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Old September 2, 2014, 03:14 PM   #79
zincwarrior
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Not so much. Likelihood of destruction of evidence is just one exigent circumstance that could justify a no-knock warrant.
Name a non-hostage situation where there are exigent circumstances.


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Second, a no-knock warrant with a SWAT team still involves announcing who you are as you go in the door.
Note the key part of your sentence: as they go in the door. Thats at the same time flash bangs are going off, shouting etc. etc.

Why go in at all? Make them come out.


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While it has happened (In my home state, actually), where a wrong address combined with innocent but non-English speaking inhabitants responded to a SWAT warrant service with gunfire, in most cases it's hard to argue that a SWAT team coming in your door yelling "POLICE, SEARCH WARRANT" didn't tell you they were the police.
Especially not after you're already dead because you picked up your EDC because someone just kicked in your door and is shouting at you with blinding lights.

And why do you need such except for felony murder/kidnapping/rape in progress type situations?
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