Originally Posted by Taichiliberal View Post
Bottom line is the cops had the wrong guy, as with the Taylor incident.
It's a fatal flaw in the "no-knock" tactic, because if there is a wrong address, name or out dated information anywhere in the chain of creation of the warrant, you may end up with dead innocent citizens ... because the cops are operating on the premise that all is correct in the warrant.
The police are also operating under the premise they will be attacked, and are often trying to get their violence in first. Throwing a grenade into an apartment where no one has attacked them, in order to arrest a criminal who has never committed a violent crime is a violent assault. The police do not get to assault a non-resisting suspect, even if he is guilty.
Search or arrest warrants are not punishment. The police are not in charge of punishment. They are supposed to investigate, and use the least amount of force possible to apprehend. If a suspect is not resisting, the arrest should involve no force whatsoever. It is only after the court verdict any punishment comes into play.