Kansas
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Kansas Supreme Court Says Cops Can Search Your Home Without a Warrant If They Claim It Smells Like Pot
Cops supposedly smelled 25 grams of pot inside a plastic container inside a safe inside a closet 30 feet from a guy's doorstep.
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Brickbat: Reading Too Much Into This
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Brickbat: Can She Say That?
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Man Pleads Guilty to Charges in Deadly Swatting Prank Call
Police, however, still shift away responsibility for killing unarmed, innocent Wichita man.
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Brickbat: A Little Off the Top
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Kansas Finally Admits It's Okay to Put Hemp in Beer
It had been the only state to ban non-THC, non-CBD beer from being sold.
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Black Man Cuffed on His Own Property While Moving Into New Home
"I'm being handcuffed right here on my own damn property," Karle Robinson said while watching body camera footage of the incident.
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No Charges for Wichita Officer Who Killed Innocent, Unarmed Man in 'Swatting'
It's considered "reasonable" for police to kill based on false information.
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Troubled by Highway Seizures, Kansas Enacts Asset Forfeiture Transparency
Kansas police spend millions in asset forfeiture revenue under vague, lax laws. Now they'll have to open their books.
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Kansas Registers Drug Offenders as Well as Sex Offenders
But a new bill could change that.
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Brickbat: Once Again, Never Call the Cops
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Fear of Mexicans, Not Blacks, Led Kansas to Ban Marijuana
Defending pot prohibition, a state legislator picks on the wrong minority group.
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Here's a Novel Idea: Hold Both Caller and Police Officer Responsible for Deadly 'Swatting'
Let's avoid false dilemmas when exploring blame.
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Prank SWAT Call May Have Led to Wichita Police Killing a Random Man on His Own Doorstep
Don't ignore the roles militarization and trigger-happy law enforcement tactics play.
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Brickbat: The Wheels of Justice Turn Slowly
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Jury Rejects Damages for Victims of Pot Raid Based on Wet Tea Leaves
The jurors seem to have concluded that the bumbling drug warriors of Johnson County, Kansas, were incompetent rather than dishonest.
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Federal Appeals Court Castigates Kansas Cops for Pot Raid Triggered by Tea
One judge notes that police raided a family's home "based on nothing more than junk science, an incompetent investigation, and a publicity stunt."
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Kansas' Tax Cut Experiment Was A Predictable Failure
People like lower taxes, just not lower spending. Kansas is a lesson that you can’t have the former without the latter.
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Kansas Jails Cancer-Stricken Grandmother for Driving After Taking Anti-Nausea Drug
Angela Castner tested positive for THC because she used doctor-prescribed Marinol to relieve the side effects of chemotherapy.
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Brickbat: Oh, Deer