Kansas Newspaper raided by Police

 The Current State of Law: Freedom of Press      According to The US Courts,  the First Amendment protects freedom of speech. These freedoms protect the rights to the following:  Not to speak (specifically, the right not to salute the flag), o f students to wear black armbands to school to protest a war, t o use certain offensive words and phrases to convey political messages, t o contribute money (under certain circumstances) to political campaigns, t o advertise commercial products and professional services (with some restrictions), and t o engage in symbolic speech, These freedoms do not protect the following: T o incite imminent lawless action, t o make or distribute obscene materials, t o burn draft cards as an anti-war protest, t o permit students to print articles in a school newspaper over the objections of the school administration, o f students to make an obscene speech at a school-sponsored event, and o f students to advocate illegal drug use at...

Marion County's Newspaper News          Our current issue is about an incident that happened in Kansas, where law enforcement raided a local newspaper publishing building, and collected "evidence" such as computers as much more. This soon became a matter of whether or not the newspaper company's rights were violated. We will be discussing the different perspectives to inevitable have a consensus on who was right and who was wrong.       This part of the blog will be typed from the victims (newspaper company POV) perspective.  According to  The Pitch , local law enforcements seized computers, cellphones and reporting material from the Marion County Record Office, the newspaper's reporters, and the publisher's home. Meyer believes that there is a connection from the raid to a previous situation they've been in previously. According to the article,  The raid followed news stories about a restaurant owner who kicked reporters ...

 Gio's Opinion     I believe everyone is to be held accountable, the newspaper team for taking in illegally confiscated news in the first place, the victim for being a drunk driver, which is horrible, and the police department for having no valid warrant to raid and collect "evidence". But If i had to choose one of them, I'd choose the police department, what they did was a community shaking event that should not have happened in the first place, and to stay silent about the situation doesn't make the issue any better. I am a firm believer and advocate for our freedom of speech, and believe that we should be protecting it from anyone violating it. The current state of the freedom of speech/press is slowly being violated by our government, as well as governments across the world, according to Freedom House . This situation is proof and if we don't stand up for our rights, we might as well remove it from the constitution.  Obreana's Opinion I believe the Mar...

  Cite/Sources          Smith, S. (2023, August 12). Police stage ‘chilling’ raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones . The Pitch. https://www.thepitchkc.com/police-stage-chilling-raid-on-marion-county-newspaper-seizing-computers-records-and-cellphones/   https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-and-media/2019/media-freedom-downward-spiral https://counciloncj.foleon.com/policing/assessing-the-evidence/iii-no-knock-warrants-and-police-raids https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/2000aa David K. Li (2023, August 21). Police accused raided Kansas newspaper of lying to get records. A reporter used public info. NBC NEWS. ://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-accused-raided-kansas-newspaper-lying-get-records-reporter-used-rcna100998 What does free speech mean? (n.d.). United States Courts. https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/about-educational-outreach/activity-resources/what-does...