Show: 035 Top Priority Podcast | No-Knock Raids

Date Recorded: January 14, 2021

Host: Duane Lester, Director of Issue Education, Americans for Prosperity Foundation

Guests: Jeremiah Mosteller, Senior Policy Analyst of Criminal Justice Reform, Americans for Prosperity

Show Notes & Timestamps

• What exactly is a no-knock raid? min [5:01]
• What does the Constitution require for a warrant? min [5:20]
• What three instances can be used to justify a no-knock warrant or no-knock raid? min [6:29] 
• How often are no-knock raids done and the most common situation they are used? min [8:30]
• If you're concerned about a violent response, why do a violent entry? Couldn't you avoid violence by apprehending the suspect using alternative tactics? min [11:51]
• How has the use of SWAT changed since it was created? min [13:35]
• Why worry about suspects destroying evidence if the evidence is drugs? Isn't that still a win? min [15:20] 
• What has happened in communities or states that banned the use of no-knock raids? min [16:33]
• How our Community views no-knock raids through the lens of the first mutually-reinforcing principle—Equal Rights. min [20:19]
• How our Community views no-knock raids through the lens of the second mutually-reinforcing principle—Mutual Benefit. min [23:17]
• How our Community views no-knock raids through the lens of the third mutually-reinforcing principle—Openness. min [25:27]
• How our Community views no-knock raids through the lens of the fourth mutually-reinforcing principle—Self-Actualization. min [27:21]

Guest Bio:

Jeremiah Mosteller serves as the senior policy analyst for criminal justice at Americans for Prosperity, where he works alongside our millions of activists and a diverse coalition partners to advance criminal justice reform in 38 states and Congress. Before joining AFP, Jeremiah served on the criminal justice teams at the Due Process Institute, the Charles Koch Institute, and Prison Fellowship. Over his many years in this policy space, he has sought to make the criminal justice system more restorative, effective, and constructive while also upholding the rule of law and proper due process protections. Jeremiah is a graduate of Liberty University School of Law, where he also earned his Master’s in Business Administration. He received his B.S. from Western Carolina University.

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