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Volokh: 40 Out of 50 Indiana State Senators Sign Amicus Brief Supporting Right to Use Force to Resist Unlawful Police Entry
Volokh: 40 Out of 50 Indiana State Senators Sign Amicus Brief Supporting Right to Use Force to Resist Unlawful Police Entry
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June 9th, 2011 at 9:25 am
Do we need to tone down the police state, or encourage it to go full speed ahead?
Police decision makers should have to consider the possibility of lawful resistance in planning a raid. They should not have automatic, up front, exoneration by law for any attacks they’re planning to carry out. The law should not be that whatever the government does is right. There needs to be balance, or police assault teams will be attacking us as they please with no restraint in advance, and no accountability under the law afterwards either.
June 9th, 2011 at 9:57 am
Cool, now they can backup that non-binding resolution with a new law that actually has some teeth – that is, if they’re not just posturing.
June 9th, 2011 at 10:25 am
So the other 10 Senators need to be Outed and Voted into retirement, eh? Someone tell Tam, Turk, Bobbie X, Brigid, Farmer Frank, et.al. to spread the word about those who support Death Squads in Indiana.
June 9th, 2011 at 10:50 am
How about some legislation that severely limits “no-knock” warrants and the use of SWAT for routine police work?
If a uniformed police officer knocks on my door and shows a warrant, I’ll crate the dog, the door will be opened wide and I will step aside. (I’ll also immediately call my lawyer if they haven’t cuffed me.)
If a couple of ninja’s bust down my door at 3am, they get shot.
June 9th, 2011 at 11:45 am
I can hardly wait to Vote Out Justice Steven H. David!
June 9th, 2011 at 12:42 pm
SWAT teams should be part of the National Guard, and police should be required to go to the governor to get permission to use them. No-knock warrants should be incredibly rare–so rare that they’re hardly ever used.
June 9th, 2011 at 7:57 pm
Bram,
That’s what Jose Guerena thought.