I am referring, of course, to the Marion, Kansas police chief, who got a warrant to raid a newspaper because they had acquired public information.
He was suspended by the mayor, and now he has resigned.
His initial decision was based on bad facts and a misunderstanding on the law. The Magistrate Judge who gave him his warrant, Laura Viar is also ignored the facts and the law, and is being investigated. (She also has at leadt 2 DUI's under her belt, but I digress.)
The police chief of Marion, Kansas, who had ordered raids on the office of a local newspaper and the home of its publisher in August resigned on Monday, an official said, after facing mounting questions over his officers’ aggressive actions against the news organization.
The mayor of Marion, David Mayfield, told the city council on Monday night that the former chief, Gideon Cody, resigned “effective immediately,” according to Zach Collett, a council member.………
The raids on Aug. 11 prompted criticism, particularly from First Amendment advocates who viewed the actions of the officers and two Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies as dangerous and unnecessary.
Why are all these journalists complaining about a bunch of jack-booted thugs raiding a newspaper, and reporters' homes in an obvious attempt to intimidate them? Wimps.
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City leaders had faced questions about Mr. Cody’s hiring in the aftermath of the raids and after The Kansas City Star reported that the chief had left his previous job at the Kansas City Police Department following accusations that he had made sexist and insulting comments.
It really is remarkable how bad cops never leave law enforcement, they just move down the food chain.
Hopefully the former chief leaves law enforcement now, or rolls on whoever told him to do this, or both.
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