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Expanded citizen's arrest powers to be announced (www.rnz.co.nz)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Its not as if NZ has recent history with a citizen's detention that some would argue was 'justifiable' escalating to having someone's fingers lopped off.

Combine this possibility for escalated violence, with private surveillance and pseudo-justice from Auror and its a recipe for disaster.