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I'm just so confused, what on earth happened?

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[-] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 133 points 1 year ago

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/marion-county-record-subjected-to-police-raid-after-unpublished-dui-story-about-restaurateur-kari-newell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

[-] roguetrick@kbin.social 77 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[-] Neato@kbin.social 27 points 1 year ago

Wow. The entire justice system in that part of Kansas is fucked. Seems like State Police or the FBI (if possible) should get involved.

[-] Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

FTFY: The entire justice system is fucked.

[-] x4740N@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

FTFY: The entire united states of america is fucked.

[-] gabe@literature.cafe 29 points 1 year ago

That is absolutely vile.

[-] CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

Sound like a great reason to fire everyone involved.

[-] hootenannyshenanigan@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

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/#

[-] roguetrick@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] GandarfDeGrape@midwest.social 35 points 1 year ago

And nothing will happen to the shit cops.

[-] Fuzzy_Dunlop@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago

I'm sure they'll do a very thorough job investigating themselves.

[-] GandarfDeGrape@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago

They'll likely earn a medal for the investigation!

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