Anyone could bust into my house while I am asleep yelling Police! And what do I know. Instead of grabbing my 44 and shooting I cower. If they are bad guys then mission accomplished.
No knock warrants are wrong.
No knock warrants are wrong.
There may be some rare exceptions. e.g. a secret camera on the other side of the door shows that Hannibal Lecter is chowing down on a human leg on the other side of the wall and he has a special escape chute.
Otherwise, fugetaboutit.
“Anyone could bust into my house while I am asleep yelling Police! And what do I know. Instead of grabbing my 44 and shooting I cower. If they are bad guys then mission accomplished“
I really don’t care if they announce themselves. If someone busts in and says that they are Santa Claus and it’s Christmas Eve, still won’t care.
I thought they announced their presence? No knock warrants may have been needed during the flash paper bookmaker times and may be needed today only to place suriptious listening devices but I never saw a reason for them in almost any other case. BTW there is a distinction between no knock and warrantless exigent circumstances entry like immediate safety or hot pursuit entry.