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I am in favor of a complete ban on no knock warrants. Note that this does not prevent police from entering without a warrant if they have reasonable suspicion that an actual crime is currently taking place. There are costs either way.

I also support stopping the war on drugs. Every time we take drugs off the street we increase the price and the profit motive for those engaged in that business. If the goal is to minimize harm to society caused by certain drugs, then the current "war on drugs" is not conducive to that goal. This is related because one justification for no knock warrants is the very real possibility that drug evidence might be destroyed.

If we are going to allow no knock warrants in any capacity, then we also need to acknowledge the very real right of an innocent home owner to defend their home from an intruder they reasonably believe may not be LEO. Screaming "police" does not negate that reasonable belief, IMHO. And everyone involved in an attack on an innocent citizens home (whether supported by a no knock warrant or otherwise) needs to be held personally, criminally liable for the results of that mistake. That means charges of 1st degree murder is anyone if killed, etc. Heck, just passing this part will naturally eliminate almost all desire for no knock warrants.