no-knock warrants
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Report Finds Louisville Metro Police Disproportionately Targeted Black People With No-Knock Warrants
Oh, look, yet another thing that disproportionately affects Black people. A new study shows that Black people in Louisville, Ky., were overwhelmingly the subjects of no-knock warrants issued over the last two years. According to a report from the Courier Journal, the Louisville Metro Police received court approval for at least 27 no-knock warrants from…
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Kentucky Police Union Predictably Mad Over 'Breonna's Law,' a Bill That Would Ban No-Knock Warrants Statewide
Police unions are the fucking worst. Any request for cops to do their job even slightly more responsibly is met with what can only be described as pouting and temper tantrums. Take, for instance, the Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police, who are big mad over perfectly reasonable legislation to ban the use of no-knock warrants…
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Houston Police Chief Announces Plan to End No-Knock Warrants After Officer's Lies Leave Two Dead
After a January raid left two dead and five officers injured, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo says the department will end “no-knock” warrants. Houston police will also be mandated to wear body cameras during raids. Officer Gerald Goines obtained a search warrant to confirm the sale of drugs at a home in Houston. On January…