The Mercury Sunday Times More. A NEW civil litigation division was set up by police in April to cope. I think that over-zealousness by the police isn't a major contributing factor.
People are more aware of their capacity to sue.
The police have in their mind that any situation they're in may lead to them being sued. Supt Billing said the law should be changed to make it harder for police defending the peace to be sued by people breaking the peace. A new round of com plaints is expected to follow the regular Friday night protests at the Nike store in the city. Concern about police violence has prompted community groups to seek a meeting with Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon and Police Minister Andre Haermeyer. The Federation of Community Legal Services says an independent watchdog, rather than the ethical standards division, should investigate police complaints.