Legal Expert Warns 'Beijing Bullets' Approach to Terror Could Backfire

(Beijing) – The city government of the capital has given police more authority to use force to stop a terror attack, prompting a law professor to warn that the extra powers could themselves be dangerous to the public.

The Beijing News reported on May 26 that the capital's public security bureau said it had given anti-terror units twice the normal amount of bullets. Officers were also allowed to shoot attackers on site, skipping previous protocols that required addressing perpetrators and firing warning shots.