Happening now: The Kentucky House Judiciary will discuss two measures aimed at no-knock warrant executions.
Rep. Scott's Breonna's law is for discussion only. Sen. Stivers' bill is up for consideration.
Watch here: ket.org/legislature/?s…
Rep. Scott's Breonna's law is for discussion only. Sen. Stivers' bill is up for consideration.
Watch here: ket.org/legislature/?s…
Chair Massey said, "realistically," Rep. Scott's bill has more hurdles to clear in the time the General Assembly has left, which is why it's a discussion-only item.
Sen. Stivers' bill, which has unanimously passed in the Senate, is up for a vote in front of the committee today.
Sen. Stivers' bill, which has unanimously passed in the Senate, is up for a vote in front of the committee today.
Here's Sen. Stivers' bill, which *restricts* no-knock search and arrest warrants: apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocument…
Here's is Rep. Scott's bill, which *bans* no-knock search warrants: apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocument…
Important context to this discussion:
The Kentucky Legislature is controlled by a super-majority of GOP lawmakers.
Stivers is a Republican. Scott is a Democrat.
(Note: Stivers' bill got a bipartisan, unanimous vote in the Senate last month.)
courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…
The Kentucky Legislature is controlled by a super-majority of GOP lawmakers.
Stivers is a Republican. Scott is a Democrat.
(Note: Stivers' bill got a bipartisan, unanimous vote in the Senate last month.)
courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…
.@Peterkraska, an expert on the militarization of police @ EKU, says surprised forced-entry raids are a "low-reward, high-risk endeavor."
He notes that banning no-knock warrants is not the same as banning no-knock raids, where police have a reg. warrant but enter simultaneously.
He notes that banning no-knock warrants is not the same as banning no-knock raids, where police have a reg. warrant but enter simultaneously.
You might be like, "What the heck, terrorists in Bowling Green?"
Yes! A decade ago! You may have previously heard to it falsely referred to as "The Bowling Green Massacre."
bgdailynews.com/special_report…
Yes! A decade ago! You may have previously heard to it falsely referred to as "The Bowling Green Massacre."
bgdailynews.com/special_report…
SB4 - Stivers' partial ban - passes in the House Judiciary Committee.
15- yes
0 - no
4 - pass in hopes of future amendments
15- yes
0 - no
4 - pass in hopes of future amendments
The @ACLUofKY has put out a statement calling the House Judiciary's vote a "significant and necessary step forward" but says more still needs to be done.
@KeturahHerron also calls on the bill to have Breonna Taylor's name attached.
"It was Breonna's dream to save lives."
@KeturahHerron also calls on the bill to have Breonna Taylor's name attached.
"It was Breonna's dream to save lives."
From Dr. Kraska, the police militarization expert who testified in Frankfort this afternoon:
https://twitter.com/Peterkraska/status/1369731678827143168?s=20
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