"Broken Doors," Episode 4
Post Reports
The Washington Post
4.4 • 5.1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 May 2022
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Today on “Post Reports,” the fourth episode of “Broken Doors,” about the minutes between approval for a no-knock warrant and a deadly raid.
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“Broken Doors” is a new investigative podcast series hosted by Jenn Abelson and Nicole Dungca about how no-knock warrants are deployed in the U.S. justice system — and the consequences for communities when accountability is flawed at every level.
In the fourth episode of this series, we head to Port Allen, La.
On July 25, 2019, a Black man was killed during a no-knock raid on a motel room in Louisiana. His fiancee was also inside. An investigation into what led up to the fatal shooting reveals the speed with which it happened — and raises questions about electronic warrants, a relatively new technology being adopted by law enforcement agencies across the country.
The full series is 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 | Hey, it's Martine. |
| 0:04.4 | So lately, our podcast has been periodically airing episodes of Broken Doors, a new investigative |
| 0:10.1 | series from The Washington Post. |
| 0:11.7 | It's about how no-knock warrants are used in the American Justice System and what happens |
| 0:17.7 | when accountability fails. |
| 0:20.3 | You may have heard the first three episodes in your feeds some Fridays ago. |
| 0:24.3 | Today we're back with more from this series with episode four. |
| 0:28.1 | In this episode is about something that I had never heard of before. |
| 0:32.4 | This concept of e-warrants and how technology is changing the way that police are executing |
| 0:38.5 | warrants and raising all kinds of questions about how these warrants get approved. |
| 0:43.6 | It was totally shocking to me and fascinating, so that's episode four, which we are playing |
| 0:48.8 | today. |
| 0:49.9 | And if you have not yet heard the first three episodes of the series, I highly recommend |
| 0:54.2 | you go back and listen and also subscribe to Broken Doors at Washington Post dot com slash |
| 0:59.5 | Broken Doors. |
| 1:01.4 | And just a warning before we start, this episode contains explicit language and descriptions |
| 1:06.2 | of violence. |
| 1:07.2 | Okay, here's a show. |
| 1:11.2 | In Port Allen, Louisiana, there's this motel, the budget seven. |
| 1:16.7 | It's next to a gas station and right up the road from a place called Super Lucky Louise, |
| 1:22.2 | Casino. |
| 1:23.9 | I knew about the motel because it was listed in records about a fatal no knock warrant. |
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