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Canary: The Washington Post Investigates

Introducing "Broken Doors"

Canary: The Washington Post Investigates

The Washington Post

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.62.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2022

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

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.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Give a helping hand this holiday season with the Washington Post helping hand.

0:04.6

This is John Kelly and I'm writing about Bread for the City, Friendship Place, and Miriam's Kitchen over the next few weeks.

0:11.1

Go to posthelpinghand.com to learn more and donate today.

0:16.8

Hey everyone, it's Amy Britton, the host of Canary, the Washington Post investigates.

0:21.6

I wanted to share with you all something that I'm really excited for.

0:25.0

It's from my colleagues on the investigative team at the post.

0:28.2

They are bringing you a new podcast called Broken Doors.

0:32.6

It's a series that investigates no-knock warrants, a dangerous policing tactic that's led to some deadly consequences.

0:40.2

Broken Doors is hosted by my talented friends, Jen Abelson and Nicole Dunca.

0:45.6

They've been reporting on this topic for the past year and their stories have all these twists and turns

0:51.8

of how no-knock warrants have been used and abused around the country.

0:56.5

It's a fascinating lesson and I hope you will check it out when the series launches in a couple of weeks.

1:02.5

Here's the trailer.

1:04.1

My reporting partner and I have had this routine over the last year.

1:08.9

We'd be digging through warrants, affidavits, lawsuits.

1:13.1

To see how many times they're targeting multiple houses in no-knock race,

1:17.2

because it's incredibly dangerous and a lot of the ones we're doing.

1:19.0

And when we'd see something unusual, we'd start talking to people.

1:25.9

You didn't get to see the search warrant.

1:28.1

No, I've never seen it. Still haven't.

1:31.1

I have a copy. Do you want me to read it or do you?

1:34.7

I'll read it.

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