Police and public back officers' response to abusive manKIWI LIFE/FACEBOOK A video of a man verbally abusing police while they try to execute an arrest warrant on a Waikato property has garnered a lot of attention on social media. Police have praised the work of two officers who were abused and filmed for four minutes while executing a search warrant at a Waikato property. A Benneydale man filmed the encounter, then shared the footage on Facebook. The video has since been shared on the Kiwi Life Facebook page - garnering almost 40,000 views in less than four days. KIWI LIFE/FACEBOOK The man yelled at police, pushed them, said they had "no jurisdiction" and told them he feared for his life.

Source: Stuff January 30, 2017 00:47 UTC