Renton Police Suspend Investigation Of Cartoonist

The Renton, Washington police department has suspended its investigation into an anonymous cartoonist that posted videos on the Internet satirizing the department's actions and personalities. A judge on Tuesday had suspended the search warrant by which the department hoped to uncover the real name of the cartoonist, and perhaps charge that person with some sort of cyber-stalking crime. The obvious First Amendment implications had critics nationwide but particularly in the region howling in protest, and hopefully the outcome will make a greater impression than the opportunity to pursue someone for a dubiously applied crime like the department's actions suggested was possible.
 
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