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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Whoever came up with the no-knock warrant idea or participated in one, should undergo a no-knock warrant at two o’clock in the morning themselves.
I absolutely support this legislation. Something I rarely say these days.
Lots of departments got all those neat toys through the "justice" department. They'll be affected as well. Hopefully this would light a fire on the states to end the practice globally.
Yep, I have my fingers crossed... It’s been due for a long time now. They are a license to kill without discretion.
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