Standard of Living – Madison, Wisconsin

Here is the press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 6, 2008
Contact: James Andrew Carroll
Phone: (562) 505-1289

DRUG LAW PROTEST
Young Man to Possess Marijuana as a Protest Against Current Drug Laws

KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE – A young, 18 year old man will purposefully possess marijuana to incite his own arrest. At 1:00 PM on January 10, at 82 Main Street in Keene, New Hampshire, J. Andrew Carroll will illegally be in possession of marijuana as a protest against the drug laws of the country.

Echoing the thoughts of other liberty-loving people, Carroll says, “The drug war is an unconstitutional and inhumane breach of individual liberties which claims many victims, and dollars, each year.” Carroll claims he wants to “demonstrate the absurdity of putting a human being in jail for a crime with no victim.” He says the point is further demonstrated by the fact that he does not, personally, smoke marijuana, and only intends to possess it.

The war on drugs has garnered much public interest, as more and more people are becoming directly affected by it each day; and Carroll says that protesting the drug war in such a manner will bring even more attention to an already press-worthy issue. He also says the protest will “change some minds, somewhere” about the American government’s War on Drugs.

As a member of the Free State Project (FSP), an organization which is attempting to get liberty-minded people to move to New Hampshire to aid in reducing the size and power of government, Carroll moved to the Granite State from California only a few months ago.

Discussion forum thread:
http://forum.freekeene.com/index.php?topic=302.0

My best wishes go out to Mr. Carroll from my world here in Madison, WI.  Obviously, men in black and blue costumes—members of the Keene, NH police gang—will arrest Mr. Carroll or rob him of his money.  This is what happens in a coercive society such as ours where government workers violate an individual’s right to possess private property (cannabis) that poses no threat to anyone else.  Mr. Carroll will hurt no one, but will be hurt—by a government worker.  I suspect, however, that Mr. Carroll’s actions will not go without reward.  Government workers cannot long continue their coercive violence when you video record and expose their actions that hurt people.  I am guessing that the Ridley Report will be there to record it all.  Tomorrow should prove to be very interesting in Keene, NH.

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