Police State

Over the counter with a shotgun
Pretty soon everybody got one
--U2

Last week the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that residents have no right to resist unlawful police entry into their homes. The majority of justices in the 3-2 ruling contended that permitting resistance 'unnecessarily escalates the level of violence' to all parties involved.

But it is the right of all individuals to protect themselves. This right is clearly specified in the Fourth Amendment.

This ruling is clearly unconstitutional. If it cannot be overturned, then it is one more indication that our system is truly broken.

btw, earlier in the week, the same court upheld police use of no knock warrants, which also blatantly violate the Fourth Amendment.

This is what a police state looks like.