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INDIANAPOLIS | Overturning a common law dating back to the English Magna Carta of 1215, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Hoosiers have no right to resist unlawful police entry into their homes.

In a 3-2 decision, Justice Steven David writing for the court said if a police officer wants to enter a home for any reason or no reason at all, a homeowner cannot do anything to block the officer's entry.

"We believe ... a right to resist an unlawful police entry into a home is against public policy and is incompatible with modern Fourth Amendment jurisprudence," David said. "We also find that allowing resistance unnecessarily escalates the level of violence and therefore the risk of injuries to all parties involved without preventing the arrest."



http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_ec169697-a19e-525f-a532-81b3df229697.html



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bkoenig:
One more brick chipped away from the foundations of our country.  I fear by the time I have grandchildren there will be nothing left.

Dan W:
Un effing believable  :o

NE Bull:
WTH?  First "illegal immigration" is supported,  and now "unlawful police entry" is not enforced.  What part of 'not OK' don't these people get? 
No wonder our kids are so hard to control these days;  'No' just doesn't mean what it used to!

Greybeard:
Good thing I don't live in Indiana. Bust down the door and get a face full of lead at my place!!!

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