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This law basically makes official a reality that's been the case for some time. I remember making a thread in which I asked what my rights are insofar as protecting myself from a police officer. After a bit of discussion, I think everyone in the thread realized or agreed that there's little if anything that can be done. If I am attacked by a police officer, the simple act of defending my life can be legally construed as assaulting an officer, resisting arrest, disturbing the peace, and other broad, vague legal charges. In the end, my only legal recourse is to take the illegal punishment and hope there's enough evidence to bring a case against the police officer or officers at a later time. I believe this to be unjust, just as I believe this law to be unjust.
I admit I read the OP of this thread, read up on the law a bit more, and thought about it before coming back to post. I do not believe that I would resist in the instance of the police illegally breaking into my home if I were the only person in danger. If, however, my family, friends, and yes dog, were injured or killed, I believe I would feel, at least on an emotional level, justified in 'resisting'.
Police already have a great amount of power and not all of them are responsible with that power. The fact that, in Indiana, they can violate the 4th Amendment and barge into any home at any time for no reason and the homeowner/resident has no legal right to resist is more than troubling; it's very dangerous.
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