“Broken Doors,” Episode 1

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The Washington Post

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

An unusual warrant. A pattern of questionable no-knock raids. A reporting thread that just kept going. “Broken Doors” is a new investigative podcast series from The Washington Post. Hosted by Jenn Abelson and Nicole Dungca.

No-knock warrants allow police to force their way into people’s homes without warning. What happens when this aggressive police tactic becomes the rule, rather than the exception?

“Broken Doors” is a new investigative podcast series about how no-knock warrants are deployed in the American justice system — and the consequences for communities when accountability is flawed at every level. Hosted by Jenn Abelson and Nicole Dungca.

In the first episode of this series, sheriff’s deputies burst through the front door of a man’s home as he slept. He said they pointed a gun at his head and ransacked his home in search of drugs and cash. The no-knock search warrant they used was threadbare. But that wasn’t the worst of it.

The six-episode series is out now wherever you get your podcasts. You can email the “Broken Doors” team with any tips or feedback at [email protected]

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Jonathan.
0:04.4	What I introduce you to a new Washington Post podcast series called Broken Doors.
0:09.9	Broken Doors is a six-part investigative podcast about how no-knock warrants are deployed
0:14.9	in the American justice system and what happens when accountability is flawed at every level.
0:22.2	With a typical search warrant, police are supposed to knock and announce themselves.
0:26.5	But with no-knock warrants, police can force their way into people's homes without warning,
0:32.3	but with serious consequences.
0:34.8	Here's the first episode in the series, and if you like it, head over to the Broken Doors
0:39.5	feed for more episodes and follow the show wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:48.0	This episode contains explicit language, as well as descriptions of violence.
0:57.5	So do you want to take us through to where you were?
1:00.3	I'm kind of scared.
1:02.3	Let me look.
1:03.3	Come on.
1:04.3	I don't think I got lights, though.
1:07.7	No, the lights not working here, but this is where I was.
1:14.2	Benji Edwards is leading me through his childhood home.
1:17.7	It was built by his mom and dad in the 1960s.
1:21.5	We're in a small town in Mississippi in the heart of the Bible Belt.
1:25.7	It's about two hours from Birmingham.
1:28.0	I grew up right here.
1:31.0	My bedroom is that last door right there to the left.
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