Addressing discuss the issue as defense against unlawful force and most also note that a person may not use force to resist an unlawful arrest Shouldn t most become must Clarified most to show that it meant most of the cases citing Bad Elk The article states that in 1999 sixteen states had eliminated the right to resist unlawful arrest Is there a more recent version Same thing with this line By 1999 twenty three states had eliminated the right to resist unlawful arrest by statute Boomer