Section 32 — Criminal Code: Use of force to suppress riot

Every peace officer is justified in using or in ordering the use of as much force as the peace officer believes, in good faith and on reasonable grounds, is necessary to suppress a riot;

and is not excessive, having regard to the danger to be apprehended from the continuance of the riot. Every one who is bound by military law to obey the command of his superior officer is justified in obeying any command given by his superior officer for the suppression of a riot unless the order is manifestly unlawful. Every one is justified in obeying an order of a peace officer to use force to suppress a riot if he acts in good faith; and the order is not manifestly unlawful. Every one who, in good faith and on reasonable grounds, believes that serious mischief will result from a riot before it is possible to secure the attendance of a peace officer is justified in using as much force as he believes in good faith and on reasonable grounds, is necessary to suppress the riot;

and is not excessive, having regard to the danger to be apprehended from the continuance of the riot. For the purposes of this section, the question whether an order is manifestly unlawful or not is a question of law.