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Re:Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, e... by ungreased0675 on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @10:30PM (#45910230)
Great news.
Re:Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, e... by infamouscow on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @10:45PM (#45910350)
If they had done this to Cassius Marcellus Clay, these criminals would simply be dead for their gross violation of civil rights.
Re:Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, e... by foogazi on Thursday November 13, 2025 @12:47AM (#45911180)
How can a County express regret or even experience it ?
Re:Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, e... by more_corn on Thursday November 13, 2025 @09:06PM (#45923045)
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.
Re:Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, e... by Eddy_Viscosity2 on Thursday November 13, 2025 @07:37AM (#45914180)
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.

Re:Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, e... by stantaylor on Thursday November 13, 2025 @04:58PM (#45921156)
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.