After the police shooting death of Amir Locke, 22, local officials and legal experts are demanding Mayor Jacob Frey change the policy around the controversial practice
as a “ban” on no-knock warrants when in fact, it was not. Moran, who studies police reform and police accountability, emphasized that the policy change did not constitute an end to the no-knock warrant, a practice first popularized in the U.S. during President Nixon’s war on drugs. Officers were still allowed to arrive outside of daylight hours and to enter without knocking, she said, but required police to announce their presence before crossing the threshold.
One council member wanted to know why Frey had not enacted an outright ban on the practice in Nov. 2020. “Certainly we could have said in all circumstances you’re required to both knock and announce,” Frey said. “There are instances where we could always go further and I think in this instance with this policy we need to. We believed at the time that the most important piece was the announcement itself. I think in addition to the announcement there’s room to go even further.
Ben Crump also spoke about the need to eliminate no-knock warrants. “No-knock warrants create chaotic, confusing circumstances that put everyone present at risk,” Crump said, noting that the practice disproportionately affects people of color. “This is an epic failure of policy. That failed policy killed Amir Locke just as surely as the bullets that pierced his body.
On Friday, Frey announced that he was temporarily stopping the issuing and serving of no-knock warrants, although it still allows for no-knock entries in certain situations, even without a warrant. A hostage situation or during a circumstance involving extreme domestic violence were two examples Frey named of possible instances where an officer would be justified in entering a home without announcing himself or knocking.
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