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Originally Posted by 2stroke
Grow some balls
Victoria
In the Australian state of Victoria, the power to arrest is granted in section 458 of the Crimes Act 1958 (Vic). [3] It states that a person may, without a warrant, arrest a person that they find committing an offence for one or more of the following reasons:
- to ensure the appearance of the offender in court, and/or
- to preserve public order, and/or
- to prevent the continuation or repetition of the offence, or the commission of a further offence, and/or
- for the safety or welfare of the public or the offender
A person may also arrest another person if they are instructed to do so by a member of the police force, or if they believe on reasonable grounds that they are escaping legal custody.
Section 461 states that if an arrest is made under 458 of the Crimes Act, and is later proven to be false, then the arrest itself won't be considered unlawful if it was done so on reasonable grounds. Section 462A allows any person the right to use force "not disproportionate to the objective as he believes on reasonable grounds to be necessary to prevent the commission, continuance or completion of an indictable offence or to effect or assist in effecting the lawful arrest of a person committing or suspected of committing any offence". |
And do what exactly? Hog tie them both? I didnt fancy being punched and kicked in the head by a bunch of drugged up teeenage girls, while I waited for the cops, especially since the train staff do nothing at all to intervene or assist.