We cover yesterday’s order rescinding the CDC’s transportation mask mandate. We also cover Manchester’s fire pit ordinances, keeping the streets clean, and a lot more!
Open Government
Back from a week off and raring to go! Fans of the show know that arm gesture means we’re talking about failing public schools again. The more they spend, the worse it gets, so maybe, just maybe, stop? Also, is it possible that all homicides in NH in the past 6 months have been police shooting civilians? [NOTE: the murder rate in NH is VERY LOW to start with, but still…]
This week, I am joined by Rachel Goldsmith from the New Hampshire Chapter of Mom’s for Liberty. We talk about teachers’ unions, literacy rates, and other ways schools are failing their students. Rachel tells us about some upcoming events and ways to get involved to improve the lives of all our students!
Ep. 17 The Carla Gericke Show Sits Down with PBS’s “The State We’re In” to Discuss Open Government for Sunshine Week
FROM PBS: “It’s Sunshine Week, the annual initiative spearheaded by the News Leaders Association to educate the public on open government and the dangers of excessive secrecy. This week on The State We’re In, we discuss New Hampshire’s Right-to-Know Law, how it’s applied, and how it can be improved. Guests include Right-to-Know New Hampshire’s Carla Gericke and Concord Monitor reporter Cassidy Jensen.”
Honored to have participated in this PBS interview to highlight how important open and transparent government is to keeping society in balance. Click the link below to learn more about my landmark #freespeech 1st Circuit win! #SunshineWeek #SunshineWeek2022 https://t.co/A92ypkzR65
— Carla Gericke, Live Free And Thrive! (@CarlaGericke) March 18, 2022
This week, we discuss the shooting death by NH law enforcement in Walpole of the VP of Cheshire Medical Center after a domestic disturbance call. We talk about the various ways police are treated differently to regular folk during these homicide investigations.
Cops killed someone in Walpole this weekend. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any details to share. $100 it gets ruled a “justified shooting,” after a kid glove investigation, but on the plus side, the AG’s office is creating expansive definitions of what is legally regarded as “self-defense” under NH law. I’m partial to that one where you can justifiably shoot and kill a person fleeing in a car from behind like they ruled in Weare back in the day.*
* Everyone knows I am an agent of peace. Just pointing out the vast hypocrisy applied to “the law” depending on who is doing the shooting… In the De Jesus case I am referring to, even retired cops were like, WTAF, yo? The AG simply didn’t decide AT ALL, whether that shooting was justified… Like, oops, we can’t figure this out, and we just like, don’t want to deal, m’kay???
Another shooting occurred in Walpole back in December 2021. Read AG’s announcement. What does this mean? Do we even know if it’s the same officers? Where’s the final report? Any accountability?
UPDATE 11:15AM: “Per protocol, the trooper involved is being withheld until a formal interview is conducted.There were no body or cruiser cameras at the scene.” You don’t say… isn’t it AMAZING that we’re paying millions of dollars for body cams, and yet?!?
News links to yesterday’s shooting:
https://boston.cbslocal.com/…/walpole-new-hampshire…/
https://www.reformer.com/local-news/video-officer-involved-shooting-in-walpole/video_1ce9eda6-b132-5f04-b2e3-b2e4c7d15a9b.html