Thread by @samswey

This policy is not going to stop police from killing people. It should be obvious by now but let’s examine why, based on facts and data. (1/x)

https://twitter.com/startribune/status/1511684395454717958

First, most obviously, it does not even ban no-knock raids. It allows them under “exigent circumstances” which is a glaring loophole police will use to continue breaking into people’s homes unannounced. But even if that loophole were removed it’d still be problematic because…

It turns out most people killed during the execution of search warrants are killed after police knock, wait and *then* kill people anyway. In other words, after they follow what this new “policy” would require. For example…

Data from mappingpoliceviolence.us shows at least 106 people were killed by police while executing search warrants since 2013. Only one-third involved no-knock warrants, while the majority of these killings involved standard knock and announce warrants.

This just happened in Baton Rouge, where deputies are seen on video knocking, waiting and then shooting Deaughn Willis multiple times when he came to the door. Why? They claim there was an “imminent threat.” Same loophole that’s in the “new” Minneapolis policy.

https://twitter.com/samswey/status/1502481882058944512

The fact that Minneapolis *still* will not even fully ban no-knock raids (not to mention knock and announce raids) after being caught lying about banning them and then murdering #AmirLocke is a slap in the face to anyone who cares about justice or accountability.

And the fact that some people are still pushing milquetoast reforms that merely add a few seconds and some paperwork to a policy that legalizes home invasions and murder by police, with no evidence of effectiveness, is ridiculous and offensive. We deserve so much better.

So while small policy tweaks are being “worked on” in some cities and other cities do nothing at all, the big picture remains the same: police continue killing exactly the same number of people without interruption, day after day, year after year. amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/m…