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

harmmonica
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thoughtful

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positive

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politics

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civil rights

government accountability

freedom of press

Debate intensity20/100

Marion County agrees to pay $3M for a newspaper raid, expressing regret, sparking discussion on government accountability and the importance of admitting wrongdoing.

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Discussion (6 comments)
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foogazi
6d ago
1 reply
How can a County express regret or even experience it ?
more_corn
5d ago
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.
Eddy_Viscosity2
5d ago
1 reply
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.

stantaylor
5d ago
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.
infamouscow
6d ago
If they had done this to Cassius Marcellus Clay, these criminals would simply be dead for their gross violation of civil rights.
ungreased0675
6d ago
Great news.
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