I didn't say anything about right or wrong, just legal and illegal. Serving a no-knock warrant may or may not be wrong, but it is not, in and of itself, illegal. Likewise, I'm pretty sure if you go back and look at the Nuremberg verdicts, you'll find that they were convicted for violating specific laws and treaty terms, not for doing something that was "heinously wrong."
There's a reason no knock warrants are served usually overnight. If you are serving a warrant mid day and bad guy comes out and sees the police, there is a greater chance of suspect running back in and now you have an armed and barricaded situation that could also have hostages depending on who is inside. Common sense would tell you the idea of doing it when people are sleeping is you make entry with the element of surprise and them being sleepy/disoriented you can secure the house quickly and safely and there is a lesser risk of things going south. Now I wasn't there so I won't speak for this situation. Yes the information should have been checked and rechecked. Surveillance should have been done to make sure your suspect is seen coming and going etc etc......Those at fault should have to answer for their actions. Now being that I wasn't there, I can tell you from experience serving on a SWAT team, a no knock means you don't announce yourself BEFORE you make entry. In my experiences and the "raids" I've gone on, once entry is made, officer's are SHOUTING police search warrant over and over. When we would make entry, a marked police unit would pull up right in front of the house with lights on and an officer simultaneously making announcements over a PA system. That way there is no doubt who is entering the home...Anyhow, as always with this forum, there are a few on here that are anti law enforcement and NOTHING that is said will make you happy......I'm surprised I'm even responding to this thread....
I would LOVE to see some of you armchair quarterbacks take on this training....That way we can SEE how you respond rather than hear you say, "If I was that officer I would have done this".
There's a reason no knock warrants are served usually overnight. If you are serving a warrant mid day and bad guy comes out and sees the police, there is a greater chance of suspect running back in and now you have an armed and barricaded situation that could also have hostages depending on who is inside. Common sense would tell you the idea of doing it when people are sleeping is you make entry with the element of surprise and them being sleepy/disoriented you can secure the house quickly and safely and there is a lesser risk of things going south. Now I wasn't there so I won't speak for this situation. Yes the information should have been checked and rechecked. Surveillance should have been done to make sure your suspect is seen coming and going etc etc......Those at fault should have to answer for their actions. Now being that I wasn't there, I can tell you from experience serving on a SWAT team, a no knock means you don't announce yourself BEFORE you make entry. In my experiences and the "raids" I've gone on, once entry is made, officer's are SHOUTING police search warrant over and over. When we would make entry, a marked police unit would pull up right in front of the house with lights on and an officer simultaneously making announcements over a PA system. That way there is no doubt who is entering the home...Anyhow, as always with this forum, there are a few on here that are anti law enforcement and NOTHING that is said will make you happy......I'm surprised I'm even responding to this thread....
I would LOVE to see some of you armchair quarterbacks take on this training....That way we can SEE how you respond rather than hear you say, "If I was that officer I would have done this".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfi3Ndh3n-g
