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conclusion we are within the f four corners of the decision in
the Featherstone osae. "Soldiers are entitled to fire en a mob (a) to disperse a rieteus assembly, and (b) to prevent vielent crime".
The soldiers had fired. New cames the consideration "was there an
unrens enable amount of firing"? The rifles were charged with only
sma round and one round was fired by three seldiers and the
shooting was low. One other bullet was fired accidentally but frem
the position of the rifle at the time it is probable that the bullet
went away over the head of the yewd. It is quite obvious that
every precaution was taken te inflict as little injury on that
assembly as oeuld possibly have heen done, I suggest that the firing
of eno rani was the very minimum: ne more than was reasonably
necessary to disperse that assembly. I think it is fair to suggest
to this inquiry "That would you have done had you been in the
position of Mr.King?". It is all very well sitting hero in the quiot
of this Court after all the events have passed,but the question is
"What would a roasanable man have dens?" I ask you "hat would you
have dene? Would you have done what Mr.King dia?” I do not think
there is my doubt that you would have done so. I suggest that
it was a tumulteua nssembly and a rieteua and dangerously violent
assembly at the time the shooting took place. I suggest that the
pelios were bound by law to disperso that assembly and to use all
force reasonably necessary to carry out that object. I suggest te
this inquiry that the police soted with the greatest discretion and
ferboarance, That they acted humanely throughent, I think the
sheeting might quite properly ham been done before, it was done. They
only fired when things had get to a state when nothing else was left
to be done. I think the police soted as they are charged to act in
eirometences such as these. I have some questions which Your
Worship might be prepared to adept and put to the Jury.
The questions were handed to Als "ership who replied: I shall instruct
the Jury that it is their duty to bring in a verdict. It is