Nashville officers' policing powers suspended after they forced open the door of the wrong house

CNN ^ | 20 August 2020 | Harmeet Kaur, Jamiel Lynch and Giovanna Van Leeuwen

[Valpal1]

Best idea I’ve heard in a long time.

[Drew68]

Do the police regularly batter down doors for non-violent crimes?

Increasingly the answer is yes. Yes, they do.

[Drew68]

Which is exactly what a drug dealer would do.

If a drug dealer's stash is small enough to be disposed of by flushing down a toilet, he's not worthy a player for a no-knock raid in the first place. The guy is small-time.

There's two kinds of drug dealers. Those who need forklifts and those who don't.

[Drew68]

How about never? The judicial system has proven over and over that it can’t be trusted with that kind of power.

I would say a no-knock raid should only be used for immediate life-saving measures. Somebody is going to die right this very moment if we don't kick the door in to stop it.

Nothing else.

[Spktyr]

Yes, that is one possibility - so, why did they no-knock raid to find a teenager (not property, just the person) for a non-violent property crime?

[FlyFisher]

Congratulations! You’ve just won the no-knock lottery!

[Stanwood_Dave]

You forgot the most important part: Who Loves you baby!

[zeugma]

Better dam well get fresh/new info to avoid this bullshiite keystone cop swat wannabee crap

In this case, even if the information had been completely accurate, they still would have had no reason whatsoever for using a battering ram against a residence for a property crime. Someone should take a close look at this PD, and find out why these bozos thought it was proper procedure.

[zeugma]

No Knock Warrants should ONLY be Used on PUBLIC SERVANTS and they should be used Frequently, in Fact, Every Judge in America should be Swatted with a NO KNOCK RAID Annually at random.

Damn! You actually found a use for no-knock warrants that I can get fully behind! Didn't think it was possible.

[zeugma]

Which is exactly what a drug dealer would do.

If the quantity of drugs is so small that it can just be flushed, then the 'crime' doesn't warrant a no-knock raid.

[Kazan]

If the quantity of drugs is so small that it can just be flushed

A three pound bag of cocaine isn't a large amount?

[Secret Agent Man]

yup

[Don W]

You are aware that every sewer system has access holes where the “evidence” could be intercepted, right?

No-knock raids should ONLY be used in hostage situations. Period.

[Kazan]

Any intelligent murderer or drug dealer will take advantage of a situation where police always have to knock.

Judges and lawmakers both provide checks and balances to the process.

[Theoria]

'Judges and lawmakers both provide checks and balances to the process.'

None of those parties have any skin in the game. If the process results in the failure of a wrong address or property damaged, their is no liability to any of those parties. Property damage or misfortune is paid out by the taxpayer if at all. The police involved have a different treatment under the law in any wrong doing from actions performed.

[Kazan]

The police involved have a different treatment under the law in any wrong doing from actions performed.

They should. They have to put their lives on the line when dealing with violent criminals.

Yes, oppose corrupt police officers. But, don't create a situation that is so unfriendly that no one wants to be an officer.

Out-of-control crime is a far greater problem than corrupt police. It's gotten infinitely worse thanks to BLM and liberal mayors and DAs.

[zeugma]

A three pound bag of cocaine isn't a large amount?

You'll have a hard time getting that load to flush with modern toilets. LOL.

[Spktyr]

Still waiting to hear your justification of a no-knock raid being used in a non-violent property crime investigation where the objective was to arrest a teenager and not to catch drug dealers in the act.

Tell us how the teenager could have flushed himself down a toilet, if you would. I’d like to hear just how that would have worked.

[Kazan]

Still waiting to hear your justification of a no-knock raid being used in a non-violent property crime investigation

I never tried to justify it.

The issue is the no-knock warrants in general. They are necessary in certain circumstances.

[Kazan]

You'll have a hard time getting that load to flush with modern toilets. LOL.

All it would take is a several flushes. With a no knock warrant, there would be plenty of time for that.