[Platapus]

There does appear to be an increase in the approval of what is commonly known as a "no-knock" warrant. Perhaps that is one of the problems. I feel that there really has to be very solid evidence -- evidence not a police officer's feelings or fears in order to justify a no-knock.

I agree there is much we still don't know about this specific case, but this is not an isolated case.

What was the actual risk if this person were actually in the house? What was he going to do? Surround the house, evacuate the surrounding houses and attempt to establish communication. Did they police even try to establish communication.. probably not as they would have found out that there was no one in the attic.

In today's environment I feel that there are citizens (civilian and police) that seem eager to use lethal force. I wonder if secretly they are looking forward to it. Lethal force should be the last resort, not the first option. That goes for armed citizens and the police.


The public is not served by the cowboy "shoot first and ask questions later" attitude that, in my opinion, is becoming more common and evidently acceptable.

To me it is better to have a live defendant than a dead suspect.

This is why, I would be more than willing to accept higher taxes in order to research non-lethal weapons for the police.

The police need to neutralize a threat. One way is to punch one or more 10mm holes in the chest/head. But is that really the only way? We are in the 21st century. There has to be a way that can be researched and technology that can be developed that will allow the police to neutralize threats but still keep the suspect alive for trial.

I don't know what that science/technology is, but I bet we have some smart people who would be able to research this. And as a tax-paying law-abiding citizen that really does not want to be killed by the police because of a "mistake", I am willing to pay for this research.

There has to be a better way to enforce the laws than killing citizens.