Summary Of Door Bombing Leave A Trail Of Blood By Kevin Sack

Eliminating drugs has been a key focus point of police departments for a long time. It has become something that SWAT teams will do anything to bust, including breaking down doors. There is an argument between people who think no knock drug raids are necessary and those who believe they bring unnecessary consequences. Kevin Sack’s article, “Door-Busting Drug raids Leave a Trail of Blood” is exposing the flaws behind no-knock drug raids across the United States. Sack claims that they are not always necessary and are often approved without appropriate evidence that a raid is the best option. He does an exemplary job persuading readers of his viewpoint with tactics that appeal to a wide range of readers. Sack’s article commences with a story

This leaves little room for readers to believe any circumstance has been left out. While he is explaining how the raids can go wrong, Sack presents stories ranging from wrong addresses and miscommunication, to deaths of suspects, pets, and officers. In one story, the officers were given a warrant for a duplex. They went to the wrong half and shot an innocent woman in the chest. In another situation, over 40 ounces of drugs were found, but the suspect and his dog were killed with no proof of probable cause. While readers are taking in the article, they experience a varied multitude of situations going wrong. This builds the notion that they go wrong all the time. By illustrating how no knock raids have gone wrong on a wide spectrum of circumstances, Sack is convincing readers that they are never the right answer, no matter the

Along with the aforementioned examples and word choices used by Sack, he includes a tone throughout the article which makes it difficult to argue with him. He describes judges as “low level” (4), and presents views or situations as obvious using small words such as “just” or “only”. He also presents opposing viewpoints throughout the article. Sack does this so that the readers can knock down the opposers view with one of the many real life stories he has already presented. This solidifies Sack’s viewpoint without him having to do much extra work. His presentation and tone allows the readers to create their own idea that the opposers are