These things came about in the drug days of the sixties and seventies. Watch old police shows and the police are always upset about the crooks getting off on technicalities and “flushing” the drugs down the toilet before the door was opened.
The no-knock warrant is a tool to give the police the upper hand (and the element of surprise) especially when weapons are involved. The problem is the number of times the wrong address is attacked and/or when innocents may be present.
Our system is designed to let a guilty man go free (beyond a reasonable doubt) so an innocent man will not be improperly imprisoned. Life and Liberty are precious rights and stripping an American Citizen of these rights is anathema to our system of Governance.
All of us boomers grew up seeing the Sherrif or Police knock on a door and state “open up in the name of the law” in order to announce their presence and give the suspect the opportunity to surrender to the long arm of the law.
Things have changed, drugs are stronger, profits are larger and drugs may even be state sponsored. Life is cheap on the streets and our police are looking for any edge to ensure they return home safely at night.
I don’t think doing away with no-knock warrants will solve our problems although I can support this bill. The true solution is to get out and meet our neighbors, become friends, and continue enlarging this circle until we become caring communities and see each other as God sees us. Only then will we love our neighbor as ourself and lift each other up to enjoy our Lif, Liberty, and pursuit of Happiness as intended in the Garden and in our Constitution.
Fun times in the 70s, approach the back door of a frat house, yell "Police, search warrant" and listen to all the toilets flush...