Late last month, a handful of conspiracy-minded websites started circulating an article entitled, "State Makes It Legal to Shoot Cops in Self-Defense If They Violate Your Rights." If you're wondering how you missed such an unprecedented change in the status quo between police and citizens in America, don't worry: The article blew up in niche online locales because it is highly misleading.
The law in question is actually a years-old Indiana statute allowing people to resist an unlawful home entrance by using a reasonable amount of force—and even lethal force in life-threatening situations. In 2012, the law was amended to clarify that public servants like cops are not exempt after a state Supreme Court ruling arguably could have prevented someone from claiming self-defense even if a rogue cop was, for example, trying to rape them.
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