Victoria's police now able to use lethal force to stop vehicles being used as weapons

Victoria Police Acting Assistant Commissioner Shane Patton

Victoria Police Acting Assistant Commissioner Shane Patton Source: SBS

(Audio in Dinka) In an Australian first, Victoria's police will be able to use lethal force to stop vehicles being used as weapons to kill people. The new "hostile vehicle" directive comes years after the deadly Bourke Street rampage.



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