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Rand Paul announces 'Justice for Breonna Taylor Act' barring No-knock warrants
Fox News ^ | June 12th | By Louis Casiano

Posted on 06/14/2020 8:12:53 AM PDT by RandFan

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced a bill Thursday to end "no-knock" warrants like the one that led to the shooting death of an African-American woman earlier this year.

The Justice for Breonna Taylor Act would prohibit federal law enforcement from forcibly entering a home without announcing their purpose for executing the warrant and their authority. The measure is named after Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT who was fatally shot by Louisville officers on March 13 after they used a battering ram to enter her home.

The officers were executing a drug warrant in search of a male suspect who didn't live in her apartment complex. He had already been detained prior to the warrant being executed.

Taylor, who was studying to become a nurse, was shot eight times and died. No drugs were found in her home. A four-page incident report of the shooting is drawing criticism after it appeared virtually blank and inaccurate, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported.

“After talking with Breonna Taylor’s family, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s long past time to get rid of no-knock warrants,” Paul said in a statement. “This bill will effectively end no-knock raids in the United States.”

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Kentucky
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To: gibsonguy

Except those armed standoffs and hostage set up almost never happen. It’s not a tough call at all. The fact that they so regularly get the address wrong is why no knock raids need to be banned. And a million other reasons. They are simply morally wrong, and stupid, and much higher risk for everybody.


21 posted on 06/14/2020 8:34:03 AM PDT by discostu (I know that's a bummer baby, but it's got precious little to do with me)
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To: RandFan

I’ve found it fascinating that this incident is almost completely being ignored by the left wing press. It’s certainly not the subject of mass protest or tearful candlelight vigils.

Somehow, it doesn’t fit the narrative. Maybe because the boyfriend was trying to defend their home with a handgun, against people that he didn’t think were police.


22 posted on 06/14/2020 8:34:37 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: discostu

FWIW on balance I agree with you. No way it’s worth the risk,
especially when you look at how many senseless deaths have resulted from it. The whole idea smacks of the Gestapo or the Stasi.


23 posted on 06/14/2020 8:40:25 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: rightwingcrazy

Like I said the Dems will kill this in the House because some Republicans like Rand are pushing it. Can’t have the narrative stolen.


24 posted on 06/14/2020 8:41:26 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

This should be a no-brainer - no-knock warrants must end. I don’t understand how such a warrant is currently legal.


25 posted on 06/14/2020 8:42:19 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: gibsonguy

Yup. It’s one of those treating civilians like the enemy things. Very much a contributing factor to our current mess.


26 posted on 06/14/2020 8:44:52 AM PDT by discostu (I know that's a bummer baby, but it's got precious little to do with me)
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To: RandFan

https://reason.com/2011/05/16/marine-survives-two-tours-in-i/

Good for Senator Paul.


27 posted on 06/14/2020 8:46:17 AM PDT by angmo (America invented the Moon, so we could go there.)
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To: RandFan

No knocks and asset forfeiture is very dangerous.


28 posted on 06/14/2020 9:01:01 AM PDT by the_daug
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To: RandFan

Barring No-knock warrants well so mush for having a raid what do they have to do next call and give them a 1/2 hour warning they are coming.
Stupidity from D.C. on the march.


29 posted on 06/14/2020 9:01:59 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: RandFan

No knock raid might have a purpose but they have been misused and overused. If PCs can use them responsibly, and innocent citizens are being killed, then they should be ended.


30 posted on 06/14/2020 9:05:41 AM PDT by Fido969 (In!)
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To: RandFan
Anything that STOPS the insane, militaristic policing we have today is welcome.

Ever since the "USA Patriot Act" and DHS came about, the violence level and intrusive scanning and tracking of citizens has exploded. Even dogs are routinely killed by cops, and We The Sheeple seem fine with it.

I get a lot of pushback on this here, but there is nothing "conservative" about an unrestricted police state.

31 posted on 06/14/2020 9:06:25 AM PDT by montag813
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To: Night Hides Not

“...given the ineffective job done by police leaders in our largest cities?..”

True. These types are almost invariably political hacks who have zero interest in or the competence to be capable leaders. They are often gadflys flitting from city to city to advance their own careers. Actual day to day operations tend to be managed by equally incompetent stooges. Ability to suck up to democrat mayors is primary skill of these losers. Chicago a prime example.


32 posted on 06/14/2020 9:06:42 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: EEGator

Absolutely. No knocks are gangster, cartel, Gestapo etc tactics. Too many innocent people/dogs killed by bloodthirsty itchy trigger fingered cops.


33 posted on 06/14/2020 9:13:50 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: RandFan

No knock raids should be completely banned. They are a flagrant violation of the 4th Amendment. Get a warrant, walk up to the door and knock. And don’t shoot the dog.


34 posted on 06/14/2020 9:16:36 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: gibsonguy

Which is the dirty lie they tell

Coos wilk say its gives the Perot time to dump evidence.

Uhmmm, who GAF?

You are there executing a warrant on a probable case so, be done with it, unless your real goal is to exercise your testosterone.


35 posted on 06/14/2020 9:29:44 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Leaning Right

So yes, this is a good move by Paul. But it’s important to note that his bill would apply to federal officers only.

“Paul’s measure would apply to federal law enforcement agencies, as well as state and local law enforcement that receive funding from the Justice Department.”


36 posted on 06/14/2020 9:34:28 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: RandFan

Agree. These no-knock warrants aren’t good for the cops or the innocent víctims or even the guilty (who can then often get off because of “police brutality,” etc.)


37 posted on 06/14/2020 9:45:24 AM PDT by livius
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To: RandFan

A raid like that should only be done under extreme circumstances. There are times when it is necessary but usually there is no need.


38 posted on 06/14/2020 9:47:27 AM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: RandFan

The so-called War on Drugs has morphed into

The War on People.

You no longer have any rights when the popo can smash in your door in the dark of night, armed to the teeth.


39 posted on 06/14/2020 10:16:03 AM PDT by ASOC (Having humility really means one is rarely humiliated)
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To: Leaning Right

It applies to any agency that receives federal funds.

That would be most of them.


40 posted on 06/14/2020 10:17:39 AM PDT by Skepolitic
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