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(a) Dangerous violence to the person.
(b) Burning of houses,shops er stures.
(o) Breaking inte houses,shofs, stores, er flacos of
worship by night
(a) Atmaking houses, shops, steres,er places of worship
at any time, day or night,in such a way as te endanger the safety of the inmates.
then the officer in charge of aż a detachment of police may, if he osmnet otherwise prevent these crimes, give order to fire on the mob for the purpose of protecting persons and preperty, and he sherid, if necessary, take the reep onsibility
fer se doing".
Did the present circumstances come
within that?
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Mr. Kin. I cenЯäer that the circumstances came within I am there is a ground which does not appear there, but which I consider mora
important.
His ership, Let us take them one by one. You consider you wore Justified in firing because this moh was engaged,er threatening to
engage in the crime of d^ngerous violence to the person?
Mr Kärs. That was one of the grounds on which I fired.
His "ership. In your mind,who was the person threatened with
dangerous vielence?
Mr.King, Hyself, and the two police officers with me,immediately, rad ultimately,Captain Blexham and his three mea.
His Worship then rend paragraph 3 of the "Instructiono" as follows
"Officœre end me must remember that once an order to fire
is given, the firing must be an effective as possible.Firing over the beads of a meh gives courage to the mob,lands the meb tine to think,and might bring disaster on the police. If it is necessary to fire,killing should be the object.”
You complied with that Section?
Mr. King. Yec,axcept the last paragraph. I construed that as mercifully
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