The Perils Of No-Knock Warrants
by Bob Walsh
One would hope that, under the circumstances, the
Minneapolis P. D. would be treading very carefully, and it is completely
possible they were. The investigation is still in early innings.
What
is known is that the cops executed a No-Knock warrant on the apartment
residence of Amir Locke, 22,at the request of the St. Paul police who
were involved in a homicide investigation. One would expect that meant
that Locke was connected to the investigation, but the cops are not
saying categorically that he was.
The
cops used a key to enter and then announced themselves. There is body
camera footage. Locke, who had no record and was in legal possession of
the gun he died holding, was apparently sleeping under a blanket on the
coach when the cops entered. When a cop kicked the counch on which he
was sleeping he came up with a pistol and kinda-sorta pointed it at the
cops. They put three shots into him, killing him very dead. The local
BLM crowd are protesting that he wasn't a criminal and that it is
completely possible he would have disarmed had the cops given him a
moment to do so. The bummer is they might be right. And they might NOT
be right.
The mayor has responded by ordering a halt to the use of no-knock warrants in the city.
1 comment:
I believe no-knock warrants are a tool. As it stands now, the police are having their tools eliminated by the left who have already defunded them in several major cities. I have served no-knock warrants on bad people. The purpose of the no-knock warrant is to protect the police, save hostages and preserve contraband. Imagine going to the door of a killer out on bond and saying, "Police! Open the Door!" The only thing left on the porch would be your blood and possibly your shoes.
If someone kicked in my bedroom door, I would probably grab a gun too. More information is needed on this incident.
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