A small central Kansas police department is facing a firestorm of criticism after it raided the offices of a local newspaper and the home of its publisher and owner.
      • @TheJims
        13•1 year ago

        User name checks out

      • Neato
        6•1 year ago

        You know a few who aren’t to you. You also know a few who know a bunch who are definitely abusive cops. Cops who allow abusive cops to continue policing are bastards.

        Even beyond that, the very system that protects cops over the public and avoid scrutiny ensures no cop can actually be a good cop. Good cops get fired or have “accidents” on the job. That’s why all cops are bastards: they can’t not be in a system like that.

  • @[email protected]
    30•1 year ago

    Oh no, not criticism! How will they sleep at night?

    Fuck that, every one of them should be immediately fired and black listed from any form of law employment.

  • Silverseren
    30•1 year ago

    Newell said she threw Meyer and the Record reporter out of the event for Republican U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner event at the request of others who are upset with the “toxic” newspaper. On the town’s main street, one storefront included a handmade “Support Marion PD” sign.”

    It’s because of this I have the feeling that the court magistrate (and the sheriff for that matter) are likely to be re-elected regardless. This is MAGA country and they don’t care about the things their side does so long as their side wins.

    • @TheJims
      18•1 year ago

      DOJ might care. It’s a first amendment violation

  • PlasmaDistortion
    13•1 year ago

    Hopefully federal investigators look into this and dig up a bunch of dirt on these corrupt cops.

  • fmstrat
    8•1 year ago

    Meyer said he has been flooded with offers of help from press freedom groups and other news organizations. But he said what he and his staff need is more hours in the day to get their next edition put together.

    Both he and Newell are contemplating lawsuits — Newell against the newspaper and Meyer against the public officials who staged the raid.

    What happened is terrible, and he and the staff must be in so much pain right now, but this is Meyer’s opportunity to step up and tackle the bigger issue vs focus on what’s happening to him.

    A small local paper can miss an issue if it means making a national point about the abuses that allow small-town overreach to occur. If they’ve never missed an issue before, that even becomes a positive in court. If he doesn’t accept the help, and doesn’t file lawsuits, this will be a distant memory.

    It will be like he’s in an abusive relationship with the local government. “That’s just how they are, but I’m getting to do my thing now, so oh well,” and the abuses there, and everywhere, continue. I truly hope that’s not the case.