Under the changes, anyone making a citizen’s arrest must contact police and follow their instructions. Goldsmith’s Vigilante law has already been attacked by the Police…Police have panned Government proposals to enhance citizens’ arrest powers as a backwards leap from the status quo, while also giving the public more freedom to arrest than cops. …the question remains, can ZB Dads, Redneck Crackers and Culture War Boomers get to bash Māori kids…Should children be protected from citizen’s arrest? ZB Dads, Redneck Crackers and Culture War Boomers are salivating at the chance to beat up Māori kids suspected of shoplifting. Good social policy stops fellow citizens physically confronting one another.