Police raid Kansas Newspaper

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https://nypost.com/2023/08/13/kansa...ng-stressed-beyond-her-limits-in-police-raid/


The co-owner of a Kansas newspaper allegedly died as a direct result of the unprecedented police raid against the publication and its staff after they obtained damaging information about a local businesswoman — which the paper declined to publish.

Joan Meyer, 98, died after being “stressed beyond her limits and overwhelmed by hours of shock and grief” after police raided her and her son’s home Friday as part of an investigation into the Marion County Record.
 
John Galer, the chairperson of the National Newspaper Association, condemned the raid as a relic of the past and incompatible with the First Amendment.


“Newsroom raids in this country receded into history,” Galer said in a statement. “Gathering information from newsrooms is a last resort and then done only with subpoenas that protect the rights of all involved.
 
evince said:
https://nypost.com/2023/08/13/kansa...ng-stressed-beyond-her-limits-in-police-raid/


The co-owner of a Kansas newspaper allegedly died as a direct result of the unprecedented police raid against the publication and its staff after they obtained damaging information about a local businesswoman — which the paper declined to publish.

Joan Meyer, 98, died after being “stressed beyond her limits and overwhelmed by hours of shock and grief” after police raided her and her son’s home Friday as part of an investigation into the Marion County Record.
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What a cluster fuck. If this is politically motivated, there'll be hell to pay.

https://news.yahoo.com/news/kansas-newspaper-slams-gestapo-tactics-204214886.html
A spokesperson for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said that at the request of the Marion Police Department on Aug. 8, the agency began “an investigation into allegations of criminal wrongdoing” in the town an hour outside of Wichita.

But several experts and advocates consulted by The Daily Beast believe that the situation is a little more complicated and would have a chilling effect on local journalists reporting on public figures.

Others are also calling into question whether the search warrant signed by Marion County District Court Magistrate Judge Laura Viar adhered to the federal law protecting journalists from searches and seizures.

“An attack on a newspaper office through an illegal search is not just an infringement on the rights of journalists but an assault on the very foundation of democracy and the public’s right to know,” Emily Bradbury, executive director of the Kansas Press Association, said in a statement. “This cannot be allowed to stand.”
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https://abc7chicago.com/amp/marion-...-newspaper-office-press-association/13642286/



Meyer said in his newspaper's report that he believes the raid was prompted by a story published last week about a local restaurant owner, Kari Newell. Newell had police remove Meyer and a newspaper reporter from her restaurant early this month, who were there to cover a public reception for U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner, a Republican representing the area. The police chief and other officials also attended and were acknowledged at the reception, and the Marion Police Department highlighted the event on its Facebook page.

The next week at a city council meeting, Newell publicly accused the newspaper of using illegal means to get information on a drunken driving conviction against her. The newspaper countered that it received that information unsolicited, which it sought to verify through public online records. It eventually decided not to run a story on Newell's DUI, but it did run a story on the city council meeting, in which Newell confirmed the 2008 DUI conviction herself.

A two-page search warrant, signed by a local judge, lists Newell as the victim of alleged crimes by the newspaper. When the newspaper asked for a copy of the probable cause affidavit required by law to issue a search warrant, the district court issued a signed statement saying no such affidavit was on file, the Record reported.
 
Newell had police remove Meyer and a newspaper reporter from her restaurant early this month, who were there to cover a public reception for U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner, a Republican representing the area.



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I was correct
 
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_LaTurner



Jacob Andrew Joseph LaTurner (born February 17, 1988)[1] is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, LaTurner was the 40th Kansas State Treasurer from 2017 to 2021 and a state senator from the 13th district from 2013 to 2017.
 
This was a political hit by a pack of right wing cops helping some scummy Republican avoid press questions
 
Doc Dutch said:
What a cluster fuck. If this is politically motivated, there'll be hell to pay.

https://news.yahoo.com/news/kansas-newspaper-slams-gestapo-tactics-204214886.html
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Meyer, however, said he ultimately decided not to publish the story about Newell after questioning the motivations of the source. Instead, he said, he alerted the police about the information.

“We thought we were being set up,” Meyer said about the confidential information



Holey crap


someone gave them a tip and instead of printing it they told the cops the information



THEN THE COPS RAID THEM?



This is fucked up



The stupid Republican kid better distance himself from these idiots
 
Imagine devoting your life to the ideals of freedom and democracy, and then finding out that it is all over, that the Regressives have swept it away.
 
evince said:
Newell had police remove Meyer and a newspaper reporter from her restaurant early this month, who were there to cover a public reception for U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner, a Republican representing the area.



Oh my


I was correct
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Police Chief and many on his staff attended Rep. Jake LaTurner‘s reception, and posted about it on Facebook. Newspaper also had been questioning the Chief about why he left his prior position

Not that it matters, but Rep. Jake LaTurner is on Comer’s Oversight Committee
 
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