Shoot A Cop-LEGALLY
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Dear Mr Daniels,
The police have brought this law to their doorstep by overtly disregarding the rights of the Individual. One of the rights conferred upon citizens of the United States is the right to self defense. That right extends to protecting oneself from agents of the government acting on there own or at the direction of said government.
If you don't have your warrants done correctly then be ready to for the use of deadly force in YOUR direction. It's a real bummer Mr Daniels when you and your fellow officers reap what they sow. Now run along and write some tickets.
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Ahhh, but it is based on a domestic violence call. You don't know if someone was in danger. There is more to the story than we know, and it will cause wasted taxpayer money as lawyers argue if unlawful is unjustified. If the man was going to kill someone, do you wait for a warrant. We don't know the story, and his partner probably rejoined him to go after the cops. Again we don't know.
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The case upon which the law was based is not a particularly good case IMO. The basic premise I think is. YES, it puts police in a bit more danger. However, if it causes them to pause before a situation
Cuts them off by the balls more or less and guarantees restraint in their overzealous (sometimes) actions.
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This excerpt from http://theweek.com/article/index/229167/the-indiana-law-that-lets-citizens-shoot-cops explains the law in greater detail.It is essentially a codification of the centuries old "Castle Doctrine" and how it applies to citizens of IN and the use of deadly force to protect themselves and their property from the thug agents of an out of control corrupt Government.
What exactly does the law say?
It authorizes people to protect themselves or their property by using deadly force in response to "unlawful intrusion" by a "public servant." The measure is essentially just a public-servant-specific amendment to the state's 2006 so-called Castle Doctrine bill, which allows people to do whatever they have to to stop someone from illegally entering a home or car. Indiana is reportedly the first state to specifically allow the use of force against police. The new rule was passed with a nudge from the National Rifle Association, which has pushed permissive gun laws around the country.
Why did Indiana push this law?
The state Supreme Court had previously ruled that citizens had no legal right to resist police officers, even in a case of unlawful entry. So before this new law was passed, explains Republican state Sen. Michael Young, people had no legal right to protect themselves from abuse at the hands of authorities. Indeed, he says, a homeowner could do nothing in the hypothetical case in which he returned home to find a police officer raping his wife — other than filing a lawsuit later.
Is this really necessary?
Not according to law enforcement officials, who lobbied against the bill. They say it's wholly unnecessary, as Indiana was not exactly being marauded by rogue cops. And now, anyone who's drunk or distraught might think he has a legal right to shoot a police officer in a dispute. "It just puts a bounty on our heads," Downs tells Bloomberg. Sergeant Joseph Hubbard, for one, says he now worries that every time he pulls over a car, the driver might shoot him and cite the law as justification. "Somebody is going get away with killing a cop because of this law."
What exactly does the law say?
It authorizes people to protect themselves or their property by using deadly force in response to "unlawful intrusion" by a "public servant." The measure is essentially just a public-servant-specific amendment to the state's 2006 so-called Castle Doctrine bill, which allows people to do whatever they have to to stop someone from illegally entering a home or car. Indiana is reportedly the first state to specifically allow the use of force against police. The new rule was passed with a nudge from the National Rifle Association, which has pushed permissive gun laws around the country.
Why did Indiana push this law?
The state Supreme Court had previously ruled that citizens had no legal right to resist police officers, even in a case of unlawful entry. So before this new law was passed, explains Republican state Sen. Michael Young, people had no legal right to protect themselves from abuse at the hands of authorities. Indeed, he says, a homeowner could do nothing in the hypothetical case in which he returned home to find a police officer raping his wife — other than filing a lawsuit later.
Is this really necessary?
Not according to law enforcement officials, who lobbied against the bill. They say it's wholly unnecessary, as Indiana was not exactly being marauded by rogue cops. And now, anyone who's drunk or distraught might think he has a legal right to shoot a police officer in a dispute. "It just puts a bounty on our heads," Downs tells Bloomberg. Sergeant Joseph Hubbard, for one, says he now worries that every time he pulls over a car, the driver might shoot him and cite the law as justification. "Somebody is going get away with killing a cop because of this law."
