This seems to have at least two perverse consequences: (1) criminals interrupted in an armed robbery have no disincentive to use arms (either way it will be a capital offence); (2) the police are given a justification to shoot to kill any person who has committed a capital offence and is seeking to flee.
This seems to have at least two perverse consequences: (1) criminals interrupted in an armed robbery have no disincentive to use arms (either way it will be a capital offence); (2) the police are given a justification to shoot to kill any person who has committed a capital offence and is seeking to flee.