Originally Posted by Jddubb1

Governor of Indiana, Mitch Daniels, has signed into law a measure that allows homeowners to use force when resisting police entry into their homes in some cases. The bill was a response to the public uproar over a state Supreme Court ruling that residents could not resist officers, even during an illegal entry. The measure specifies that residents are protected by the state's self-defense law if they reasonably believe force is necessary to protect themselves from unlawful actions by an officer.

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