“You’re kicking down doors, barging in with guns, and when animals do what animals do, they become collateral damage.”
Oh I am so worried about the animals... Sarcasm...
These violent “no knock” warrents make a mockery of search and seizure protections. I mean when the government ignores the sanctity of private property, well, that’s what the Second Amendment is for. However, if you stand up to one of these illegal police actions you will die, or be in jail for life, or get the death sentence.
The other option is to defund city hall. Good luck with that. Even here on Free Republic the freedom loving average Joe sits in slack jawed awe of the Police. They need to be de funded. Get rid of District Attorneys. Dismantle the whole dam mess. Or, just keep trucking along like we are. Do “you people” really think that things will get better?
You know, I have heard the police defend No Knock because suspects would flush drugs. Right?
Simple solution: Have the city turn off water to the house, or the entire street even. They could flush exactly one easily-retrievable load.
No Knock is unnecessary.
True, and many here will cry when budgets force the cities to start laying off cops.
I say good riddance. We have way too many doing nothing but hassling the regular citizens and killing their dogs.
From the description, there was no need to break into the home, since the cops already had possession of the drugs. All they had to show was that the recipients were expecting and paid for the drugs. Kind of like the stings they do.