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Police in NH and around the country continue to arrest people for filming them, bad teachers in the UK, an undercover cop tackles a teenager trying to enter his own home, and Massachusetts passes a law that threatens to make much of the Internet illegal.
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A police officer blocks a man from carrying his wife into the emergency room because he ran red lights getting her to the hospital, the Downsizer Dispatch, undercover officer draws gun on a man for speeding ; the driver videotaped the interaction and now faces 16 years in prison for it, and Hampton NH talent show threatened by American Idol for using the word “Idol” in its name. http://www.freemindstv.com

Police Courtesy Cards and preferential treatment, AZ voters and marijuana, convictions handed down in industrial accident that killed thousands of people over 25 years ago, and the world's biggest hamburger record. http://www.freemindsmedia.org

TX police spend hours harvesting mint plants they mistook for marijuana, legal weed and prohibition, and it looks like fatties are the new smokers so let's tax and vilanize them.

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Police brutality and filming officers, a man is facing criminal charges for shooting himself in the groin, AZ University to use RFID chips to track student attendance, and texting while driving.

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Yet another corrupt sheriff has been busted selling drugs out of his police issued SUV, a UK man finds himself in hot water because a red white and blue sign is construed as racist, hair braiding and useless licensure, and Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoes anti-smoking bill that would have banned smoking from almost all public places in CA.

A Walmart in MI fires 2008 associate of the year because he is a medical marijuana user when he is off the clock, GA sex offender registry law held up in court even though it lists people who have never been charged with a sex offense, suit filed against New Orleans police officers who jailed people for videotaping them, and study shows Iraq woman worse off than they were under Saddam Hussein.
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Man arrested for crossing the road to buy a pizza, AZ police purchases $4 million jet but doesn't have the money to pay someone to fly it, health care discussion, TN repeals law prohibiting live fish from barber shops, and a TV star who visited Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to death for sorcery.
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The TSA forces 4-year-old to take off leg braces and drag himself through a metal detector, laziness grouchiness are being considered as psychological disorders, police in the UK are attempting to break into residents' houses to keep them safe, and being a vegetarian may not be as good for the environment as previously thought.

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Undercover cop brings a gun to a snowball fight, parts of the health care bill may be permanent, the Downsizer Dispatch, Reindeer event canceled because UK nanny staters were afraid of the slippery snow, and you best not get pregnant if you are in the army.

UK deems bowling as a health and safety risk, British parents who want to home school their children may have to undergo a criminal background check, the Downsizer Dispatch, city council to give man $50,000 after he was issued a ticket for giving a police officer the middle finger, and alcohol may have hidden benefits for men.

A city union upset with an Eagle Scout because he did volunteer work they were going to get paid to do, a California town installs license plate reading cameras that will track each car coming in and leaving town, the Downsizer Dispatch, a BART police officer charges suspect with battery after he got cut shoving suspect's head through a glass window, and the economy may take longer to recover than thought.

In the name of “the children”, Keene’s daily 4:20pm cannabis celebration will move from Central Square across the street to where young, innocent eyes should never be – city hall.

Event promoter Rich Paul, the one man arrested for possession of marijuana since the beginning of the incredibly successful daily celebrations over a month ago, has announced that out of respect for the very small amount of public space available in the park, that the celebration will move to the front of city hall at 3 Washington St. in Keene. The event will return to Central Square as of Sunday.

The Union Leader is reporting that in the name of the children, Keene police and prosecutors plan to make arrests in Keene’s Central Square, a piece of “public” property. Will tomorrow’s Pumpkin Fest event be a tragedy of the commons? “Public” property is allegedly owned by everyone, which also means it’s owned by no one.

About two dozen liberty activists’ peaceful candlelight vigil for Kurt Hoffman in front of Eli Rivera’s home (KPD’s prosecutor) resulted in a confrontation by KPD officers on duty, followed by Eli himself. Here’s some grainy blackberry footage:

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