Are there any other questions for the Department of Justice? I have one that I would like to put, since these are the folks who actually drafted this legislation.
In years past, a police officer would be rated on his act, or his judgment, on reasonable and probable grounds. This terminology doesn't seem to exist anywhere in this legislation—although maybe that's intended, I don't know. But if a police officer believes he's acting on reasonable grounds, his act has to be “reasonable and proportional” in the circumstances.
Could you explain that to me? I guess I'm having a problem understanding how a judgment can be made on a police officer acting in good faith, if he is judged on these grounds. Who is to do this judging or examination of his act? Obviously there was some thought given to that. Having been in the position of an undercover investigator at one time, I can see that this would be a substantial issue in a court.