NH Police View Peaceful Libertarian and Occupy Activists as TerroristsAccording to their application, they cited active threats from domestic terror groups like Free State Project and Occupy New Hampshire as the primary reason for requiring this military equipment. The police dont explain why they think Free Staters pose a violent threat to them. It seems clear from all of their material that they represent non-aggression, liberty, and personal responsibility. Apparently those are dangerous concepts to an increasingly militarized police state. None of the groups specifically named have ever threatened, committed or even been suspected of engaging in violent acts in New Hampshire. Executive Director of New Hampshires Civil Liberties Union [NHCLU] Devon Chaffee called the language alarming. Its far from clear to us why an armored vehicle would be necessary to address what are generally, by and large, non-violent movements that in fact provide little or no threat to the security of our state, she said. The exact vehicle the police hope to acquire is Lencos BearCat which is a bomb and bullet proof Specialized Response and Rescue Vehicle. Read other articles by selfnews Post Here 