SHOCKING: Police Officers Raid Local Newspaper, Sparking Major First Amendment Concerns

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : In an unprecedented raid Friday, local law enforcement seized computers, cellphones and reporting materials from the Marion County Record office, the newspaper's reporters, and the publisher's home.
54% : "As far as I can see, the entirety of law enforcement in Marion County was involved in this," Meyer explained, noting that all four employees of the department were present at the search.
54% : From a freedom of the press perspective, this action on the part of local law enforcement raises some critical implications regarding Constitutional protections for media.
45% :Newell claimed that the Marion County Record illegally obtained information about her that was only available to law enforcement and insurance agencies.
41% : Needless to say, this is not an action any law enforcement should be taking against the press.
40% : In a bizarre and alarming incident, local law enforcement in a Kansas town raided a newspaper, seizing computers, cell phones, and reporting materials.

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