(September 17, 2020 at 7:18 am)Nomad Wrote:(September 16, 2020 at 4:29 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: Wonder if the 12 mil that was awarded to the family of Breonna Taylor will make other police forces sit up and take notice. If nothing else, money will often get people's attention.
Only if the officers involved were made jointly and severally liable and their wages garnished to enaure payment was made.
No knock warrants are issued by a judge. Officers don't generally decide on the fly to carry out a no knock. My musing was wondering if a municipality gets hit with a large payout resulting from a tragic outcome during a no knock if they would be more reluctant to request a no knock.
I'm your huckleberry.
