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Police have always been that way. The current administration didn't make them that way. There has never been a time when no knock raids were completely illegal. Wilson v. Arkansas was not the moment when it was suddenly okay to do this. It is for the safety of the police officers conducting the raid. Regardless of what you think about police officers it would be hard to argue with that, unless of course you just don't have the ability to think.
Where did I say that these police atrocities were the responsibility of the current administration? This shit has been going on since the beginning of time. The problem, as DC and Zora have pointed out is that current legislation has increased the ability of law enforcement to infringe upon people without thinking and due process.
As someone who has experienced and witnessed police mistreatment (I grew up in an inner city), my perspective is probably a lot different than yours. I understand that police officers should be protected. I am glad that there are people who choose to do this job. I also know that officers wear bullet-proof vests, carry guns, nightsticks and and pepper spray. So, this "for the safety of the officers" argument falls on deaf ears this way.
The woman in this case was in her own home, minding her own business when people came bursting through her door. With a "no knock" warrant, the officers don't annouce who they are. Does ANY of this make sense to you? It doesn't to me.
If someone unannouced comes running into my house, you can believe they are gonna get whatever is coming to them. And rightfully so. Coming onto someone's property without their permission is called trespassing and knocking down someone's door is called breaking and entering. Unless you are a police officer and have a "hunch" I suppose.