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carlson1 wrote:Very well said! Too many people are ready to hang the police out to dry.

In this case, I think people are ready to "hang out to dry" the system of armed home invasions dressed up as "no-knock warrants".

The majority here have publicly stated that they'd have opened fire under the same circumstances faced by Kathryn Johnston, as would I.

There are a shocking number of innocent people whose homes are violated by these tactics. Their safety is placed in jeopardy, their families are terrorized, pets have been killed, people injured, and both homeowners and police officers have been killed.

This is inexcusable. The system must be stopped.

Kevin

G.C.Montgomery wrote:LE argues that flashing lights and marked cars gives the bad guys a clue and gives them time to conceal/destroy evidence and/or prepare a defense for their assault.

I've made this point before, but I think it's worth repeating: if the goal is to get the supply of drugs off the street, then I'd surround the house with marking vehicles and flashing lights, call the occupants to let them know a warrant was about to be served, and wait a few minutes before walking up to knock on the door.

If the evidence gets flushed, then hasn't the objective been met?

"But... he can get more!" Perhaps so. But in the meantime, he's still on the street, and doesn't have the drugs that had been entrusted to him by someone higher in the chain. He doesn't even have the "honorable excuse" of having been busted, which might make life on the street very uncomfortable.

Kevin