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Sounds like the newspaper was investigating the police chief and the chief in turn violated their rights and caused the 98 yr old co-owner to die in the process:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/marion-county-record-subjected-to-police-raid-after-unpublished-dui-story-about-restaurateur-kari-newell
https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article278212472.html
The one wrinkle in this story so far is that they ALSO raided a city council member (https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article278220882.html). That council member also received the documents the newspaper were sent and she notified someone in the city executive. That was also a baseless warrant. And the county attorney who drafted the warrant and sent it to the incompetent judge is the brother of drunk Karen's restaurant landlord. There's more to be said about what is going on, but there's a whole lot of absolute incompetence in addition to malice.
Wow. The entire justice system in that part of Kansas is fucked. Seems like State Police or the FBI (if possible) should get involved.
FTFY: The entire justice system is fucked.
FTFY: The entire united states of america is fucked.
I'm sure Merrick Garland's DoJ will act with dispatch and determination. 🙄
That is absolutely vile.
Sound like a great reason to fire everyone involved.
So I’m just slightly confused. They were investigating the police chief while simultaneously also dealing with the drunk Karen restauranteur? Seems like the police were issued a warrant to raid the homes per the restauranteur investigation? Does anyone understand the connection with the police chief or am I just being dense?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/08/13/marion-county-record-raid-kansas-newspaper/#
It gives him a motive, which generally some drunk Karen wouldn't provide. Police tend to ignore problems that might cause them to do actual work.
I was being dense haha. I wasn’t thinking police would actually be that opportunistic, but of COURSE they are. Especially small town Kansas. Gestapo shit.