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Closed — 372 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 14 years, 6 months ago
Let's not add anymore names to our Police Memorials. Let's send our Police Officers home to their families at the end of their shifts everyday. Let's keep them safe, so that they can continue to keep us safe! Sign this Petition to Throw this Bill OUT! SB 1 Self defense. Specifies that a person may use reasonable force against any other person in certain circumstances. Provides that a person is justified in using reasonable force against a law enforcement officer if the person reasonably believes the force is necessary to: (1) protect the person or a third person from unlawful force; (2) prevent or terminate the law enforcement officer's unlawful entry into the person's dwelling; or (3) prevent or terminate the law enforcement officer's criminal interference with property lawfully in the person's possession. Specifies that a person is not justified in using force against a law enforcement officer if: (1) the person is committing or is escaping after the commission of a crime; (2) the person provokes action by the law enforcement officer with intent to injure the law enforcement officer; (3) the person has entered into combat with the law enforcement officer or is the initial aggressor; or (4) the person reasonably believes the law enforcement officer acting lawfully or is engaged in the lawful execution of the law enforcement officer's official duties. Provides that a person is not justified in using deadly force against a law enforcement officer who the person knows or reasonably should know is a law enforcement officer unless: (1) the person reasonably believes that the law enforcement officer is acting unlawfully or is not engaged in the execution of the officer's official duties; and (2) the force is reasonably necessary to prevent serious bodily injury to the person or a third person.

Updates

Reached 250 supporters

March 5, 2012

March 4, 2012

We are approaching the next milestone on the push to defeat SB 1. Everyone reading this needs to send the link to someone new right now.

Reached 100 supporters

March 2, 2012

6 Comments

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Linda Lane
14 years ago Featured

Bad idea. Our officers risk their lives every single day. They deserve our respect not this kind of nonsense.

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Sarah Brooks
14 years ago Featured

My husband is an officer and this terrifies me. People already hate them enough as it is. We need to look out for those who look out for us.

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Tom Meyer
14 years ago Featured

Keep the police safe. Enough of this bill.

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Dave Fox
14 years ago Featured

THROWS THIS OUT. NOW. Unbelievable that this is even being discussed.

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Mike Sullivan
14 years ago Featured

This bill is a disaster waiting to happen. Why would anyone want to make it easier to fight with police? Insane.

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Chris Bennett
14 years ago Featured

This is just asking for more violence on the streets. Totally against this.