Name: Bills would ban no-knock warrants in Hawaii
Brand: staradvertiser.com
SKU: staradvertiser-com-192
Availability: OnlineOnly

critic

Bills would ban no-knock warrants in Hawaii

preview

Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill Wednesday that would ban no-knock warrants, which allow police officers — plainclothes or in uniform — to enter a premises unannounced.Mahalo for reading the Honolulu Star-Advertiser!You're reading a premium story. Read the full story with our Print &amp; Digital Subscription.Already a subscriber? Log in now to continue reading this story.Print subscriber but without online access? Activate your Digital Account now.The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill Wednesday that would ban no-knock warrants, which allow police officers — plainclothes or in uniform — to enter a premises unannounced.The measure was prompted by the death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician who was fatally shot in her Louisville, Ky., apartment during a botched police raid by three plainclothes officers with a no-knock warrant last March. Taylor had no criminal record and no drugs were found in her apartment., introduced by Sen. Stanley Chang (D, Diamond Head-Kahala-­Hawaii Kai), would require officers exercising search and arrest warrants to be in uniform and announce their presence, waiting 30 seconds before entering a home.A companion bill, House Bill 1382, was introduced by House Speaker Scott Saiki (D, Downtown-Kakaako-­McCully).Among those opposing the measures are the Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney and the Honolulu and Maui police departments.Kenneth Lawson, who teaches criminal law at the University of Hawaii’s William S. Richardson School of Law, said he supports the bills and emphasized how dangerous no-knock warrants are to police officers and the public.“If the police don’t announce who they are and kick in the door, most people are going to think it’s a home invasion,” he said. “Sometimes it’s better to shoot first then ask questions later, rather than wait for someone to kill you.”That is apparently what happened in the Breonna Taylor case, when her boyfriend fired at the officers, thinking they were intruders, and was wounded in return.The Honolulu prosecutor’s office submitted testimony saying it was unable to find any statutory authority for no-knock warrants in either the Hawaii Revised Statues or Hawaii Rules of Penal Procedure. “As such, this provision appears to be unnecessary,” the office said.The testimony also commented that it would be restrictive to require police to wait 30 seconds before entering a premises, and noted concerns about requiring officers to be in uniform when carrying out warrants.“While we understand the concern about plainclothes officers potentially serving search warrants, we would also note that specialized units such as SWAT occasionally serve warrants in various degrees of tactical gear, such as body armor, reinforced helmets, etc.,” the prosecutor’s office said. “Such gear is … crucial for the officers’ safety, but does not resemble standard-issue police uniforms.”Our Privacy Policy has been updated. By continuing to use our site, you are acknowledging and agreeing to our updated and our .

Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill Wednesday that would ban no-knock warrants, which allow police officers — plainclothes or in uniform — to enter a premises unannounced.Mahalo for reading the Honolulu Star-Advertiser!You're reading a premium story. Read the full story with our Print &amp; Digital Subscription.Already a subscriber? Log in now to continue reading this story.Print subscriber but without online access? Activate your Digital Account now.The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill Wednesday that...

public

Cassie Ordonio

staradvertiser.com

Credible

Speculation

Anecdotal Evidence

Generalization

Stacking the Deck

Appeal to Authority

Straw Man

Slippery Slope

Emotional Appeal

Red Herring

False Dilemma

Illogical

Moral Equivalency

Ad Hominem

Correlation w/o Causation

Semantics

Begging the Question

Faulty Analogy

Non Sequitur

Bandwagon

Dogmatism

Failing Occam's Razor

Biased

Pure Opinion

Hit Piece

Racial Bias

National Bias

Religious Bias

Financial Incentive

Political Agenda

Gender Bias

Misused Image/Video

Study Misinterpreted

Mistake

Misused Term

Science Misrepresented

Factual Error

Satire

Surface Level

Lack of Reliable Sources

Sensational

Not Credible

Investigative

Balanced

Well Sourced

Great Context

sports

entertainment

U.S.

international

business

technology

science

culture

politics

media

health

Bills would ban no-knock warrants in Hawaii

No article scores yet.

CRITIC REVIEWS

PUBLIC REVIEWS