BIRMINGHAM (Reuters) - Law-abiding citizens who intervene if they see crimes being committed will have greater protection from arrest and prosecution under plans to be unveiled by the Conservatives on Tuesday.
According to extracts of a speech made available to journalists, Shadow Home Secretary Dominic Grieve will say that police too readily accept accusations made by criminal suspects against "have-a-go-heroes" who try to stop wrong-doing.
"No wonder people in this country fear standing up to criminals," he will tell Conservative activists at their autumn conference in Birmingham.
The Conservatives have traditionally been the party of "law and order" and accuse Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour government of being soft on crime.
A future Tory government would amend police procedures to give officers discretion not to arrest those acting in good faith to stop a crime....more
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