Police chief who raided smalltown newspaper is suspended

[beschizza]

Originally published at: Police chief who raided smalltown newspaper is suspended | Boing Boing

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[jaded]

Suspended. Seems like the typical good old boy punishment.

[knoxblox]

William Allen White is spinning in his grave.

(For those who don’t know, White was a nationally known conservative newspaperman from Kansas who supported a Progressive platform – kind of like Senator Nancy Kassebaum – and he definitely would be against this corruption)

[gracchus]

Too little too late.

[GagHalfrunt]

@beschizza

The newspaper’s publisher Eric Meyer has said the identity theft allegations simply provided a convenient excuse for the search after his reporters had been digging for background information on Cody, who was appointed this summer.

Cody had quit the Kansas City police department to avoid demotion after allegations of sexual misconduct.

Cops raided a smalltown newspaper so no-one would ever find out about police...

A conversation with the newspaper owner raided by cops

[kmoser]

Hey, if it was good enough for Mussolini, I’d say it’s good enough for this guy.

[knoxblox]

Kansas police chief who led raid on small weekly newspaper has resigned,...