Ravi
Diamond Member
If I were a cop in Indiana, then, I would think a mistake was made with any warrant given to me.And a lot of cops are going to be afraid to enforce the law. Why should they trust that a mistake wasn't made along the way with the warrant? Why should they trust that the perp is rational.All right. Let's think this through.
The cops get a warrant to enter a house. Due to some kind of screwup along the line, they enter the wrong house.
If you are innocent and hear the cops illegally breaking into your house, are you going to say to yourself, "Oh, I can start shooting these guys legally!"?
Sure. Go right ahead. How likely is your survival if you start blasting away at a boatload of cops?
From the cops' perspective, a bad guy opened up on them and they responded with about 438 rounds. You're dead. Your wife is dead. Your baby is dead. Your dog is dead. The fleas in your bed are dead.
I'd say this law has made it inevitable that a lot more innocent people are going to get killed.
A very bad law, imo.
If they think a mistake was made with the warrant they shouldn't execute it. Duh.