FBI Didn't Knock Down a Suspect's Door Because 'It Was an Affluent Neighborhood'

Re:FBI Didn't Knock Down a Suspect's Door Because 'It Was an... by tomohawk on Monday April 11, 2022 @04:48AM (#30986220)

What's actually disturbing is that more than 90% of the time this would be a "no knock" raid with paramiliterized police smashinng down the door, tossing in flash-bang grenades - the works. No knock should be reserved for extreme situations, not the norm.

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Re:FBI Didn't Knock Down a Suspect's Door Because 'It Was an... by pooper on Monday April 11, 2022 @05:19AM (#30986407)

> No knock should be reserved for extreme situations, not the norm.

At this point, I'd say no knock should be unlawful.

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Re:FBI Didn't Knock Down a Suspect's Door Because 'It Was an... by withinboredom on Monday April 11, 2022 @07:01AM (#30987033)

Not knocking implies that you live there and have a right to utilize the residence which flies in the face of Amendment #3. The fact that they’re geared like the military, etc just makes this even more obvious to me.

Add to the fact that police will be stationed there over multiple days to investigate the domicile… sounds like quartering to me.

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Re:FBI Didn't Knock Down a Suspect's Door Because 'It Was an... by pooper on Monday April 11, 2022 @08:25AM (#30987749)

It sounds to me that the US Congress is the only body that can ban these atrocities nationwide. Is this true?

> Use of no-knock warrants has increased substantially over time. By one estimate, there were 1,500 annually in the early 1980s whereas by 2010 there were 60,000–70,000 no-knock or quick-knock raids conducted by local police annually, the majority of which were looking for marijuana.

> Currently, Florida, Oregon, Tennessee, and Virginia ban no-knock warrants; however, state-level bans do not affect federal law enforcement. Thirteen states have laws explicitly permitting no-knock warrants, and the remaining states issue them based on a judge's discretion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-knock_warrant

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Re:FBI Didn't Knock Down a Suspect's Door Because 'It Was an... by shadowfacts on Monday April 11, 2022 @07:35PM (#30996621)

The Supreme Court could rule that no-knock warrants are unconstitutional, but that's not going to happen with this court, so yes, practically speaking, it's on Congress.

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Re:FBI Didn't Knock Down a Suspect's Door Because 'It Was an... by trasz on Monday April 11, 2022 @06:59AM (#30987026)

For extreme situations American police can go much further than that: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/10/move-1985-bo...

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Re:FBI Didn't Knock Down a Suspect's Door Because 'It Was an... by Skiiing on Monday April 11, 2022 @05:35AM (#30986489)

I'm not from the USA, does the FBI usually throw in grenades when arresting people for insurance fraud? If not, then perhaps other lower-quality social-media websites such as Reddit/Twitter might be more receptive to your comments?

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Re:FBI Didn't Knock Down a Suspect's Door Because 'It Was an... by boomboomsubban on Monday April 11, 2022 @06:22AM (#30986783)

Maybe not "usually" but regularly enough that it's worth mentioning.

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Re:FBI Didn't Knock Down a Suspect's Door Because 'It Was an... by lalopalota on Monday April 11, 2022 @07:49AM (#30987411)

I have never heard of an assault type entrance with flash bangs and such for anything unrelated to drug or violent crimes.

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