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An example? Hmmm....Police have good reason to believe that the suspect inside is sitting near his computer with the absolute intent to delete the information on the system as soon as the word "police" is heard. Thus a no-knock warrant is reasonable.
As I said, this should be a rarity, not the common tactic used. And there should be a real and specific KNOWN reason for it. Its over used by a factor of 1,000 or more.
The most common situation where a no-know warrant is issued is when there is reason to believe guns are present - it's considered safer for the cops by not giving the people inside opportunity to grab their weapons and ambush the police.
This warrant was obtained on information from an informant that he had seen cocaine being sold at this house. I would imagine the informant also claimed to have seen guns present at the location.
This really upsets me... I actually found something the ACLU is doing that I agree with.
The next logical step in this progression is for Blackwater (or simular operations) to begin security/police operations in the US for municipalities. This is a very dangerous trend...
Seems to me people make claims all the time that are not true. Anyone can say you did this or you did that and the police kick in your door. The same thing is done in the Middle East to get back at those who have a bone to pick with someone. It might be a reason to put him under surveillance. Determine if someone is involved in criminal activity is prudent.
A better more reliable method would be to set up a sting and buy some drugs. Then you have a possibility for a conviction. But when no drugs are found it looks weak.
Just like when you have an auto accident ( fender bender ) in the Post Office parking lot. If there is no cop who saw it, they can't write a ticket. Yeah, there is damage and people upset but if he didn't see it, no ticket can be issued.
This really upsets me... I actually found something the ACLU is doing that I agree with.
If you like the ACLU's work on this, I would think you'd like most of what the ACLU does.
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