[thefactor]

well, a no-knock warrant IS a search warrant. you just do not have to announce your presence.

this situation was not a search warrant. it was an emergency situation and there was no prior planning. they thought the guy was in there.

a search warrant (knock or no-knock) is usually the result of an ongoing investigation and can takes weeks to plan.

[driftdiver]

“this situation was not a search warrant. it was an emergency situation and there was no prior planning. they thought the guy was in there.”

They sat outside for hours. No planning time there?

“a search warrant (knock or no-knock) is usually the result of an ongoing investigation and can takes weeks to plan.”

Other times its the result of some low end druggy seeking to get off so he gives fake information to the police who don’t check it out and end up shooting innocent people.