Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret(kansasreflector.com)

41 pointsby harmmonica8 mesi fa6 comments

Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret

https://kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/marion-county-agrees-to-pay-out-3m-for-newspaper-raid-express-regret/

6 comments

It is refreshing that they admitted wrong-doing. Often payments are made to victims, but those responsible never have to admit the mistake.

From the article though, I think this line is telling:

"This likely would not have happened if established law had been reviewed and applied prior to the execution of the warrants,"

likely not. They are saying that even if those involved absolutely totally knew and understood the law, there's still a decent chance they would still have done the raid.

stantaylor8 mesi fa

I agree that that "likely" is not a good look, but this was written by a lawyer to fulfill a legal obligation as part of this settlement, so I'm not surprised.

ungreased06758 mesi fa

Great news.

foogazi8 mesi fa

How can a County express regret or even experience it ?

more_corn8 mesi fa

Regret is the un-apology word. It’s weaseley in the extreme. If they accepted responsibility they could just issue a real apology and call it a day.

infamouscow8 mesi fa

If they had done this to Cassius Marcellus Clay, these criminals would simply be dead for their gross violation of civil rights.