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It's the police's fault in my opinion. It should be their responsibilty to make sure that they have the right address. Since they're the ones initiating the action, they should be responsible to know that they're going to the right house, they should have to identify themselves, and even most importantly, they need to do whatever investigative work necessary to make sure that they're entering the right house. Police have too much power to not be held responsible for their actions.
I also am opposed to no-knock warrants, as I think that they put both suspects (remember that suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law) and police in more danger than is necessary. If they think that there are weapons, surround the house, cut off all exits, and order the person to come out with their hands up. Give them some time to comply, say 10 or so minutes (in case they need to get dressed). Bust in only if they don't comply with orders to come out.
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