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Controversial new home defense law in Indiana
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POSTED: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 8:14am
UPDATED: Sunday, June 17, 2012 - 2:07pm
Law enables homeowner to legally shoot law enforcement who unlawfully enter home
Tyler — In Indiana, police officers are upset over a new law allowing residents to use deadly force against public servants, including law enforcement officers, who unlawfully enter their homes.
The law was signed by Republican Governor Mitch Daniels in March. The law was adopted after the Indiana State Supreme Court ruled that there was "no right to reasonably resist unlawful entry by police officers," after a man assaulted an officer during a domestic violence call.
East Texans talk-back on the idea of being able to legally shoot law enforcement in certain conditions.
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At last - some protection against police thuggery - why are the police upset? What does the new law say?
"who unlawfully enter their homes". Do they want to UNLAWFULLY enter peoples homes? WOW, some common sense at last, and certainly some recognition that police are very apt violate some innocent people. Good job Indiana, and may the rest of the nation follow suit. Watch out you cops that act as a law unto themselves!
Yes beause there has always been an element of law enforcement that has taken advantage of the powerless.
I wonder, when they bust down your door and terrorize your wife and children, do they have to pay? Or do you have to pay a lawyer to take action against them?
By the way, innocent people die all the time because of such "mistakes"
Well, the police must be right or innocent people may very well die; and it was ever so. Now it just places the responsibility squarely on the police to ensure they have the correct address!
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