A Chinese man in Perth, Tong Li, was shot dead in his bedroom by police on the night of Nov. 22, Australian media reported. What was the cause?
Earlier in the day, Tong Li and his old father because of DVD players had a dispute, Tong Li angry father out of the house. His old father was so angry that he went to the police for help. Soon, the police came to Tong Li's house. The end of the incident is that the police fired three shots in a row, Tong Li died on the spot.
According to the police, when they broke into Tong Li's home, Tong Li was waving a knife and was in critical condition. In order to protect the personal safety of the police and another client, Tong Li was killed when dissuasion was ineffective.
Tong Li's family said that Tong Li at that time was only a knife, and would not endanger the lives of others.
What the truth is, we have to wait for the final result of the investigation. But this is a wake-up call for overseas Chinese, that is, how can we get into a dispute similar to the involvement of the police?. What should we do to avoid misunderstanding and cause consequences that no one wants to see?.
In fact, in Australia, whether because of traffic violations or fight disputes, as long as with the police cooperation, according to police requirements, 99.9% will be fine. Police usually shoot because they don't cooperate with them and clash with them so that they think you pose a threat of violence.
So, what should we do when confronted with a police inquiry or search?
For ordinary people, it is difficult to meet the police in Australia's daily life. The most common situation is being stopped by the police in violation of traffic regulations. If the police car lights you to stop, you stop immediately, don't get out of the car, wait for the police to come.
In Australia, if there is no explicit request from the police, do not get out of the car to talk to the police, the right way is to turn off the car engine, and then put your hands on the steering wheel.
Note that when the car is stopped by the police, the position of the hand must be seen by the police.
If the policeman asks to see something, you'll give it to him. For example, if the police want your driver's license, you should signal it in your pocket and then take it out and hand it over to him.
Some people start looking for driver's licenses in their cars before the police get here. The police may misunderstand that you are looking for a weapon when they see you doing so. Similar cases of police being killed by gangsters have occurred in the past. So don't move blindly.
As can be seen from the cases, most of the "unlucky men" who were killed on the spot by the police were too nervous to communicate correctly with the police.
First of all, calm down in the face of the police. Even if you don't understand what the police say, put down anything that might misunderstand the police, in accordance with basic common sense. Let each other understand your cooperative attitude.
At present, Australian state police wear semi-automatic pistols, although slightly different state regulations, but basically allow for "reasonable, necessary use of weapons." If someone does harm to others, the police have a legitimate right to shoot him.
"reasonable, necessary circumstances" generally refer to situations in which the suspect may endanger the lives of others, or the police may not shoot and kill the person involved. That is, the police can only use lethal weapons when life or death.
The Australian Police Force has strict restrictions and controls on the use of firearms by the police and has long-term ability to accurately judge and handle police in emergency situations. However, there are many unpredictable and complicated factors in reality, and it is impossible to predict the emergency correctly by 100%. This judgment is inevitably subjective, which is also the biggest difficulty for the police to decide whether to shoot or not. And most of the time the police have to make a quick decision in a very short period of time: do you want to shoot or not? What are the consequences of shooting? What if I make a mistake?
Australian police have proved very cautious about shooting. Of the 105 police shooting deaths, only one was found illegal in an ex post investigation.
In fact, all the police want as much communication, communication and negotiation as possible to ease the situation. As soon as the shots were fired, he would have to face an internal investigation and hearing, and if the investigation found that the shooting had not been justified, the police could not only lose their job, but could even be charged with murder.
Even when shots can be fired, the police try not to use lethal weapons, because once shot is fatal, the result is irreparable. But Australia does have a lot of assaults every year, and when the other party is irrational and communication is not clear, the police need to make a quick judgment, so mistakes are not impossible.
In short, the Australian police are reasonable. In the event of the above-mentioned situation, Chinese friends must remain calm, don't be nervous, and deal with it in a cooperative manner, so that there will be no unexpected situation.
