Mississippi Police Fatally Shoot Man at Wrong House While Serving Warrant

[Benp]

Mississippi Police Fatally Shoot Man at Wrong House While Serving Warrant - NBC News

 

[chipbennett]

Maybe the street addresses of houses would be easier to see during daylight hours, instead of serving a warrant at 11:30 at night.

Good thing those police officers have qualified immunity.

 

[Brickmandan]

Maybe the police should stop these midnight raids so they don't murder so many innocent people and their pets. At least in Indiana we have this....

[FONT=&amp]Governor Mitch Daniels, a Republican, has authorized changes to a 2006 legislation that legalizes the use of deadly force on a public servant — including an officer of the law — in cases of “unlawful intrusion.” Proponents of both the Second and Fourth Amendments — those that allow for the ownership of firearms and the security against unlawful searches, respectively — are celebrating the update by saying it ensures that residents are protected from authorities that abuse the powers of the badge.

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Under the latest changes of the so-called Castle Doctrine, state lawmakers agree “people have a right to defend themselves and third parties from physical harm and crime.” Rather than excluding officers of the law, however, any public servant is now subject to be met with deadly force if they unlawfully enter private property without clear justification.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]“In enacting this section, the general assembly finds and declares that it is the policy of this state to recognize the unique character of a citizen's home and to ensure that a citizen feels secure in his or her own home against unlawful intrusion by another individual or a public servant,” reads the legislation[/FONT]