Remember when cops used to actually show courtesy even to criminals?
Remember when they had to knock and how much more civil society was in general?
As though a no knock warrant is gonna do something.
If the guy is a real dealer, stalling for time to flush pound after pound of contraband down the toilet ain't gonna cut it. If he can get it all down his toilet in time, it makes him a small time dealer who just flushed his stash, a victory for the cops and a major setback for the dealer.
Way I see it is like this:
I'm sitting at home, minding my own business. Suddenly, my door is blown off the hinges by men clothed in black ski mask(s) or other face coverings.
Anyone can yell "POLICE, GET DOWN ON THE GROUND!". It's not just a line limited to law enforcement.
Face it, any normal human being hearing his door fly off it's hinges is going for his gun. It's the normal thing to do.
What if they were armed thugs, dressed in black, making a home invasion robbery? POLICE, DOWN ON THE GROUND!!!! would be a great opening line for one of the scumbags to shout in order to gain an upper hand.
Until I see the ATF, DEA, POLICE, or US MARSHALL logos I ain't droppin that gun for nobody. In fact, I would shoot any home intruder who failed to be able to properly identify themselves. Unmarked cops dressed in black carrying sinister and evil looking black weapons included.
It's no small wonder more cops are killed these days. Look at the heavy handed tactics some of these police departments like to use.
As the home invasion/no knock warrant style entry continues to be used more and more, you'll see the body count pile up. Maybe, if enough incidents are there, the morons who are supposed to "serve and protect" us will actually reconsider the way they go about enforcing warrants.
No, they'd rather go after them first blood style, rather than catching them at their job or outside their house (i.e where the guns and drugs are stashed).
That wouldn't be sensible though, because then they could kick down the door in much greater safety.