Ind. legislators discuss rights to resist police
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Posted: 4:14 AM Feb 22, 2012
Ind. legislators discuss rights to resist police
A legislative proposal aimed at telling Indiana residents when they can try to stop police officers from entering their homes could undergo key changes sought by law enforcement groups.
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A legislative proposal aimed at telling Indiana residents when they can try to stop police officers from entering their homes could undergo key changes sought by law enforcement groups.

The bill being considered Wednesday by an Indiana House committee is responding to the public uproar over a state Supreme
Court ruling last year that residents couldn't use force against officers even during an illegal entry.

Prosecutor and police groups have objected to a proposed list of
situations when officers can legally enter someone's home. That
list was included in the bill that state senators approved last month.

The bill's House sponsor plans to propose a new version deleting
that list and specifying that residents are protected by the state's self-defense law if they resist officers who act illegally.
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