Police Foundations LAW220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Grievous Bodily Harm, Kinesics, Paralanguage
7 Aug 2018
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25(1) broad all-encompassing statement of protection, which contains seven defining factors. Everyone" who is: required or authorized by law to do, anything in the, administration or enforcement of (and sets out those persons, acts on reasonable grounds, may use as much force as necessary. Everyone" doing a lawful duty may use reasonable necessary force. 26 everyone" authorized by law to use force is criminally responsible where, in consideration of the circumstances, such force is excessive. Use of force likely to cause death or grievous bodily harm! It is necessary due to imminent or future death grievous bodily harm. 37 a person, or another under his protection who is assaulted or threatened assault may use reasonable force to prevent the assault. An aspect of this section is that, if a person is physically threatened by another or with an object carried by another, a pre-emptive strike is enabled, for example to disarm or dissuade the other person.
