In non-Indiana parts of the USA, a cop can come to your door and demand entry, and you have every right to refuse him.
If he has a warrant, he has a legal right to force entry, and to resist that entry is considered obstruction of justice.
If he does not, and there is no obvious evidence that a crime is in progress on the premises, then his entry is illegal and you have as much right to resist it, including use of lethal force, as you do that of a burglar. Judges and juries will generally be harsher on you for doing so and you will have a much harder time proving you were in the right, but it is, technically, legal.
Except in Indiana.
In the rest of America, a cop who forcibly enters a home without a warrant or obvious evidence of a crime in progress is guilt of unlawful entry and will face discipline and probable criminal charges.
In Indiana, a cop can forcibly enter your home at any time and for any reason, explicitly including "because he felt like it".
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If he has a warrant, he has a legal right to force entry, and to resist that entry is considered obstruction of justice.
If he does not, and there is no obvious evidence that a crime is in progress on the premises, then his entry is illegal and you have as much right to resist it, including use of lethal force, as you do that of a burglar. Judges and juries will generally be harsher on you for doing so and you will have a much harder time proving you were in the right, but it is, technically, legal.
Except in Indiana.
In the rest of America, a cop who forcibly enters a home without a warrant or obvious evidence of a crime in progress is guilt of unlawful entry and will face discipline and probable criminal charges.
In Indiana, a cop can forcibly enter your home at any time and for any reason, explicitly including "because he felt like it".
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Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.