Sam Dodson, prominent civil disobedience activist and a well-known Free Stater who was released recently after serving 58 days in a Keene, New Hampshire Department of Corrections facility for videotaping the lobby of the Keene District Court, has been placed under arrest for driving with a suspended license.
Here’s a Qik video of the situation.
Here are the Porc411 message .wavs regarding the incident: msg0056, msg0057
More details are to come as they follow.
[H/T to Bile of BlogofBile.com for reporting this on Facebook.]
[Cross-posted at Let Liberty Ring and the Peace, Freedom, and Prosperity Movement website.]
[Update {4:52 p.m. EST): Bile doesn't know if he is really being arrested. After all, he was let out of the cop car at 4:49 p.m.]
[Update (4:53 p.m. EST): Bile says, "It could be a false alarm."]
[Update (4:57 p.m. EST): Bile says, "[T]hey are trying to confirm he has a legit drivers license. They are detaining him till they find out.”]
[Update (4:59 p.m. EST): Bile says, "Yup he's been arrested... taking him to the KPD."]
[Update: More details on Sam will follow in the hours to come.]
[Update: This is what Bile says on his blog: "Apparently while leaving the parking deck after his trial Sam was stopped by a Keene Police officer believing he had a suspended drivers license. Sam being unwilling or unable to provide them with a valid license was held till it could be confirmed. About 10 minutes later they decided to take him to the KPD to be booked. That was at approximately 16:50."
[Update (5:52 p.m. EST): Here's another immediate video of his arrest.]
[Update (6:41 p.m. EST): Nick of FreeKeene.com writes, "Sam has been released with a summons. More information; including video; will likely be forthcoming throughout the weekend."]
[Update (10:16 p.m. EST): Two other Porc411 calls were put up on BileofBlog.com a few hours ago: msg0058 and msg0059.]
[...] filmmaker, pens an outstanding open letter to Keene Police Department Lt. Peter Thomas, who arrested Sam Dodson on the charge of driving a vehicle with a suspended license moments after Dodson’s July 31 appearance at the Keene District [...]
Hello
I’ve recently uploaded two rare interviews with the Wobblie, anarchist, and activist Dorothy Day.
Day had begun her service to the poor in New York City during the Depression with Peter Maurin, and it continued until her death in 1980. Their dedication to administering to the homeless, elderly, and disenfranchised continues in many parts of the world.
Please post or announce the availability of these videos for those who may be interested in hearing this remarkable humanist.
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