MANCHESTER, NH – Today Ademo Freeman was shackled and transported from Valley Street Jail, where he’s been since July 11th, to Hillsborough County Superior Court, where he participated in his jury selection process per the three counts of wiretapping prosecutor Michael Valentine (603-627-5605) has levied against him for the dastardly act of being a journalist and following-up on misdeeds done by public official Darren Murphy.
Though Ademo, donning his blue jail jumpsuit, wasn’t able to speak with those present, he did turn and give a big smile. He’s in good spirits.
After less than an hour, 15 individuals had been screened as jurors or alternates. Ademo’s trial is slated to begin next Monday, August 13th. Supporters will be outside at 8am and the “circus”, as Ademo’s called it, will begin at 9am.
Hillsborough County Superior Court North
300 Chestnut Street
Manchester, NH 03101
Prior to the activity inside the courtroom, a couple dozen friends of Ademo friends gathered outside both as a show of support and to hand information about jury nullification to potential jurors. While some coldly passed without acknowledging the presence of a friendly human being, many were receptive. Or at least they knew they might have a lot of down-time and realized that having some literature to read wouldn’t be all-bad.
For complete background on this situation, contact info, and ways YOU can help Ademo, visit: http://copblock.org/freeademo
Here are a couple of videos from the day:
From YouTube.com/FreeKeene:
From YouTube.com/MikeforLiberty:
As reported by FreeKeene.com, Ademo’s situation has thus far gotten picked-up in the front page of NH’s most-circulated newspaper, the Union Leader as well as Huffington Post’s front page, FARK.com, the front page of Digg.com, and is the most viewed story of all time on CNN iReport. Solid.
Jury nullification jury instructions is the law now in New Hampshire.
http://reason.com/blog/2012/06/29/new-hampshire-adopts-jury-nullification
You should see what cops have to say about this.
Totally disgusting.
http://www.policemag.com/channel/patrol/news/2012/07/31/founder-of-anti-police-copblock-website-faces-prison.aspx
I suppose sharpies and poster board is in order. I’ll be showing my support here in Idaho on August 13th. I invite all of you that can’t make it to do the same.
Does anyone have any idea how long the trial might take? I know it depends how many people are called to the stand and all but we as the public do not have that information. I thought maybe someone with access to that information might have an idea.
Adam, you’re not a jounalist, you’re an activist. The two are very differnt…
Jouralists have ethics.
— Test the accuracy of information from all sources and exercise care to avoid inadvertent error. Deliberate distortion is never permissible.
— Diligently seek out subjects of news stories to give them the opportunity to respond to allegations of wrongdoing.
— Identify sources whenever feasible. The public is entitled to as much information as possible on sources’ reliability.
— Always question sources’ motives before promising anonymity. Clarify conditions attached to any promise made in exchange for information. Keep promises.
— Make certain that headlines, news teases and promotional material, photos, video, audio, graphics, sound bites and quotations do not misrepresent. They should not oversimplify or highlight incidents out of context.
— Never distort the content of news photos or video. Image enhancement for technical clarity is always permissible. Label montages and photo illustrations.
— Avoid misleading re-enactments or staged news events. If re-enactment is necessary to tell a story, label it.
— Avoid undercover or other surreptitious methods of gathering information except when traditional open methods will not yield information vital to the public. Use of such methods should be explained as part of the story
— Never plagiarize.
— Tell the story of the diversity and magnitude of the human experience boldly, even when it is unpopular to do so.
— Examine their own cultural values and avoid imposing those values on others.
— Avoid stereotyping by race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, geography, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance or social status.
— Support the open exchange of views, even views they find repugnant.
— Give voice to the voiceless; official and unofficial sources of information can be equally valid.
— Distinguish between advocacy and news reporting. Analysis and commentary should be labeled and not misrepresent fact or context.
— Distinguish news from advertising and shun hybrids that blur the lines between the two.
— Recognize a special obligation to ensure that the public’s business is conducted in the open and that government records are open to inspection.
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@Bob
I highly doubt it will take longer the a day or maybe two. Adam, as far as I know, is representing himself. That should be interesting to watch.
Jury Nullification – the last hope of the ‘freeman’….
..since it’s not been used in about 150-200 years, maybe Adam will get lucky
Common Sense…How sad that when typing in your self created list of qualities defining a journalist you didn’t realize how idiotic it was to write
“Diligently seek out subjects of news stories to give them the opportunity to respond to allegations of wrongdoing.”
When doing just that is why Ademo has been charged in the first place. And then if your lack of self-actualization wasn’t on full display you added…
” Support the open exchange of views, even views they find repugnant.”
You realize where posted this, right? You realize that despite your complete inability to be impartial, to back up your claims with any sources, to ridicule those who were victimized by police and your complete inability to show you are anything more that a vile copologist. That Law Enforcement is YOUR PENN STATE, and if you witnessed a dozen cops gang-banging a teen in the shower you would tell us all how much the child loved it.
Despite all that your posts are still welcomed here. This is not like policeone.com where to cops are such pu..ies that they cry to the moderator whenever one of the few good and decent men in uniform try and remind them of the Constitution or worse yet, remind them they work for the public.
What frightens me more than anything is stupid people with guns, and if you are at all an example of the caliber of men in uniform, we are all doomed.
@ Dave [also known as "Common Sense"] :
Internet trolls are sadly common. They can be found wherever online users interact with each other. Trolls will abuse others in news blogs, political discussion forums, hobbyist communities online, Facebook pages, torrent search engine conversations, and in online game chat. Trolls have become very common in news sites. Many online news sources now avoid using open comment features because so many internet trolls will use this venue to post abusive comments as responses to news articles.
Internet trolls seek to be disruptive and hurtful by using any of the following techniques:
Trolls will post abusive and hurtful comments directed at a specific person (aka “flaming” another person)
Trolls will incite broad arguments and provoke angry responses by making controversial statements. (e.g. racism, religious intolerance, bigoted or elitist views, mysogyny, extreme political views)
Trolls will narcissistically dominate conversations, trying to make themselves the center of attention. (e.g. nonstop comments about themselves and their accomplishments; repeated self-centered statements and bragging)
Trolls will start many off-topic threads, seeking to derail users from the focus of an online community.
It is a kind of power rush or ego trip to be a troll. Being online is a place that is largely free of perceived consequences… an insecure person can get a sense of power online, without ever having to face someone directly. With the Internet being a world of imagination and fantasy for some, cowardly users can forge an alter ego for themselves, and act out their feelings of anger and inadequacy. It’s sad and unfortunate that our advanced communications also brings out the darker side of many people.
@ More reading for you, Dave [a.k.a. "Common Sense"] :
Sneaky trolls will sometimes pose as people who are genuinely interested in the topic before posting a message that undermines the discussion. This is common in political forums — a person with opposing views might pretend to be sympathetic to other members in the community while simultaneously posting messages and threads that criticize their point of view. For example, the troll might say, “I really like Politician X, but do you think she’s really strong on domestic policy?” The goal of this troll is to foment doubt within the community at large. Trolls who pose under a false identity are also known as sock puppets.
Has the person posted inflammatory remarks that have no real substance to them?
Does he or she respond to other members in a purely negative, critical way?
When confronted with a counter argument, does the person in question change tactics rather than answer the points made by another member? Does the person employ logical fallacies within their posts?
If the answer to these questions is yes, there’s a good chance you’re dealing with a troll.
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So, bottom line here:
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What do you do? If you’re simply a member of the community, the best advice is to ignore the troll. The troll’s goal is to disrupt the community and rile up its members. By ignoring the troll, you deny him or her a victory. There’s a common phrase that dates back to the early days of Usenet: Don’t feed the trolls. Trolls love attention — depriving them of it usually means they’ll lose interest and move on to a different community.
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TROLLS LOVE ATTENTION !
Dave [a.k.a. "Common Sense"] loves attention, so fellow Copblockers, draw your own conclusions based on the facts at hand.
Carlos
There are a number of different types of trolls. In the most classic case, a troll harasses an Internet community for a few weeks, posting contradictory opinions or statements on bulletin boards in an attempt to stimulate a response. Internet trolls are differentiated from people who genuinely wish to present a different viewpoint by their attitudes and aggressiveness; their goal is not to discuss a situation, but to frustrate the members of a discussion board. They often use fallacious arguments or attack the users of a site when they attempt to defend themselves from the troll’s activities.
Hints for people here dealing with Dave [a.k.a. "Common Sense"] :
Try to ignore the troll. Often, just ignoring the troll will make him/her know that no one cares about his trying to pester, and will change the chat or lobby to annoy them.
Don’t try to argue back. Trolls may often be truly strange, and will change the subject from e.g. “Your dog is a noob.” to “I think that plastic bag of yours was pathetic.”. Trolls can’t usually be predicted, but sometimes they can.
Stop responding to them. Keep your sense of humor and don’t get angry. Treat the matter as what it is – someone testing your boundaries and waiting for you to bite.
Carlos
Don’t be an internet troll. You could be sent to jail!
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Most people who have used the internet for any length of time is able to recognise an internet troll.
They’re the people who delight in posting something inflammatory or outrageous with the intention of provoking a reaction. They often don’t care if what they post is offensive or simply stupid, all they desire is to disrupt genuine conversations or upset innocent people.
It’s pretty immature behaviour – but sadly, it’s all too common.
An update to the US State of Arizona’s telecommunications harrasment bill, however, could send a strong message to internet trolls that their behaviour is not going to be tolerated.
“It is unlawful for any person, with intent to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or offend, to use any electronic or digital device and use any obscene, lewd or profane language or suggest any lewd or lascivious act, or threaten to inflict physical harm to the person or property of any person.”
@Carlos
Poor Carlos,
You can’t ignore me, 4-5 posts, all for me? Thanks buddy.
And no, I am normally correct about most issues whereas you are wrong. Of course, it must always be the police’s fault. To you at least. Remember the stats I posted. You couldn’t find fault with them. Not one. Again, hate the police, I could care less, but when it comes down to numbers, your more likely to be killed by a relative, or by a Buick, then by the cop. I know you hate it. I know it keeps you up at night. And even this year, if the trend continues, death by cop will continue to decline. That’s just the facts.
@ dear Dave :
That’s why I have never…ever bothered replying directly to your posts, because you waste your precious and valuable time just trying TROLL on this web-site.
I only try to EXPOSE your hidden agenda here so people become aware who they are dealing with…
Be honest to yourself and your conscience [if you ever had that, of course] but…are you going to deny here that the solely purpose of your coming here is just to…TROLL ?
Yes or not ?
Carlos
@CommonScents
What is your position in advance if Ademo wins this case? I would really like to know your position beforehand so as to be able to compare it to your posts post trial.
one thing is that common nonsense knows nothing about what is happening with jury nullification recently, all he has to do is do a search to find recent cases of people using that right.
One can only HOPE that the Attorney acting as prosecutor should get the Shit beat out of him by a Cop and a man records it and refuses to give evidence for the prosecutor to win his case against the cop that beat the living shit out of him.
FAIL!
ALSO: Special thanks to RT.COM for making your website more visible.
Two appeal able errors right off the bat. Right to due process denied because they won’t give him access to the law library and Right to due process denied due to motion for continuance denied.
The prosecutor practically told Ademo to tell the judge that Ademo could get his continuance if you demanded a court appointed attorney. Ademo should have put that in writing at his defense table and entered it into the record, if the judge denied his motion, that would be the best appeal able error of all.