Massive Black Lives Matter Protest in Keene Rivals Manchester’s Turnout

Massive Black Lives Matter Protest in Keene Rivals Manchester’s Turnout

Massive crowd watching speakers at BLM event in Keene

Massive crowd watching speakers at BLM event in Keene.

Finally, average people are showing concern for police violence! It only took thousands of innocent bodies piled up over many years and countless millions of peaceful people arrested for victimless crimes before enough people got mad enough to do something. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably aware of the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis cops who brazenly choked him to death for several minutes while being recorded on video as Floyd tried to plead with the gang of killers and alert them that he could not breathe.

Floyd’s death wasn’t the first such death at the hands of police across the United States.

However, what happened to Floyd was the spark that lit a flame – literally, with large numbers of people coming out from their homes to join in protests demanding police accountability and railing against police violence, which is used more often against blacks, but affects all of the human race. The protestors even torched the Minneapolis third precinct station after police abandoned the property after days of protests outside, which was an amazing victory and was refreshing to see the people’s understandable anger targeted where it was actually deserved.

KPD's Cristina Paterno and Cheshire Sheriff Eli Rivera

KPD’s Cristina Paterno and Cheshire Sheriff Eli Rivera hear you, but will they listen and change?

Sadly, some protests have also been sullied by violence committed against people and the destruction of private property in many cities. The destruction of innocent-owned private property has been significant and tragic. However, New Hampshire has thankfully avoided these losses, likely because people here are much more free to defend their property from attackers, with weapons if necessary. The people who are targeting private property are unwelcome among the peaceful protestors and are likely a mix of police acting as agents-provocateur and opportunists who are looking to destroy and/or steal.

Today in Keene, several hundred people gathered in Central Square at 4pm today for a Black Lives Matter protest that rivaled the BLM event from Manchester, NH on Saturday. After nearly fifteen years in Keene, I’ve never seen anything this big in Central Square, ever. Today’s event was probably 4-5 times larger than the biggest 420 rallies in Central Square more than a decade ago.

Large crowd in Keene kneels, fist up.

Large crowd in Keene kneels, fist up.

The honking from drivers was nearly non-stop including multiple large trucks and tractor trailers laying on their horns to cheers from the excited crowd. Keene’s police chief Steven Russo and Cheshire County’s sheriff Eli Rivera were both present in the heart of the park holding signs saying, “We hear you” and taking pictures with people. To their credit, this was a smart move. By physically joining the protestors, the police acting like humans can diffuse anger and deescalate tensions. However, talk is cheap, and “hearing” isn’t the same as “listening”, and it’s certainly not actually changing their behavior.

Will the Keene police stop arresting peaceful people for victimless crimes? It’s the insane war on drugs and other prohibitions that have resulted in people of all shapes and sizes and colors being attacked, imprisoned, and murdered by police nationwide for decades. Keene’s police have made a myriad of drug busts and assisted the DEA in raiding a popular local head shop on Main Street several years ago. A stroll through past posts here at Keene Cop Block shows just a fraction of the lives the local police have ruined in the name of their authoritarian prohibitions. Are they going to now see how they harmed their brothers and sisters, issue an apology, change their ways and send back the BEARCAT armored tank to its manufacturer?

I sure hope so, for their sake, but then again, I’m an optimist.

Keene Police

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KEENE POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS

Keene Police Department
400 Marlboro Street
Keene, New Hampshire 03431

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Kevin BacaKevin Baca

officer
kbaca@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7215

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Matthew BombergMatthew Bomberg

officer
mbomberg@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813 x7203

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Peter Bowers thumbnailPeter Bowers

officer Suspended For DUI
pbowers@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813 x7187

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CB Missing PicJim Cemorelis

Sergeant Officer
jcemorelis@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7117

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Joel ChidesterJoel Chidester

officer
jchidester@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7214

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Lesley CollierLesley Collier

officer
lcollier@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7198

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CB Missing PicRobert Collinsworth

detective
rcollinsworth@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7053

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Steven Corrigan

officer
scorrigan@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7138

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Brian Costa ThumbnailBrian CostaBrian Costa

Chief of Police as of June 2015
bcosta@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7111

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TJ DerendalTJ Derendal

sergeant
tderendal@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7151

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keene-copblock-parking-enforcement-police-employee-lindadesruisseauxLinda Desruisseaux

parking enforcement officer
ldesruisseaux@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7145

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Josh English thumbnailJosh English

K9 officer
jenglish@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7163

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Kevin Gena

officer
kgena@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7204

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CB Missing PicMichael C. Goodchild

officer
mcgoodchild@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7154

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keene-police-employee-copblock-matt-griffonMatt GriffinMatt Griffin

Bycicle officer
mgriffin@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7182

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CB Missing PicDaniel Hackler

dispatcher
dhackler@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7070

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Barry HiltonBarry Hilton

traffic safety specialist / animal control officer
bhilton@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7045

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CB Missing PicDan Hurley

officer
dhurley@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7192

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Mike-Kopcha ThumbnailMichael “Pepper” Kopcha

sergeant
mkopcha@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7188

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CB Missing PicRandal LaCoste

community Liaison
rlacoste@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7044

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Steven LaMearsSteven LaMears

detective
slamears@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7205

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James Lamoureux ThumbnailJames Lamoureux

High school liaison officer
jlamoureux@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7171

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Todd Lawrence thumbnailTodd Lawrence

lieutenant
tlawrence@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7123

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CB Missing PicDon Lundin

detective
dlundin@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7172

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CB Missing PicKelvin J. Macie

accreditation specialist
kjmacie@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7037

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Kyle MacieKyle MacieKyle Macie

College Liaison officer
kmacie@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7191

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Shane Maxfield ThumbnailShane Maxfield

lieutenant
smaxfield@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7083

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keene-police-employee-copblock-james-mclaughlinJames McLaughlin

lieutenant/detective
jmclaughlin@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7034

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Jane McDermott ThumbnailJane McDermott

parking enforcement officer
jmcdermott@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7211

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Ken Meolapolice-[1]Ken “Kenny” Meola

FORMER chief Retired June 2015
kmeola@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7033

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CB Missing PicChristopher Milton

dispatcher
cmilton@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7147

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Finton-Moore ThumbnailFintan Moore

officer
fmoore@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7121

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Benjamin Nugent ThumbnailBenjamin NugentBenjamin Nugent

officer
bnugent@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7174

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CB Missing PicMichael O’Donnell

detective
modonnell@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7178

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Tim Peloquin thumbnailTim Peloquin

officer
tpeloquin@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7029

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Eric Pouliot2Eric Pouliot

officer
epouliot@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7209

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Jennifer Ramey ThumbnailJennifer Ramey

detective  Rape Assault Victims Unit
jramey@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7158

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Steven RussoSteven Russo

captain
srusso@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7140

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CB Missing PicWilliam Sargent

property officer
wsargent@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7085

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Jason ShortJason Short

Prosecutor  sergeant
jshort@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7122

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chris simonds thumbnailChris Simonds

sergeant
csimonds@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7180

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CB Missing PicJonathan Stewart

officer
jstewart@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7084

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CB Missing PicSteven Stewart

lieutenant
sstewart@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7156

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Steven Tenney1Steven Tenney

lieutenant
stenney@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7142

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jason thompson thumbnailJason Thompson

Property officer
jthompson@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7176

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bruce uhas thumbnailBruce Uhas

officer
buhas@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7090

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CB Missing PicElizabeth Uhas

officer
euhas@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7118

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Collin ZamoreCollin Zamore

officer
czamore@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7186

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Katie ZamoreKatie Zamore (Corbett)

Former college liaison officer
kzamore@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7197

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KEENE POLICE DEPARTMENT NON-OFFICERS

CB Missing PicJoanna Balcom

dispatcher
jbalcom@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7063

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CB Missing PicSheryl Beckta

administrative specialist
sbeckta@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7137

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CB Missing PicMargo Best

police records specialist
mbest@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7181

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CB Missing PicJeanette Casna

police records specialist
jcasna@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7166

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CB Missing PicPat Gagnon

police records specialist
pgagnon@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7165

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keene-police-employee-copblock-jean-kilhamJean Kilham

prosecutor
jkilham@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7050

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Ginger ReyesGinger Reyes (Hill)

parking enforcement supervisor
greyes@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7100

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CB Missing PicDiane Theall

records manager
dtheall@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7013

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CB Missing PicAnmarie Wilson

dispatcher
awilson@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7110

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CB Missing PicPamela Zinn

dispatcher
pzinn@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813  x7199

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FORMER KPD EMPLOYEES

 

alan givetz thumbnailAlan Givetz

former Parking Enforcement Officer
Date of Departure: July 2013
agivetz@ci.keene.nh.us
603.357.9813 x7212

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Peter ThomasPeter “Sturdy” Thomas

former captain, current town lacky and busybody
Town of Dublin Selectmen and Volunteer Fire Man
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 at KeeneCopBlock.org
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Jack ZellerJack Zeller

former detective, lost 2012 cheshire county sheriff Bid

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School Resource Officer Who Tackled Student Also Killed Man in 2010

Over the last several days the video and story about Keene High’s “school resource officer” Joshua English attacking and tackling a student for allegedly vaping in the school’s bathroom, has gone viral. However, there’s more to the story than cop-attacks-teen, though this incident alone is bad enough. In case you haven’t heard about this incident, according to other students the young man who was viciously attacked by English was vaping in the bathroom and English confronted him. The student heroically refused to identify himself to the armed, intimidating, uniformed man and walked out of the bathroom. Moments later, English bursted out of the bathroom and tackled the peaceful student, subduing him with a shocking level of force.

Thankfully, another brave student pulled out their phone upon hearing a commotion from inside the bathroom and captured the entire tackling on video:

Understandably many are outraged at the officer’s use of force over a simple vaping incident, but that’s not really what caused English to fly into a violent rage. The young victim’s real crime was disobedience. The youth had the gall to act as though he were a free man, walking away from a threatening, potentially violent anti-nicotine nuisance and attempting to go about his day. English has his “authority” to worry about and can’t possibly be seen by others as someone who one could just walk away from without consequence, so he used violence to dominate the young man in front of a crowd of people.

Keene Police have been making headlines nationwide for proclaiming that English was fully within police guidelines for his use of force against the “subject” – yes, that’s actually how they refer to the rest of us non-gang members. Keene police chief Steve Russo exonerated English in a recent release, saying his agent had not violated any department guidelines or state statutes, but Russo said further that English was worried the young man was a potential trespasser, claiming to the Union Leader, “At that point, he didn’t even know he was a student”.

Keene Police Officer Joshua English

Keene Police Officer Joshua English

Perhaps English needs to have his memory tested. While it would certainly be hard to remember previously seeing one random male in a school with over one thousand students, how could English forget that he’d written the same young man a ticket for “possessing tobacco products” two weeks prior? The student’s father showed the proof of this claim to WHDH-TV in Boston.

While Keene Police are trying to make English look like a hero protecting the school from a potential intruder, the reality is much different. In KPD’s official release, they claim the Keene Police and the school district are, “committed to maintaining the safety and security of the students…which may regrettably include when necessary, the use of force to secure that safety.” There were no allegations the young victim was doing anything violent. He was allegedly vaping in the bathroom. No one was threatened by the young man. The only dangerous, violent threat in Keene High School that day was Keene Police’s Joshua English. Who is he?

Don’t expect the mainstream media to do a modicum of digging about English. Otherwise you might have already discovered English shot a man to death in Keene back in 2010. Free Keene blogger and former police officer Brad Jardis covered the story here when English was found to be within the state’s use-of-force guidelines in the shooting incident. In that case, the man who was shot by English was holding a knife to a woman’s throat, so our blogger Jardis agreed with the shooting as necessary. However, is it really the best decision to assign one of the only officers at KPD who has violently taken another human being’s life the duty of being the high school’s cop? (more…)