Chilling: County and state officials knew of raid ahead of time
News outlets are still following this case, as they should ... and some of their findings are more chilling for the First Amendment than originally thought. According to the Kansas Reflector:
"We now know there was also a KBI agent and his supervisor who had advance copies of the search warrants. A sheriff’s detective who wrote the search warrants. Department of Revenue staff who treated the reporter’s actions as criminal. And a fire marshal’s investigator who participated in the raid even though he seemed to realize it was unlawful."
Now I have to wonder how thorough the KBI's investigation will be. This is just another reason it's important to share this petition, encourage others to sign it, and reach out to government officials independently. Law enforcement, both in Kansas and nationally, should not feel comfortable standing on the sidelines as their colleagues pursue something like this.
Other reporting you may find interesting:
https://www.kansas.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/dion-lefler/article281968538.html