I never understood how No Knock warrants were a good thing and this case absolutely proves why they aren't, IMO.
Not only did they get it wrong, the NKW "justifies" their actions and they won't be charged for her murder.
Years ago, NKW were fewer and farther between. They steadily increased as did tragedies like what happened to Breonna. We can see in Breonna's case that the information to get the NKW was stale (from January) and there was not good intel on the home (she was not alone, was with a partner and he owned a gun, also her sister was regularly in the home). Without good data on who is in the home, adjoining homes, and in the area, the public is a great risk-- especially as more and more people own guns and will defend their castle. The issue of disparity among the race and use of the NKW is a whole other topic that has been studied.
Ismael Mena--- wrong address given, warrant served, Mena owned a gun and pointed it at the officers believing he was the victim of a home invasion.
Kathryn Johnston (92 yo) shot and killed, thought she was a victim of a home invasion, police planted drugs in her home after she was killed (officer convicted).
Cheye Calvo, mayor of Berwyn Heights, MD, NKW served based on pot mailed to his home. Both of his dogs were killed. He was not a drug dealer and had nothing to do with the package. Not a violent criminal or had evidence of criminal past. Why a NKW?
Hank McGee killed an officer during a NKW incident. He was not tried. He was white. In another Texas town, Marvin Louis Guy (a black man) shot and killed an officer during a NKW and was indicted.
Lots of names and circumstances where the NKW has left a wake of dead or injured people who were innocent of any wrong doing or whose wrong doing should not have carried a death sentence.
