No knock search warrants have really come into vogue in the last couple of decades in the United States. Forty years ago, they were rarely granted. One study puts the number at about 1500 in one year across the country. Now, the numbers are far in excess of 50,000. It is the norm and the standard seems to be better safe than sorry. The problem is that it allows cops to break down doors and enter people’s homes without any mention of who they are. Frequently, as in the case of Breonna Taylor in Kentucky, these officers were also in plain clothes. So, if you were at home and three strangers in plain clothes broke down your door and came in with guns, what would you do? What would you have the right to do? Now, follow that through. Contemplate how many people could easily feel justified in defending themselves to the fullest? As a result, it is far more dangerous for cops and even more dangerous for civilians inside their own homes. Jack Rice Defense has represented many people who have faced no knock search warrants. As a St. Paul Criminal Defense lawyer, I’ve seen it throughout the State of Minnesota.

Jack appear on Press TV International to talk about the Breonna Taylor case, systemic racism and the problem with no knock search warrants.