Some Awesome NH Activism

[FTL_Ian]

Badgering meter maids and school crossing guards is a major turn off.

How's that boot taste?

Did you forget the meter maids are aggressing against people on a regular basis?

Average people LOVE this activism. Here's a video where they give the cameraman money and a hug:

 

[FTL_Ian]

So can you post the little flyer the Robin Hooders put under the windshield?

You can see the front and text of the flier's back side here:
http://freekeene.com/shire/robin-hood/

 

[QuickZ06]

Cute graphic. Obviously it's legal, but that doesn't mean they aren't being assholes. And yeah, the same boat but to a lesser degree. Some people take these types of government jobs BECAUSE of the unemployment numbers. Sometimes you just have to make ends meet any way you can. What the hell could this possibly accomplish anyway? Do you really think the local public is going to see this YouTube video and suddenly rally in mass numbers to end the parking program? But hey, you know what.. I'm glad these idiots are wasting their time doing such pointless crap. It really shows what pathetic lives they have if this is how they get their "kicks" (as they described it).

So your idea is to lash out at someone if someone did do this to you, even though it is legal, ok. Government waste is government waste, they left cards on there windshields. I am sure most will look into it as they did save their asses. Have you gone and tried to educate the public, they don't wanna listen (at least very few do). This is a good way to get the message out about government waste. For most people to get involved they need to feel that they are being effected directly. So what better way to show what nonsense this all is than to make a few YT videos and save some people from some worthless tickets?


Ironically there is another video on that channel and I think it is the same meter maid from the op. She said that she took the job because of unemployment, so you were right there. But for someone to understand the struggle of unemployment, then why would one take up arms to use violence (government force) and make the lives of others harder when they were in that exact same spot.

 

[QuickZ06]

Aeroneous I am really interested in what activism you are involved in since you seem to know what to do and what not to do, as you judge others accordingly?

 

[Keith and stuff]

For the record, I think it is a fantastic idea to save people from tickets by following the meter maid and placing nickels in slots. It's activism best down with 2 people. I doubt more than a handful of the 1,000s of people here disagree with that.

However, I think it is bad activism when 5 people are following the meter maid around and everyone is trying to talk to the meter maid. Plus, that 1st video was way too long. Did the person that published the video feel ashamed of themselves and that is why the video is so long (to discourage people from watching it)?

 

[CTRattlesnake]

Badgering meter maids and school crossing guards is a major turn off.

Agree 100%. I dont like the video at all, harassing people just doing their jobs is not a way to win over people to your cause.


Go lobby politicians, or get elected to office. Leave the poor lady alone, she doesnt make the laws.

 

[deadfish]

How's that boot taste?

Did you forget the meter maids are aggressing against people on a regular basis?

Average people LOVE this activism. Here's a video where they give the cameraman money and a hug:

In the video you posted, there is nobody following around a meter maid. This is irrelevant to my comment.

Note I did not say anything about activism in general. I thoroughly enjoyed that long video: Derrick J's Victimless Crime Spree....

up until the point they were harassing the school crossing guard. Really pissed me off because the other 99% of the video is so good.

 

[Aeroneous]

So your idea is to lash out at someone if someone did do this to you, even though it is legal, ok. Government waste is government waste, they left cards on there windshields. I am sure most will look into it as they did save their asses. Have you gone and tried to educate the public, they don't wanna listen (at least very few do). This is a good way to get the message out about government waste. For most people to get involved they need to feel that they are being effected directly. So what better way to show what nonsense this all is than to make a few YT videos and save some people from some worthless tickets?

As for the lashing out, I would just feel threatened by it. I'm not saying others should do it, just saying it's likely what I would end up doing. I wouldn't be able to tolerate it nearly as well as the meter maid in this video did. As I said, she clearly is the better person here.

These people are being affected directly every time they use a meter and they already don't care enough to revolt en masse. All this video does is show some guy more or less harrassing a rank and file worker who has no real say in the policy at hand.

then why would one take up arms to use violence (government force) and make the lives of others harder when they were in that exact same spot.

To make ends meet. When it comes right down to it, people care about their own survival first.

Aeroneous I am really interested in what activism you are involved in since you seem to know what to do and what not to do, as you judge others accordingly?

I get involved at my local level, right up to the state legislature point. I'm not very effective on the national level, so I tend to just try and educate friends and family at that point. Fortunately I live in a city which is pretty liberty-friendly. But anyway, my activism is typically centered around elections. I have organized grassroots events ranging from small (a BBQ in a park which drew a couple hundred) to slightly larger (several hundred in a local college auditorium for debates) crowds. I celebrated with my local state legislator the night he won after spending several months putting together these types of efforts to help him overthrow the incumbent. I have given lectures on liberty issues and I am an instructor in a relatively large community college teaching business/econ. I try to let my students come up with their own decisions, but I definitely have a laissez faire bias in my teaching methods.

I attend my city council meetings, and as soon as a spot in my ward opens up I will be running for the position. I'm also an active participant in my county GOP, VFW, and Rotary Club. If there is an issue that needs addressing, I lobby for it by drawing support into the appropriate office as opposed to just posting videos on YouTube that make me look like an ass. So if I were in this situation, I would be addressing the city directly. If the current officer holders weren't receptive, I would be running for office.

And I know plenty of people on this forum think that the activism in this video is just wonderful because it's anti-state, but your average joe will watch this video and just think, "What a douche." If the goal is educating the public, the message is really getting lost in implementation.

 

[Keith and stuff]

https://www.facebook.com/KeeneRobinHood just posted this.

Thank you card with three dollars and our business card returned.

I guess at least 1 person likes Robin Hooding.

 

[PeaceRequiresAnarchy]

WTF? These people in the same boat as Westboro Baptist Church??? Also do you not think those "pointless" tickets might ruin someones day or possibly life trying to make ends meet, have you seen unemployment numbers? It has been proven that it cost more to run than it generates in revenue, its nothing but a lose lose for everyone. I applaud what they are doing as it is 100% LEGAL....

Bold added for emphasis

If the state said it was illegal would you still applaud them? I certainly would. It is 100% just what they are doing; what the state says is irrelevant.

 

[Keith and stuff]

Warning: Removal of This Chalk is a Class B Felony and Carries a Prison Sentence of More Than a Year
February 8, 2013 by James Cleaveland
http://freekeene.com/2013/02/08/war...arries-a-prison-sentence-of-more-than-a-year/

Some of the police employees got really frustrated with the Robinhooding in Keene, NH and decided to start chalking cars, to tell how long as car has been in a spot. The idea is that even if a car is paid up according to the meter, if the car was parked in the same spot for several hours, it still is in violation of a city ordinance.

Today I was made aware from KPD Officer Jason Short that removing the chalk that the parking enforcement officers put on a parked vehicle’s tires is a class b felony. I was given a piece of paper, pictures below, with the applicable RSA.

A class b felony in New Hampshire is a crime for which the maximum penalty, exclusive of fine, is imprisonment in excess of one year but not in excess of 7 years. Examples of other class b felonies include: an aggravated DWI causing a collision resulting in serious bodily injury, robbery (involving force or threat of force), (some) theft, second degree assault (knowingly or recklessly causing serious bodily injury to another). Should the removal of chalk be included in this list?

The logic appears to be that an investigation is being initiated when the chalk is applied to the tires. By removing the chalk, a person is interfering with the investigation by destroying evidence. I don’t feel that removing some chalk warrants such a charge since there is no damage done to the property by the removal, a true investigation by a parking enforcer would gather more data (license plate number, the exact time, a picture of the car, make/model, etc), and it is possible that a vehicle could move to another spot and still have the chalk on the tire and be ticketed.

In my opinion, this reaction by the city of Keene is the first real evidence that Robin Hood of Keene is having a significant impact helping the general public keep their money for doing something that should not be considered a violation (parking their cars).

The paper I was given:

Click on link to see the paper. http://freekeene.com/2013/02/08/war...arries-a-prison-sentence-of-more-than-a-year/

 

[Keith and stuff]

Keene Parking Enforcement Illustrates Lysander Spooner
February 10, 2013 by Free Concord
http://freekeene.com/2013/02/10/keene-parking-enforcement-illustrates-lysander-spooner/

Free Concord presents an illustrated excerpt from Lysander Spooner’s No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority. Using footage captured while Robin Hooding in Keene, Garret Ean narrates an opening portion of the Boston anarchist’s 1870 treatise. The video is scored with Henry Purcell’s Funeral March of Mary II played on the cello and glass harp.

 

[Keith and stuff]

Another donation in the mail!

 

[brandon]

Wow a gang of unkempt squirly looking guys harrassing a female meter maid, how brave

 

[brandon]

Probably the most female interaction those guys had in months.

 

[fr33]

Wow a gang of unkempt squirly looking guys harrassing a female meter maid, how brave

How does that boot taste? Good? Maybe I should try licking it like you are.

 

[Keith and stuff]

Probably the most female interaction those guys had in months.

Lol, ppretty funny. Obvious it was completely untrue. Heck, there was a female walking with those group of guys. The person filming the video, perhaps the rudest of the bunch, is a New Yorker. I kinda expect rudeness from folks living in NYC.

 

[FTL_Ian]

In the video you posted, there is nobody following around a meter maid. This is irrelevant to my comment.

Note I did not say anything about activism in general. I thoroughly enjoyed that long video: Derrick J's Victimless Crime Spree....

up until the point they were harassing the school crossing guard. Really pissed me off because the other 99% of the video is so good.

Um, we didn't do anything to the crossing guard. She attacked Derrick, right out the gate.

 

[Keith and stuff]

I guess some people like Robin Hooding, eh?

Five dollars came in mail for a save that we did on 2/16.

https://www.facebook.com/KeeneRobinHood

 

[Keith and stuff]

Someone sent in $10. The is the price of 2 parking tickets in Keene.

https://www.facebook.com/KeeneRobinHood