Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Greetings fellow Bizarros:

Have you heard about this ground-breaking, little piece of legislation? Indiana has become the first state to allow citizens to shoot law enforcement officers.

I mean, not for sport or anything, but in very specific circumstances.

The new law allows residents to use force, including deadly force, against public servants or law enforcement officers, who unlawfully enter their homes. It was signed by Republican Governor Mitch Daniels in March.

The first of its kind in the United States, the law was adopted after the state Supreme Court went too far in one of its rulings last year, according to supporters.

The case in question involved a man who assaulted an officer during a domestic violence call. The court ruled that there was "no right to reasonably resist unlawful entry by police officers."

The National Rifle Association lobbied for the new law, arguing that the court decision had legalized police to commit unjustified entries.

Now, I have expressed my opinions on police more than once in this publication. I am a cautious supporter of law enforcement. While I understand and appreciate the need to investigate and punish crime and keep public order and safety, I also do not like having armed people around who have the authority to shoot me if they like, or harass, arrest, extort or intimidate me.

I do not believe that wearing a badge gives a criminal legal authority.

So it becomes a question of the safety of public servants versus the sanctity and authority of the Fourth Amendment.

Like the NRA put it, the old law legalized police to commit unjustified entries. While the president of the Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police said, "This is a recipe for disaster. It just puts a bounty on our heads."

Tough question. Who is right?

Bizarrely,
Lewis

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I'm thinking we can put our obese society to productive use by cremating at our nuke plants, as they are specifically designed to control the reaction. That will eliminate the nasty radioactive leftover material as well. -PZ
[You must not be a faithful reader of Bizarre News. I did a story last year about a cosmetic surgeon who turned the fat he lipo-sucked out of his patients into a bio-fuel for his SUV.]

Why is that people who insist on trying the shoe on before marriage and moving in together to "ensure they are compatible first" always seem to end up divorced. You get the feeling they aren't taking the whole marriage thing very seriously.
[I would agree. Every relationship is different, of course, but I would not recommend anyone live together as a trial before getting married.]

This comment goes out to Heather from the comments: Why is it a man can "rent the cow for a little milk" but a woman is expected to marry a pig just to get a little sausage? Maybe its because milking a cow doesn't hurt it, while you have to kill the pig to get the sausage. Take what you want about marriage from that. -Shawn
[They say that statistically, married men tend to die before their wives, but if you are talking about marriage killing your manhood, maybe you should consider divorce.]

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