While there may be occasions for no-knock warrants, it seems that an arrest could have been made in this case w/o incident when the subject left the building. Instead, our community is suffering from another preventable tragedy, more trauma, and more questions about leadership.
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Allow me to clarify that by “the subject” I meant the actual subject, who was NOT Amir Locke. I’m sickened by his senseless death. “No knock” warrants are too dangerous for citizens and the officers executing them, and should be banned for all but the most unusual circumstances.
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But you see, it wasn't a no knock warrant. The police announced themselves after they were already inside. And Mayor Frey said they got rid of no knock warrants. So it really couldn't have been a no knock warrant.
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The judge that signed off on this needs to answer questions, needs to be held accountable.
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There's no legitimate occasion for no-knock/quick-knock warrants. Born out of the Drug War, their use has exploded from <2k instances annually in the 80s to 70k+ today. They're prone to use of deadly force by their nature & conflict w/ a person's right to be secure in their home.
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Spoken with authority from a man who has never had to try to arrest a potentially dangerous felon on the street. It is even more dangerous to the public. Perhaps amateurs should wait a few more days until all the facts and context of who these people were comes out. Then decide
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BTW. If you are serious about law enforcement reform and credibility, you need to loudly and continuously call for the resignation or impeachment of Sheriff Hutchinson. It appears he is a recipient of the DFL criminal privilege afforded to MN DFL members.
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