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Ban on no-knock raids should pass Kentucky legislature with bipartisan majorities

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Rand PaulOpinion contributorView CommentsOn more than one occasion, the police have saved my life.&nbsp;When a deranged Bernie Sanders supporter spewed 200 rounds of ammunition onto the baseball field, I was only a few steps away from meeting my maker.&nbsp;Congressman Steve Scalise almost did.&nbsp;Capitol Hill Police and a brave policewoman from Alexandria battled the gunman and brought him down.Just recently, an angry mob surrounded my wife and I, threatening to kill us.&nbsp;If you watch the video you can tell by our faces we absolutely believed the threats hurled at us.&nbsp;Once again police saved our lives.&nbsp;For the record, both times the police officers were both Black and white, male and female.&nbsp;The narrative that the violence around us all revolves around race is false.&nbsp;Recently, when discussing the burning of Portland and Seattle, a black Dallas-Fort&nbsp;Worth airport police officer explained to me:&nbsp;“It’s not about race.&nbsp;It’s about right and wrong.”Related:The death of Breonna Taylor, likewise, is a tragedy, regardless of her race.&nbsp;For years before her death, I have been advocating an end to no-knock raids.&nbsp;I’ve often repeated the story of a no-knock raid in California where a 10-year-old boy was tragically and accidently shot in the back at close range.&nbsp;His race shouldn’t matter, but he was white.In the sad days after Breonna died, I talked with the family.&nbsp; and cheered when the .I cheered, though, not just for the memory of Breonna, but with the understanding that ending no-knock raids will also save the lives of police.&nbsp;We shouldn’t forget that rank-and-file police officers didn’t decide to perform a no-knock raid, their superiors did and really, ultimately, a judge made the decision.I know feelings are still raw and many will lash out at me for having the temerity to try to make things better.&nbsp;But really, shouldn’t this be one of those issues that actually brings us together?'Deadly serious':Both parties now understand that no-knock raids are a danger to the community and to the police.&nbsp; Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers has introduced to ban no-knock raids throughout the state.&nbsp;I suspect it will pass with large bipartisan majorities.Nothing will bring Breonna back, but I hope changing this policy will save many lives in the future.Rand Paul is a Republican U.S. senator from Kentucky.View Comments

Rand PaulOpinion contributorView CommentsOn more than one occasion, the police have saved my life.&nbsp;When a deranged Bernie Sanders supporter spewed 200 rounds of ammunition onto the baseball field, I was only a few steps away from meeting my maker.&nbsp;Congressman Steve Scalise almost did.&nbsp;Capitol Hill Police and a brave policewoman from Alexandria battled the gunman and brought him down.Just recently, an angry mob surrounded my wife and I, threatening to kill us.&nbsp;If you watch the video you can tell by our faces we absolutely believed the threats hurled at us.&nbsp;Once again...

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