No Knock Warrants

Jonathan Adler at the Volokh Conspiracy is discussing the latest Supreme Court ruling on no knock warrants. Basically the Supreme Court says the knock is optional. Many thought this was unwarranted.

Commenter M. Stack says to them:

Why don't we notify individuals at least an hour in advance that the police are going to execute a search warrant on their premises? Just to be on the safe side.

To which I reply:

For Congressmen the rule is nine months. I think ordinary citizens could be accorded an hour.

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