The raid followed after police were reportedly “tipped off” that the newspaper was in possession of evidence which revealed that a prominent local restaurant owner, Kari Newell, had been convicted of drunk driving but continued using her car without a license, according to Kansas Reflector.
What the fuck?
Eric Meyer, who taught journalism at the University of Illinois for 26 years, called the raid “chilling” and said it’s the first time he has heard of police raiding a newspaper's office throughout the entirety of his career. Meyer also spent 20 years at the Milwaukee Journal.
"It's going to have a chilling effect on us even tackling issues,” Eric Meyer said after the raid, adding that it will impact “people giving us information."
This whole thing is really messed up, seems like a ton of abuse by both the police and the politicians.
Also, the police, instead of acting in their law enforcement capacity, acted as bodyguards for the criminal, alongside the politicians.
After police had received a report from Meyer, officers reportedly notified Newell about the situation. She then publicly complained about the allegations during a city council meeting, which prompted the newspaper to “set the record straight” in an article published on Thursday.
Officers arrived at Meyer's house and the newspaper office on Friday and presented a search warrant alleging identity theft and unauthorized computer use.
What I don't understand, why'd this lady not get her drivers license back during the past 15 years? Unless the DUI was multiple incidents and it was permanently revoked. But then she would have also been in jail. Some context seems to be missing.
What the fuck?
This whole thing is really messed up, seems like a ton of abuse by both the police and the politicians.
Also, the police, instead of acting in their law enforcement capacity, acted as bodyguards for the criminal, alongside the politicians.
What I don't understand, why'd this lady not get her drivers license back during the past 15 years? Unless the DUI was multiple incidents and it was permanently revoked. But then she would have also been in jail. Some context seems to be missing.
Maybe she has been just getting away with it. Did the cops arrest her when the "found out?" Nope. So why would they ever?
She's a local political heavy, with evidently lots of clout at the PD.
From the way it sounds, that town depends on her for its continued existence.
Sounds just like the owner of a local pizza joint is one of the top 50 most powerful people in Washington D.C.
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