Moot point, they already had their evidence ... The Sheriff's department already made a successful drug buy and had the dope.

They were simply greedy pigs (pun intended) trying to up the charges with a larger quanty confiscation in the raid -- more sentencing time for the perf further justifying their no-knock warrant. Really, the Judge that granted the no-knock warrant under these circumstances should be censured (or removed from the bench altogether).

The target of the no-knock warrant was not even in the house. Had the occupants have been allowed to surrender -- when the woman came out holding the baby what would the Deputies have done ? "Hey bitch, drop the baby and put your hands on your head or we will shoot you (or the baby)".

Then the Sheriff has the gall to defend his and his Deputies actions as this is just "shit happens."

Shit happens a lot to assholes it seems ...