"It's not clear under the law whether an officer acting in good faith could be legally shot for mistakenly kicking down the wrong door to serve a warrant, said state Senator Tim Lanane, the assistant Democratic leader and an attorney."
If the police knew this, they might check the address 2 or 3 times before they kicked in a door, or maybe just knock first. This is not a new issue - the prevelance of "Castle laws" make this inevitable.
In Clay County, Indiana, outside Terre Haute, the Sheriff's Department changed its procedures because of the law. Detectives in plain clothes and unmarked cars now must be accompanied by a uniformed officer on calls to homes, Sheriff Michael Heaton said.
Ahhhhh .... an intended consequence of the law.
“Ahhhhh .... an intended consequence of the law. “
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Might create some overtime for the guys in uniform.
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