Journalist held indefinitely - now being denied food?!?

http://ridleyreport.com/video/2009/apr/us_media_ignores_own_...

Take 5 minutes and call and make sure to tell them that their contact info and the story is on the DAILYPAUL and it may go viral!!!!!!

Who Is Sam Dodson?

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/026530.html

Digg

http://digg.com/people/Who_Is_Sam_Dodson

The officers are not preventing Sam from eating. If Sam said, "Man, I have to eat, please give me my tray." I'm sure they would oblige. But Sam is giving his food away, and that is what the officers are stopping.

I'm sorry the prisoners are upset to not be eating Sam's food, since they respect his hunger strike, but to blame the gaurds because they are not giving Sam food to give to them is not going to get any sane grassroots movement. Too many people are trying to get one meal a day and the food banks are empty.

none, if you are putting out a call for action, let me make a suggestion on how to be a bit more successful: Make it as easy as possible for people to help, make it easier than easy if you want an even higher level of support.

It may take you a few additional hours gathering all the pertinent info, but it will save other people combined maybe thousands or tens of thousands of hours by not having to search out the information themselves.

So, basically what you need is a contact list with names, positions (what they do, how they can be involved), phone numbers, fax numbers, email addresses & even postal contact address. Include your local and regional media in the contact list as well. Maybe also include people who might not be able to directly assist, but have great influence.

I mention phone, fax, email & postal because different people prefer different methods. Remember, make it as easy and convenient as possible for people to help in this effort. Besides, receiving phone, fax and emails will be like contacting the various parties from every possible direction.

Next, post a call for action thread. Make your case as clear and concise as possible. Include a link for those who wish to do additional investigation. Then post all the relevant contact info so people can be of help without much effort.

Be clear & concise as possible.

Have your Free State Project friends assist you here and on other sites by posting in the associated threads.

As soon as a media article surfaces which is beneficial to Sam, get it up on digg and have your FSP friends help spread the news quickly.

I suggest someone making a video as well. Sometimes video can bring out the passion in viewers a lot better than written articles. Consider the pastor who was beaten by the border patrol recently, he probably would not have made it into the national media if his story was only written.

Once the grassroots news storm hits, bring the news to some larger media outlets - maybe Alex Jones and similar. He would likely cover this story in a big way before the mainstream media (as he did with the MIAC reports). Give him something really good to work with against those who are doing Sam wrong. If you can cite laws for AJ staff to research which show why Sam should not even be in prison, be sure to point them out. Point out similar cases where people may have gotten off with a slap on the wrist but the judge is putting it to Sam for political or some other purposes.

This could end up being a lot of work, so if you have a group of others who are personally involved, maybe split up all the work to help make it easier.

I can see your effort is gaining some success, but it would be good to see this issue gain even more attention.

Has anyone tried to bring food? I'm going to Keene tomorrow by the way.

received a letter from a fellow inmate of Sam's, who wishes to remain anonymous. This inmate describes how the jailers are refusing to give Sam food! I have not yet verified that this person is who he claims to be (i.e., whether this account is trustworthy), but the company he says he works (worked?) for does exist. I have not yet heard back on whether this person works there and is currently incarcerated. -Mike Barskey]

26 April 09

Dear Mike -

I am an inmate at the Cheshire Country Jail. I am in the same area of the jail as your fellow protester “John Doe,” “Sam D-.” When we are not locked away in our individual cells, Sam & I share a day room with 24 other inmates. During these time of congregation I have had the opportunity to talk with “Sam” of his politics, beliefs and convictions. I agree with some of his ideals and fully support his efforts to “inform the public” and make changes.

I am writing this letter to make known to the outside some occurrances here regarding “Sam.” As you know “Sam” has been on a hunger strike…I believe, he has been on this strike since his arrest. Recently the correction officers here in jail have started a new strategy against Sam. At various times they are refusing to give him food. During the 3 times a day we are fed in jail, we line up and are each individually handed a tray of food by a corrections officer. Sam has been taking his tray, and after everybody is seated to eat, Sam gives his tray of food away to another inmate. Today, April 25 @11:30am, at lunch, when Sam approached to receive his tray of food he was refused. The corrections officer, officer Anderson, refused to give Sam a tray of food and Sam moved on and returned to his cell, without food while the rest of us sat down & ate. I have witnessed this type of incident happen to Sam several times before. Also, it must be said that this does not occur all the time.

It is one thing for an individual to be on a hunger strike, it is another to refuse them food - regardless whether they will eat it or not. I am no expert in the field of international rights, but I would venture to guess that refusing food to prisoners violates some international lw and would warrant extreme scrutiny from human rights watch dog organizations.

To validate my letter I give you my name. I do not wish to jeopardize myself while in jail, so please to not share my identity. I have not been to trial as of yet and do not wish to have undue prejudice against me from the courts.

I support the cause you represent and look forward to reading more of your exploits in the media.

Veritas

we need to slam them with calls...and cause them to re-evaluate what they hell they are doing!!!

The sheriff (local) can override this and release him...

Sam is still in jail, still hasn't talked to his legal help in over a week, and still doesn't have access to the jail's law library.

If you don't like the current system, just remember...
You need to sit the hell down, shut the hell up, and do as you're told, OR ELSE! This is ameriKa, and the government will do what the hell it wants to and you'll like it! Oh yeah, one more thing...give the government your wallet and checkbook too. They'll decide what you get to keep.

young man. This sounds very serious. I have no clue what to do but I sure hope it works out for him.

supposed to be the Freedom state & where RP patriots want to move to?

Obama = O.ne B.ig A.ss M.istake A.merica

You know what's odd? Or maybe interesting? The first judge I thought of when I read about this craziness is the judge that freaked out on some guy last year because he didn't sit down fast enough. That video has been on YouTube for a while.

Turns out, a few comments down confirms that it is this very same judge.

2 WEEKS, he is in big big trouble. I looked at the FreeKeene site and couldn't see any clear action under way to help. This seems to need very fast action so his health is not permanently impaired.
Anyone local, where are addresses to send protests? Can we send care packages to Sam in jail, perhaps he'd accept food offerings from his supporters.

to the state attorney general, filling complaints on that county and jail?

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/026530.html

Manuel Lora posted the above about Sam Dodson. Looks like Freedom Watch material to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm4bb12CWmc

Because he should be fired.

This too is horrible!

Obama = O.ne B.ig A.ss M.istake A.merica

However, this may be a prelude to the removal of a sitting judge, and some of his henchmen.
They won't be able to defend these actions, it it may very well backfire in their faces and get them removed.

Let's hope so!
And let's see if we can shine some light on these scumbags, to help make their removal happen.

Did his cellmates share their food with him?

Doesn't he have a lawyer??

Obama = O.ne B.ig A.ss M.istake A.merica

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A man has been sitting in jail for over 2 weeks for standing up for his right, allegedly protected by some magical words incanted over 200 years ago by people long since deceased, magical words most of you here argue about day in and day out, magic words that you claim are the end all be all of modern society, and when there's a clear cut violation of this man's right by a government entity right here, right now, in the USSA none of you care enough to even look at the story?

Do you want to know why the constitution is nothing more than a G-damned piece of paper? Do you wonder why the goverment uses it as toilet paper and mocks you every day through their actions, from the TSA bullsh!t to the roving 'border security' checkpoints?

Because when it happens right under your own nose, you don't even care enough about it to comment on it, let alone stand against it.

Our founding fathers would have kicked your collective a$$es.