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RE: How the War on Drugs is Fundamentally Flawed
One point that I will need to push back on is the "breaking and entering" point.
Just because the individuals doing so are paid by taxpayers' money, just because a central authority would provide a veneer of legitimacy - lawfulness...
...such does not change that they physically break into and intrude upon a property against the will of the occupant(s). Rightfully? Wrongfully? It may depend on who one asks - or what level of scrutiny one places such under.
It is a breach in consistency. It is a breach in ethics. Law exists in service to, or at odds with, both the former.
I suspect that our perspectives on this point may not end up convergant - and thats OK.
I appreciate that you are willing to engage in respectful dialogue. So much social media is filled with trollish foolishness.
In regards to "breaking and entering..." that term has a legal defintion. And any legal definition contains "elements of an offense." If a search warrant is conducted in compliance with the Fourth Amendment, then it cannot be "breaking and entering." By definition.
Respectful dialogue should be the default. Such is as much about self-respect as the respect of others and the process of meaningful dialogue.
I appreciate that you have been referring to "breaking and entering" from a legal standpoint - and as such accept that (again from such standpoint) you are correct in stating that a no-knock warrant is thus set apart from breaking and entry.
Thank you kindly for your input.