San Francisco to pay $369K to journalist for police raids

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | March 2, 2020

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San Francisco has reached a $369,000 settlement with the San Francisco freelance journalist whose home and office were raided by police trying to find the confidential source of a leaked report into the death of the city's former public defender.

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Adachi's family says he died of a natural heart attack. The medical examiner's office said his death was drug-related.

The married public defender Adachi died of a drug overdose at his girl friend's apartment. But I thought the lefties liked whistle blowers? I guess not when it exposes one of their own.

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police seized computers, cameras and phones. Five different San Francisco judges authorized the searches, despite a California shield law that specifically protects journalists from such searches.

They willfully conspired to deprive this [person of his rights, conducted an Armed Robbery and Stole his Stuff at Gun Point. Every Judge and Every person involved that were "just following orders" belongs in PRISON and they should be required to PAY this Personally.

Where is the US Attorney on Blatant Felonies like this committed under the "Color of Law" ???

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And it seems likely that his girlfriend may not have been a girl but a trans cross whatever they are called.

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The real question is why are they so hot on this? Info is leaked all the time. It isn’t as though this is some sort of suer important secret info that would harm other investigations. And he was a former public defender, it wasn’t as though he was still working for the city. The concern over this info is disproportionate.

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The Dems were fanatical in the protection of the whistle blower who supposedly overheard Trump’s Ukrainian phone call. His name could not even be mentioned. But in the liberal paradise of San Francisco someone who exposes one of the leftest hierarchy gets his home invaded, handcuffed, and his property taken.