As a brick shattered a windshield nearby, Miller hissed, "We’re sitting ducks! Let us go in!"
The manual operated alongside the Public Order (Protection of Persons and Property) Act 1971 , which granted specific powers to police regarding "protected premises" and "protected persons" (such as diplomats and federal courts). This legislation made it an offense to disregard police directions to leave certain premises, providing the legal teeth for the manual's tactical applications. Public Order (Protection of Persons and Property) Act 1971
The document serves as a reminder of a period when the line between the military and the police began to blur. For historians and legal experts, it is a crucial primary source for understanding how the state responds when the social contract begins to fray.