TOO MANY ARMED CIVILIANS.
NO RIGHT TO SHOOT ANYONE.
The indiscriminate arming of so many civilians at Palmerston in . connection with the pursuit of Powelka was severely condemned by Police Inspector Wilson, of Wanganui, in the course of a statement made en Tuesday. He stated that he iiad all along deprecated the arming of so many of the public. As soon as ho went to Palmerston he was very much annoyed to hear that so many people had been supplied with loaded firearms. He regarded it as a bad move. Such a crowd of people trying to assist Were only hindering the police. If the citizens had anything to inform the authorities about they .would naturally do so post haste, but there was no necessity for them to go about with shooting weapons. Civilians had no legal right whatever to shoot anyone, or to shoot at anyone, even Powelka. The police had the right, but even they were not permitted to shoot without first calling on him. Special constables were also endowed with this privilege. Any civilian shooting a man was liauio to be charged with manslaughter. '.':■''
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14345, 15 April 1910, Page 6
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