Line Of Fire Collateral Damage
To shoot or not to shoot? As the 1980’s dawn in Collateral Damage, the second episode of the three part documentary series Line of Fire, the Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) is under public scrutiny like never before. Accused of being trigger-happy after several high-profile fatal shootings, squad members feel the pressure of making life-and-death decisions in a split second. In a decade pockmarked with violent incidents, the worst would come at the beginning of the 1990’s, in a quiet seaside town called Aramoana.
Who are the men behind the masks? This three part documentary series takes viewers into the secretive world of the NZ Police Armed Offenders Squad (AOS). Most Kiwis will only see the Armed Offenders Squad at a distance or on TV - and will be thankful for that. This elite squad is only called out in worst-case scenarios and in this country we're fortunately free of the high-level of violent crime found elsewhere in the world. Or are we? Since 2005 the AOS have attended over 600 incidents nationwide every year - and in the past year the number has leapt to over 750. The squad is a barometer of public safety and the black suits are coming out more and more these days. How has violent crime changed in the 45 years since the inception of the Armed Offenders Squad - and how have the ways in which the squad has been deployed changed? This series explores the untold stories behind some of the key moments in our nation's war on crime, as told by the elite police officers that selflessly put themselves in the Line of Fire.
Primary Title
- Line Of Fire
Episode Title
- Collateral Damage
Date Broadcast
- Monday 9 November 2009
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 2009
Episode
- 2
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Who are the men behind the masks? This three part documentary series takes viewers into the secretive world of the NZ Police Armed Offenders Squad (AOS). Most Kiwis will only see the Armed Offenders Squad at a distance or on TV - and will be thankful for that. This elite squad is only called out in worst-case scenarios and in this country we're fortunately free of the high-level of violent crime found elsewhere in the world. Or are we? Since 2005 the AOS have attended over 600 incidents nationwide every year - and in the past year the number has leapt to over 750. The squad is a barometer of public safety and the black suits are coming out more and more these days. How has violent crime changed in the 45 years since the inception of the Armed Offenders Squad - and how have the ways in which the squad has been deployed changed? This series explores the untold stories behind some of the key moments in our nation's war on crime, as told by the elite police officers that selflessly put themselves in the Line of Fire.
Episode Description
- To shoot or not to shoot? As the 1980’s dawn in Collateral Damage, the second episode of the three part documentary series Line of Fire, the Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) is under public scrutiny like never before. Accused of being trigger-happy after several high-profile fatal shootings, squad members feel the pressure of making life-and-death decisions in a split second. In a decade pockmarked with violent incidents, the worst would come at the beginning of the 1990’s, in a quiet seaside town called Aramoana.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- From DVD-V LD10-0007
Subjects
- Police--New Zealand--Documentary television programs
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Robyn Malcolm (Narrator)
- Gibson Group (Production Unit)
- Alex Clark (Producer)
- Dan Henry (Director)
Contributors
- Robyn Malcolm (Narrator)
- Gibson Group (Production Unit)
- Alex Clark (Producer)
- Dan Henry (Director)
Subjects
- Police--New Zealand--Documentary television programs