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To: epicure who wrote (21172)	6/16/2006 2:51:51 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (2) of 541461

I am missing something in this whole flap about no-knock searches. The Constitution says you can't search without a warrant. The police get a warrant from a judge, go to a residence, enter and search. Does the Fourth Amendment say anything about getting a warrant, knocking politely, waiting a dutiful period of time, then entering like gentlemen? I don't see that. The only risk I see in no-knock searches is armed suspects inside who may shoot first at anyone coming through the door. The flip side is they have no time to destroy evidence, and the cops get a tactical advantage of surprise when confronting armed suspects, which has to be a plus for law enforcement. If the cops have a warrant to enter and search premises, why shouldn't they be free to enter and search?

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