“Broken Doors,” Episode 1
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🗓️ 8 April 2022
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Summary
An unusual warrant. A pattern of questionable no-knock raids. A reporting thread that just kept going.
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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 next two episodes are out now wherever you get your podcasts. You can email the “Broken Doors” team with any tips or feedback at BrokenDoors@washpost.com
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| 0:00.0 | All right, I'm recording. |
| 0:04.6 | Hello, Jen Ableson. |
| 0:06.0 | Hey, Martin. |
| 0:07.4 | So Jen, I am very excited to have you on our show today, |
| 0:11.0 | because you are here to talk about your new podcast, Broken Dores. |
| 0:15.6 | I'm a podcast newbie now. |
| 0:17.8 | So Jen, you are an investigative reporter here at the post, |
| 0:22.2 | and you and our colleague and friend, Nicole Dunca. |
| 0:26.4 | You've been doing an investigative reporting series looking into |
| 0:30.8 | no-knock warrants and how are they're used by police in the US, |
| 0:35.3 | which, honestly, for me, I mean, I don't think |
| 0:37.9 | that previous to a couple of years ago, |
| 0:40.0 | and frankly, the case of Breonna Taylor, |
| 0:43.0 | I had never heard of a no-knock war, |
| 0:45.1 | and I really didn't know what it was. |
| 0:47.6 | Yeah, I think a lot of us really had never heard the term, |
| 0:50.2 | but we've probably all seen something like it on TV |
| 0:53.4 | in some of those shows like cops or where they're busting down |
| 0:56.8 | people's doors, and that's essentially what a no-knock raid is. |
| 1:01.0 | So through your reporting, you make the case |
| 1:04.2 | that this type of warrant is maybe the most intrusive thing |
| 1:09.7 | that police can do to you, and in many ways, like, |
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