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https://www.nytimes.com/article/breonna-taylor-police.html https://www.nytimes.com/article/breonna-taylor-police.html: > While the department had received cour
by randompwd 5y ago
https://www.nytimes.com/article/breonna-taylor-police.html https://www.nytimes.com/article/breonna-taylor-police.html:
> While the department had received court approval for a “no-knock” entry, the orders were changed before the raid to “knock and announce,” meaning that the police had to identify themselves.
> The officers have said they did announce themselves, but Mr. Walker said he did not hear anything.
Amazing how in 2021, with an abundant of factually checked information available, some HN commenters can use the internet to write a comment, but cannot use the internet to fact check their assertions before posting.
- mindslight 5y agoI don't see how that affects my argument. The police still did not make positive contact with the occupants before proceeding with what is effectively a nighttime home invasion. Furthermore after receiving defensive fire, they chose to immediately escalate the situation rather than backing off, setting up a perimeter, and calling for reinforcements. These actions are fundamentally incompatible with armed citizens defending themselves.