Police raid Kansas newspaper

Police stage ‘chilling’ raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones

https://kansasreflector.com/2023/08...per-seizing-computers-records-and-cellphones/

 

This is where the “enemy of the people” shit leads. And worse.

Hopefully that police department gets shredded in court.

 

Probably not the last time something like this happens, given the road we are headed down.

 

Also not the first time intimidation like this has happened to reporters, who have been subpoenaed and jailed for not revealing sources.

But the brazen tactics here are apalling.

 

So, the police, who arrested Newell for a DUI, seemingly have no problem with her driving without a license, and called her to let her know that the Marion County paper had a story on her, and the paper got raided, over that story, which the publisher decided not to run? And the paper got kicked out of a public meeting without reason?

Because that's what this looks like.

And no, this raid and seizure of equipment, records and resources of the newspaper cannot be allowed to stand. I would be taking this to the Supreme Court, federal/constitutional lawyers, the FBI and anyone else this might need to go through to be reversed and everything returned. The paper did nothing wrong. In fact, it seems Meyer backed off in the name of caution, concern and principles regarding the confidential source and where the information for their possible story came from, and Newell should've been thanking her lucky stars, not making more problems.

This search and seizure doesn't have a leg to stand on, and the district court judge who signed the search warrant, Laura Viar, needs to be censured and/or ousted, too.

 

Per the paper's story, one of the owners whose home was raided is a 98-year-old woman.

Police raid newspaper office, homes, seizing computers and phones<!----> | Marion County Record | Aug. 11, 2023 ()

These are some fake tough guys hiding behind badges.

 

Not the first time Kansas cops ignored the Constitution. They're dirtier than a Baltimore precinct house.

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I don't understand what the real story is here - more than a few cops should probably lose their badges. I've always felt that retraining, paid for out of the retirement funds for police officers might be the best way to keep cops in line. The unions sure don't do it.

 

You don’t understand? Occam’s razor: the drunk bitch in question knows a high-ranking police official and/or the magistrate who signed the warrant.

 

The piece was never published in the end, then comes out and admits it was true. Even if it’s the most libelous story ever, shouldn’t the papers info be subpoenaed, not confiscated? At least if I remember correctly going back to my college days.

 

This was a caterer, right? A caterer? Not a politician or elected official or child/spouse/relative of the mayor or Popo chief.

A caterer. A good friend

Fucking astonishing. I can’t wait for the higher courts to have a jolly good time with this one.

 

Also this


https://x.com/marisakabas2/status/1690402031238791168?s=46&t=_W7hUghOMTN-B1Yxf95VTg