Serious questions over police actions

Dr. Michael John Kidd

Barrister

James K Baxter Memorial Chambers

www.kiddlegal.com

25/1/09

Serious questions need to be asked of the police actions which resulted in an innocent member of the public being shot by police on the NW motorway:

a)      why did police choose to run the offender off the road on a busy motorway when they knew he was armed and the probability of gridlock would halt the Auckland motorway system

b)      why did police allow the armed man to escape from Glen Eden when armed police had an opportunity to disable him

c)      did the police marksman mistake the deceased for the offender as they were both dark skinned young men

It would seem the police were badly lead and lacked co-ordination and need to have clearer rules of engagement. A public inquiry is in order.

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