Indiana has become the first state to legally permit residents to
shoot at police if they feel their property is being illegally breached
by an officer.
Proponents of the law, including its author, state Sen. Michael Young
and the National Rifle Association, say it was necessary following a
state Supreme Court ruling last year which said "there is no right to
reasonably resist unlawful entry by police officers," Young told
Bloomberg News.
The measure amends the 2006 so-called Castle Doctrine bill that
allows deadly force to stop illegal entry into a home or car. The term
"public servant" was added following the court's ruling.
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10 comments:
STUPID! So wehn a cop, who is trained shoots back, with help or better weapons... Who is going to win, plus cops have balistic protection.
HOW FREAKIN STUPID?
The police SHOULD be scared. The masses are tired of being oppressed. And what is it that the our wonderful community leaders and police tell us? "If you aren't doing anything wrong then you have nothing to fear." That finally works both ways. Good for the people of Indiana.
We have always had the right to legally resist the police, including deadly force, if what they were doing was illegal.
I'm glad this law clarifies and strengthens it.
Time to move to Indiana.
This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. What do you think might happen next when some home owner takes a shot at a cop? The cops are already jumpy enough, and rightfully so. When cops get gunned down in a doughnut shop, OK maybe a coffee shop, heck yes they are jumpy.
It's a law to protect citizens from cops who are acting illegally, not an open season on cops.
Get a grip.
And like someone said on another thread, if cops are not doing anything wrong, they have nothing to worry about. Right? :)
The problem is some idiot will read this and think he can shoot a cop.
Exactly 11:43.
Good cops are not shaking in their boots as 7:59 makes people think.
They actually support this measure as they have nothing to worry about.
Its the little stinker cops that are worried.
@9:30, he can if the cop is on his property illegally doing something he shouldn't be. Like so many others say on this site, "If you aren't doing anything wrong, what do you have to worry about?"
As long as they check em' in.
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