You specified two things that you feel the police did wrong: that it should have been a no-knock warrant and that they should have worn bodycams. The implications is that if they had did those two things the outcome may have been different. Since we both agree that wearing bodycams would not have changed the outcome then the only other thing you think the police did wrong was not doing a no-knock entry. This may have changed the outcome but most believe, including an experience LE officer who has done this whole life, disagrees. This was considered a soft target and there was no evidence that she presented a threat. The police did nothing wrong by knocking and announcing themselves.
I never "insisted" that you didn't. You just made that up. I wanted to be crystal clear as to your stand on whether or not you believe the police announced themselves. It makes all the difference to what transpired.
Typical of a Liberal. Always making everything a matter of race. Never did I mention race nor do I believe it was pertinent to the case and never even implied it was a factor. There was a thread on here about Thomas Sowell in which I remarked that he is the most influential person in my life in forming my thinking and world view. His student, Walter Williams, whose articles I read weekly, is another one. Both happen to be Black. But I respect your honesty in admitting your bias against the police.
I never denied they had a no-knock warrant. Again you just made that up. In fact, I specified that it was later rescinded when it was determined that Taylor was a soft target. I answer all your questions point by point as I am doing now. I just thought it was so absurdly preposterous to even ask a question equating Bin Laden and Breanna Taylor. Some questions are so patently silly that it doesn't deserve a serious answer.
I read in the news, where I get all my information on this case just as you do, that Kenneth Walker was a drug dealer. I just read an article by the Washington Post
titled, Correcting the misinformation about Breanna Taylor; saying that is false. So I take back that accusation. I don't see how it changes anything.
Again, I wanted to establish beyond any doubt that you believe the police announce themselves as it makes all the difference in how you answer the second, more important question. I find it very, very odd that in regard to whether or not you believe Walker was justified in shooting at the police you replied,
"I haven’t given thought to this question.". The one thing that cause this entire mess you haven't given any thought to. Your only focus was on the police. Now it is clear why in all of this back and forth you never once addressed Walker firing at the police. The one and only thing that caused all of this. Again, your bias against the police is put glaringly on display.
I cannot comment if I think Walker should have been allowed to carry a gun because I have no idea his past history. I believe that every law abiding citizen over 21 years old should be allow to own and carry a gun.
As I believe they were correct in issuing a knock first warrant, announcing themselves, and then were fired upon, I don't know what else they could have done other than being better shooters.
I made no comment or judgements regarding Taylor. I don't know why you bring this up. Only a precious few are Saints but my impression is given that she was working two jobs as an EMT and studying to be a nurse was that she was probably an above average decent and nice person.
