re: TX Grand Jury Refuses To Indict Homeowner Defending House From Thug POS

Good.

I don't know if this one was it but no knock warrants need to be banned.

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Does not compute. Convicted felons are not allowed to own firearms. (unless stipulated by a judge)

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He had 2 weed convictions, in texas the second one becomes a felony. Also in texas after a certain amount of time your gun rights are restored.

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I wonder if PB would feel the same if the shooter was a heroin dealer with a previous record a mile long.

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I would.

No knock warrants are bound to end with some cases like this. The people inside have no way of knowing the person coming thru the door means them no harm. The cop comes blasting thru the door and eventually, someone is gonna fire back and end like this.

I don't care what the guy is dealing. There is no necessity for a no knock warrant that outweighs the inevitability of poor outcomes. Just surround the fricking place and announce over a loudspeaker that you're coming in. Dude's not gonna eliminate all the evidence in that short of a time.

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You morons don't even know what the purpose of a no knock warrant is for.

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Enlighten us.

In this case, they said they believed he would get rid of the evidence.

But, go ahead. Tell us idiots what solid rationale there is for no knock warrants. All ears.

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The purpose of a no knock warrant is due to the propensity for resistance/violence and preserve the evidence.

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And risk being shot like the cop did in this story?

Indiana recently passed a law allowing citizens protection from law enforcement in situations like this.

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So since the guy deals in weed, coke or whatever, the police need to get into the home quickly. You don't want criminals arming themselves while Johnny law is outside knocking on the door like a moron or flushing/burning/hiding the evidence.

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Not worth the risk of getting killed becuse they think you're an intruder or rival criminal.

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The no knock warrant is justified in this case becuSe it's exactly what the suspect did. He armed himself an killed the officer.

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Because a no knock warrant set it up.

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What!?!? That makes no sense.

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it increases the chances (Greatly, i might add) that a human may be killed over an allegation of non-violent crimes

it makes a lot of sense. the policy is terrible

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The purpose of a no knock warrant is due to the propensity for resistance/violence and preserve the evidence

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So, it is your assertion that breaking into a home where the occupant has no idea you're a cop REDUCES the odds of violence? Especially if the person in the house has a propensity for violence? Good fricking lord. No wonder cops are dying in shite like this(and the wrong civilians on occasion too)

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You don't want criminals arming themselves while Johnny law is outside knocking on the door like a moron or flushing/burning/hiding the evidence.

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If you got on a loudspeaker saying you were cops and busted in, it is HIGHLY unlikely that the evidence is gotten rid of that fast.

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The no knock warrant is justified in this case becuSe it's exactly what the suspect did. He armed himself an killed the officer.

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No. He armed himself and killed an intruder who turned out to be an officer.

THAT's the problem with no knocks. It's sort of a natural reaction of someone who has a weapon in their home to shoot at someone blasting into their home.

Cops need to stop acting like they're busting down doors in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, the guys busting doors INTEND to kill folks on the other side of the door. That's not supposed to be what cops are doing.