicts a suspect in handcuffs, who clearly is not aggressive in any manner. Apparently, the suspect says something offensive to the officer, which results in him being backhanded across the face. Super professional. Freedom of speech, due process and shit. This is Murrricah.

Cop Backhands Handcuffed Suspect is a post from Cop Block - Badges Don't Grant Extra Rights

The video below depicts two officers beating a man in a wheelchair. The events leading up to the incident are unclear. As the narrator/person filming the incident points out, the officers proceed to mace and kick the man.

I found this Police Brutality on a conservative blog.. The man is disabled !

Rochester Police Beat Up Man in a Wheelchair is a post from Cop Block - Badges Don't Grant Extra Rights

Submitted by  Daniel Solomon

There isn’t much context as to what is going on in this video, but the officer’s reaction to being filmed is pretty standard – unwarranted suspicion, aggression, and violation of rights.

Police Officer Doesn’t Want to Be Filmed, Gets Aggressive is a post from Cop Block - Badges Don't Grant Extra Rights

In February of 2012 I posted a write-up to CopBlock.org titled, “Frustrated, Detroit Residents Compete with Police.” Included on the story was a picture of Dale Brown, founder of the Threat Management Center.

A year later, when I knew I was to roll through Detroit as part of the Cop Block Tour, I reached-out to Brown, who graciously welcomed me at his facility.

It was definitely well worth the time.

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LINKS POINTED-TO IN THE VIDEO ABOVE:

• FreeKeene.com
• CopBlock.org/WelcomeLEOs
• TreatManagementCenter.com
• “Agorism” via LetMeGoogleThatForYou.com
• “Voluntaryism” via LetMeGoogleThatForYou.com
• Frustrated, Detroit Residents Compete with Police

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VIDEOS POINTED-TO IN THE OUTRO OF THE VIDEO ABOVE:

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RAW VIDEOS OF DALE BROWN INTERVIEW via YOUTUBE.COM/COPBLOCKRAW:

Dale Brown of Detroit-based Threat Management Center is On-Point is a post from Cop Block - Badges Don't Grant Extra Rights

UPDATE May 8, 2013 9:30PM EST
Guy Reynolds, the man wearing a black robe in Vernon Hershberger’s legalland venture, said yesterday at a pretrial hearing that the words “raw milk” can’t be uttered during the trial. Yes, this trial is about raw milk, but the combination of those two words is said to be prohibited. If Reynolds really cares about justice why would he demand others not mutter those words? At its core, this situation isn’t about raw milk, but about self-ownership.
SOURCE

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Self-proclaimed “authorities” levied threats against Vernon Hershberger, who, on May 20th is slated to venture through legalland in Sauk County Wisconsin.

Hershberger’s alleged offense? He, his wife, their eight sons and 200 others in their private club, consume the milk and other related products from the cows they raise.

Fortunately Hershberger is standing on principle and many good folks are supporting his efforts. Already a few hundred have indicated their intention to be present.

>>Trial for Vernon Hershberger<<
Raw Milk is NOT a Crime!

ATTEND TRIAL:
Sauk County Circuit Courts
515 Oak Street, Baraboo, WI
May 20-24, 2013

FOLLOW TRIAL FROM AFAR:
FarmFoodFreedom.org
FB.com/FarmFoodFreedom
Justin.TV/FarmFoodFreedom

SUPPORT VERNON HERSHBERGER:
http://FarmToConsumer.org/Make-a-Donation.html

No victim no crime!

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Wisconsin Department of Justice
workplace of Eric Defort and Phillip Farris, who, in late 2011 drafted and filed the four complaints levied at Hershberger on behalf of a legal fiction they call “the State of Wisconsin”
(608) 266-1221
http://doj.state.wi.us

Sauk County Sheriffs Office
workplace of Chris Zunker, who, in late 2011, visited Hershberger’s home and communicated the threat from DeFort and Ferris. Zunker claimed to just be doing his job.
(608) 356-4895
https://co.sauk.wi.us/sheriffsoffice

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Vernon Hershberger Criminal Complaint

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Text from http://FarmFoodFreedom.org

Please attend Court in support of Vernon Hershberger!

May 20-24, 2013
Sauk County courthouse

ACTIONS:
1. Attend the trial and events.
2. Donate to Vernon’s legal defense fund or in support of “Grow Your Food Freedom.”
3.  Bring Your own Raw Milk!  This is a BYORM event!  Stand in solidarity with Vernon and other peaceful farmers who are being criminalized for distribution of fresh milk!  Bring your own to this event!

Schedule for the Grow Your Food Freedom Event

MONDAY, MAY 20, through FRIDAY, MAY 24, of the trial, we will host a catered lunch (Chipotle) and a catered dinner featuring local foods and drink in the Al Ringling theater across the street from the courthouse. lunch and dinner will have a cost but the proceeds are going to Vernon and other local food efforts. Each day will also feature a brief recap of the trial.

MONDAY – MAY 20, 2013
Mark McAfee and Michael Badnarik followed, most likely, by a screening of Farmageddon.

TUESDAY – MAY 21, 2013
Tuesday Ajna Sharma-Wilson, attorney from CA who worked with Rawesome, Deborah Evans from Bagaduce Farm in Maine, Mark Baker from Michigan and Alvin Schlangen from Minnesota will discuss challenges and successes in the food freedom movement. They will be followed by a debate on legalization vs decriminalization of raw milk moderated by David Gumpert. That will be followed by a discussion of food sharing structures. e.g. food clubs, coops, herd shares etc.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 22, 2013
Wednesday will feature Cornucopia Institute Founder, Mark Kastel who will be leading a discussion on “the bigger picture of food” including GMOs, getting a consumer base active and involved. That will be followed by a screening of Genetic Roulette.

THURSDAY – MAY 23, 2013
Joel Salatin from Polyface Farm in VA and Eustace Conway from Turtle Island Preserve in NC will join us for a discussion on food and farming freedom and David Gumpert will be speaking on and signing copies of his BRAND NEW (that is the first day it will be available) book, “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Food Rights.”

FRIDAY – MAY 24, 2013
is the last day and we will have lunch in the theater but not supper. After the trial we will meet in the nearby park (weather permitting) and discuss results and next steps. See you there!!!

Attending from out of town? Contact:

Transportation/Carpooling coordinator–Dick Suanders, resaundersjr@tds.net
Volunteer coordinator–Nicole Harpt–nicoleh584@gmail.com

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS:

The Best Western Baraboo Inn has set aside a block of rooms for Mr. Hershberger and his supporters
Group Name: Hershberger Trial
608.356.1100 or 800.831.3881 (toll free) or BestWestern.com/BarabooInn

Arrival Date: May 19th, 2013
Departure Date: May 25th, 2013

*Guests may reserve a night for one or all of the nights that fall within the arrival and departure dates.

Room Rate: $60.00 (plus taxes)
Room Types: 1 King Bed or 2 Queen Beds (room rate is the same for either room type)

Please note that reservations will only be made at the $60 rate by calling our front desk directly.

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Related Resources:

• Farm Food Freedom Coalition FarmFoodFreedom.org & Facebook.com/FarmFoodFreedom
• Farm Food Freedom on Justin.TV (livestream) Justin.TV/FarmFoodFreedom
• Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund FarmToConsumer.org
• Farmers on Trial FarmersOnTrial.com
• Hershberger “Raw Milk Trial,” Sans Raw Milk by David Gumpert at TheCompletePatient.com
• Raw Milk Freedom Riders RawMilkFreedomRiders.com

Video Sources:

• Courthouse Rally for Vernon Hershberger, March 2, 2012
• Food Freedom Rally in Support of Vernon Hershberger with Milk Activist Liz Reitzig 1/3
• Food Freedom Rally in Support of Vernon Hershberger with Milk Activist Liz Reitzig 2/3
• Let Them Eat Grass – The Food Freedom Revolution – First 6 minutes of a new documentary
• Peace News Now #109 Is Food Privacy A Right?
• Police Begin “Guns Drawn” Raids on Organic Food Stores in California
• The Chain of Obedience
• The Hershberger Raw Dairy Farm OFFICIAL VIDEO: Part 2 “The Court Summons”
• Vernon Hershberger speaks at Rally with Sheriff Mack
• What We Saw at the Lemonade & Raw Milk Freedom Day

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John Whitehead, who late last year, through the Rutherford Institute helped to bring attention to the Brandon Raub situation, noted

Vernon Hershberger – Threatened by “Authorities” for Dairy Farm – Standing on Principle, And He’s Not Alone is a post from Cop Block - Badges Don't Grant Extra Rights

by Mohammed Harun Arsalai
In recent years, Oakland has seen an accelerated gentrification process occurring. City Hall and law enforcement operations are both engaged in the dirty work that comes along with these processes. Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen collaboration between the police and the FBI. We’ve seen 300 officers and 200 Feds zooming up and down the streets like an occupying army. They only came up with five arrests and a few guns. Another FBI-OPD raid occurred on First Friday. If one takes a deeper look, it doesn’t take long to see that the neighborhoods with the fastest rates of gentrification are the same as those that fall within the borders of Oakland’s gang injunctions. There are zero degrees of separation between the mayor’s office, city council, policing policies and the Business Improvement Districts of gentrification. Written by Mohammed Harun Arsalai

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan Drags Off Aggressive Husband is a post from Cop Block - Badges Don't Grant Extra Rights

Individuals Involved:
Lesley Collier – Keene Police employee who levied ransom
Pete Eyre – Tahoe owner who allegedly victimized the “state of New Hampshire”
Ed Burke – man wearing black robe in legalland
Jim Cemorelis – Keene police employee and prosecutor
Jean Kilham – Keene police employee and prosecutor

Keene Police Department
400 Marlboro Street
Keene, NH 03431
Phone: (603) 357-9813

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On March 23rd, 2013, after hanging with some friends at the Keene Activist Center, I decided to roll out.

Unbeknownst to me, about 100′ feet away Lesley Collier, an employee of Keene police department, was at that time placing a ransom note on my Tahoe.

When I saw it, my initial thought was the adage: “answer fools with silence”

So, I didn’t read the ransom note. It remained untouched, under my windshield wiper, for a couple days as I drove around town.

But, after talking with some friends, I decided to address it, simply because I recognized it as a death threat.

I stopped by the headquarters of the Keene police outfit.

There I saw a box where many unthinkingly pay ransoms they receive from Collier and his colleagues, which only perpetuates and sets the stage for more such “legal” shakedowns.

I instead communicated that I was not going to fund their criminal outfit. I was told to appear in legalland on May 1st.

I’m now told to return on August 19th.

Do you believe this process is about justice? If not, then as best you can, stop granting it allegiance. Why not act according to your own conscience rather than to text on paper conflated as law.

Essentially what I’m doing is damage control. If I had ignored the ransom the amount demanded would increase. Next would be more frequent, and different methods of contact. Eventually, some active with the same criminal organization may claim to be “justified” as they attempt to kidnap and cage my person. If I resisted, they might initiate lethal force and claim “immunity”.

And for what? Collier’s ransom note said that I disobeyed an alleged ban on parking on public streets overnight during the winter. I certainly don’t grant authority to Collier and the rules he cites simply because its claimed. The removal of snow wasn’t an issue on the night in question. There was no victim despite Jean Kilham communicating otherwise in her response to my motion to dismiss.

The defendant alleged there was no victim.

The state objects.

As we each conclude that we shouldn’t apologize for actions that harmed no one, that we don’t owe a debt to make some fictitious entity whole, the sooner we live free of individuals claiming the right to initiate force.

We’ll see what happens. If the threat levied isn’t dropped I expect to sit half a day or a day in a  cage. Hopefully it gets some folks to think. At least I know I’m being true to my conscience.

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Related:

• Want to End Police Brutality? Focus on the Institution
• So You’ve Been Wronged by a Police Employee?
• Criminal Injustice System-related Content

Why a Ransom Levied Won’t be Paid is a post from Cop Block - Badges Don't Grant Extra Rights