cross-posted by Charleston Voice, 06.11.12 from AllGov
"Nullification" and "states rights" WILL work - tell your assemblyman!
Monday, June 11, 2012
"Nullification" and "states rights" WILL work - tell your assemblyman!
Monday, June 11, 2012
Police officers in Indiana are upset over a new law
allowing residents to use deadly force against public servants,
including law enforcement officers, who unlawfully enter their homes. It
was signed by Republican Governor Mitch Daniels in March.
The first of its kind in the United States, the law was adopted
after the state Supreme Court went too far in one of its rulings last
year, according to supporters. The case in question involved a man who
assaulted an officer during a domestic violence call. The court ruled
that there was “no right to reasonably resist unlawful entry by police
officers.”
The National Rifle Association lobbied for the new law, arguing that the court decision had legalized police to commit unjustified entries.
Tim Downs, president of the Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police,
which opposed the legislation, said the law could open the way for
people who are under the influence or emotionally distressed to attack
officers in their homes.
“It’s just a recipe for disaster,” Downs told Bloomberg. “It just puts a bounty on our heads.”
-Noel Brinkerhoff
To Learn More:
NRA-Backed Law Spells Out When Indianans May Open Fire on Police (by Mark Niquette, Bloomberg)
Senate Enrolled Act No. 1 (Indiana Legislature)
