Someplace called Marion, Kansas. Farm town, I suppose. A lady and her husband were having a big row. The newspaper, the Marion Register, found out she didn't have a valid driver's license, evidently just from reviewing public records.
The newspaper didn't publish the story initially, but it did turn the information over to the police. The police department's response? It raided the home of the newspaper owners, saying there was probable cause that the paper was involved in identity theft. They confiscated a computer file server, other computers, phones, and other equipment.
Illegal search and seizure? The Constitution frowns on that.
The next day, one of the owners, who was 98 and thus vulnerable to stress, passed away.
It's a situation where the public should be standing up. The police chief and judge who issued the warrant likely would go scot free if no one fought for the paper. The press defends the public and the public needs to defend the press. We lose our freedoms when people don't stand up for what's right.
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