Indiana Sheriff Wants House To House Control
Editorial note from Elias Alias on May 23, 2011:
The Indiana Supreme Court has stated the following:
“We hold that there is no right to reasonably resist unlawful entry by police officers.”
Read that for yourself in the Indiana Court’s pdf:
http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/05121101shd.pdf
As a reaction to that judgment by the Indiana Supreme Court, Allison Bricker called Indiana Sheriff Don Hartman, Sr., and conducted a telephone interview. She then posted her article on May 16, 2011,
http://smargus.com/indiana-sheriff-if-we-need-to-conduct-random-house-to-house-searches-we-will/
and her article was picked up by Mike Church and posted at his site, here:
From the Mike Church site, I picked up the article and have posted it here at Oath Keepers on May 19, 2011. In a comment posted by “Bill” under this article I have been made aware that the Sheriff, Don Hartman, Sr., denies saying what Ms Bricker says he said. So now we have a situation in which we’re forced to choose whom to believe. In the interest of fairness and honesty, and in pursuing the truth, I am now going to post Sheriff Hartman’s brief commentary as I found it on his official website, here -
http://www.newtoncountysheriff.com/
On May 16, 2011, I was contacted by a reporter of an internet radio station. Her question concerned a recent Indiana Supreme Court decision, allowing police officers to make random warrantless searches. I advised her that I was not clear on that particular ruling; she then asked how the Sheriff’s Office conducted searches of residences. I informed her that searches were only conducted with a warrant, probable cause or when an officer is in hot pursuit. When questioned about the Supreme Court ruling, I advised her that as police officers, we enforce those laws set forth by our legislative branch. This reporter then asked about the violation of Constitutional Rights. This State Supreme Court ruling in my opinion cannot override our U.S. Constitutional Rights and I’m sure this state ruling will be revisited…. (snip) … This court ruling is just open for lawsuits if a police officer would attempt a random search without due cause. Somewhere in this conversation things were definitely taken out of context. I’m now quoted as saying the Sheriff’s Office will be conducting random house to house searches. I want the citizens of Newton County to rest assured that no member of the Newton County Sheriff’s Office will enter the property of another person without first having a warrant orprobable cause to do so. I strongly stand behind my oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America, as well as that of the State of Indiana. – Sheriff Donald E. Hartman, Sr.
Read the whole statement at the above link.
The article below is just as I posted it originally, but I did want to offer the statement by Sheriff Hartman. Also, I hope to hear from Ms Bricker regarding whether she recorded her interview with Sheriff Hartman.
Now to the article.
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Over the hill and through the woods, it’s house to house we go…
It's House To House Now, Baby!
Indiana Sheriff: If We Need to Conduct RANDOM HOUSE to HOUSE Searches We Will
By Allison Bricker
CROWN POINT, Ind. – According to Newton County Sheriff, Don Hartman Sr., random house to house searches are now possible and could be helpful following the Barnes v. STATE of INDIANA Supreme Court ruling issued on May 12th, 2011. When asked three separate times due to the astounding callousness as it relates to trampling the inherent natural rights of Americans, he emphatically indicated that he would use random house to house checks, adding he felt people will welcome random searches if it means capturing a criminal.
Speaking under the condition of anonymity, a local city Police Chief with 30 years experience in law enforcement directly contradicted the Newton County Sheriff’s blatant disregard for privacy & liberty, stating that as an American first, such an action is unconscionable and that his allegiance is to the Indiana and federal Constitutions respectively. However, he also concurred that the ruling does now allow for police to randomly search homes should a department be under order by state or federal officials or under a department’s own accord.
At this time we are still awaiting comments from several state offices.
However, the spokesperson for the INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL took umbrage at what he referred to as “large” assumptions regarding police power and at this time has no comment. He did however indicate that should the INDIANA Attorney General, Greg Zoeller feel it necessary to make a statement, that this reporter would be included in the distribution of the release.
Source(s): Indiana Supreme Court Ruling, BARNES vs. STATE of INDIANA No. 82S05-1007-CR-343 • Telephone interview for comment with Newton County Sheriff Don Hartman Sr., May 16th, 2011
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May 19th, 2011 at 2:37 pm
We need some Oath Keeper LEOs in Indiana to go kick in HIS door, spread eagle his wife and kids, and ransack HIS house.
May 19th, 2011 at 3:22 pm
As a warning to the Gestapo wannabes, citizens should begin leaving an unzipped body bag on their front porch reserved for the first intruder through the door.
but Larry – we have to leave his wife & kids out of it’ they can’t help having a commie bastard for a husband / father. Imagine what life must be like for THEM – living with a power crazed asshole!
May 19th, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Perhaps we should ask the widow of the Marine who was slaughtered in Arizona?
Will Sheriff House-to-House be asking if there are women and children present before he barges into the homes he is talking about?
May 19th, 2011 at 3:50 pm
Truly things are not looking good. Courts are tossing out the Bill of Rights; which they swore an oath to defend. So much for honor in the Judiciary, at least by some judges. And yet they want to be called “Your Honor”. Sad, but true. Will the US Supreme Court over-ride this decision? Doubtful, as they have also swept aside the Constitution with a decision of their own. It is a sad day for America.
Shorty Dawkins
May 19th, 2011 at 4:37 pm
Jesus Christ !! It’s like their drunk with authority. I guess it’s just a matter of observing whether or not they actually do enter homes under the conditions they claim will require such an act. we’ll see. Saying they will enter private homes is one thing, actually carrying out such a threat is entirely another matter. But i can see where such cinduct may just be something that leads to major confrontations that these police officers may not be truly prepared for.
May 19th, 2011 at 5:37 pm
Folks, it is not like the 4th suddenly stopped be the 4th by the recent decisions of the State and Federal Courts. Your constitution has been slowly stripped bare for a lot of years. And most of you are just NOW figuring that out? You thunk that telling them they had better honor their oaths is going to do some good?
Folks, remember where we were? Here are? Imagine where we will be tomorrow … and the next day, month, year.
And they are doing it without troops on the streets other than cops who have no problem enforcing unconstitutional mandates handed to them. And even when you haven’t broken any laws that are not contrary to the constitution, our cops are treating the citizens as if they are guilty until proven otherwise and/or they just haven’t been able to catch you in the act. Innocent citizens are dying at the hands of cops and the cops are getting away with it as they think they should.
The answer to cops crashing through your door is a .308 right down the stack until they learn that maybe it is not such a wise use of the unconstitutional power they have taken granted of.
I know this is a hard saying, but I can assure you that the families of the cops who take a life unrighteously and/or abuse the constitutional rights of citizens … could care less about you. Why should you care about them? The friend of your enemy is your enemy.
Anyhow … continue to roll over. There is still tomorrow.
May 19th, 2011 at 6:55 pm
Look alluiminati, you right, we’ve all been asleep at the wheel. But I don’t know if enough of us is gonna wake up before it’s too late. Thats pretty tough talk there refrenceing the use of a cal 308. (incidently, might i commend you for your possible choice of cal?) To borrow a phrase Shawn Connery said in the Untouchibles “WHAT ARE YOU PREPARED TO DO?”
To put substance to that statement will take courage. This evening im truly wondering what the actual odds are of any of our homes ever having the door kicked in. I prefer to withold what i think the number is for my chances. Once we go online with verbal dessention, like we are here, our number has to begin to go up. In spite of that possible risk, i just can’t help but going verbal here. And i speak my mind elsewhere. But i know for a legal fact, that by using my call sign instead of my name, im still hard to track, but if they want us really bad, i think we can be gotten. A lawer recently told me to never admit to any statements made anywhere. In fact i was told to never talk to the police. We have a right to remain silent. (5th Amendment) That the burden of proof(of guilt)is on the police and or states atty. Talking to the police only digs you a deeper hole. None the less, just be carefull what you say on line. Can you dig it?
May 19th, 2011 at 10:09 pm
One more thing, and ill then say good night`
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
May 20th, 2011 at 9:10 am
Think that there aren’t some police, other members of law enforcement, and the military who won’t do the bidding of those who rule us? Think again.
Think the Marxist, Leninist, Stalinist, Communist Soviet Union NKVD – “the wet [bloody] department”, the Communist East German Stasi, the Nazi German Gestapo, the Chinese Communist secret police, and the untold numbers of other secret police and intelligence agencies throughout the world. There are always more than enough individuals who will line up to do their bidding — they will line up around the block.
It is estimated, that what was probably the most pervasive secret police agency in the world, the Communist East German Stasi, had as high as one spy for every 6.5 citizens and a payroll of over 90,000 for a relative small country. But we can do better. The Stasi didn’t “begin” to have the electronic surveilance, information gathering and storage ability, personnel, and funds that the American goverment has at its disposal.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:54 am
No he doesn’t. He really doesn’t. He just doesn’t know it yet!