diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/manuals.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/manuals.dm
index a83a09d639c..4d36c640784 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/manuals.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/manuals.dm
@@ -796,6 +796,7 @@
 	name = "Space Law"
 	desc = "A set of Nanotrasen guidelines for keeping law and order on their space stations."
 	icon_state = "bookSpaceLaw"
+	force = 4 //advanced magistrate tactics
 	author = "Nanotrasen"
 	title = "Space Law"
 	dat = {"
diff --git a/code/modules/library/lib_items.dm b/code/modules/library/lib_items.dm
index dd7f591e3b7..b50433c51a9 100644
--- a/code/modules/library/lib_items.dm
+++ b/code/modules/library/lib_items.dm
@@ -167,8 +167,9 @@
 	icon_state ="book"
 	throw_speed = 1
 	throw_range = 5
+	force = 2
 	w_class = WEIGHT_CLASS_NORMAL		 //upped to three because books are, y'know, pretty big. (and you could hide them inside eachother recursively forever)
-	attack_verb = list("bashed", "whacked", "educated")
+	attack_verb = list("bashed", "whacked")
 	burn_state = FLAMMABLE
 
 	var/dat			 // Actual page content
@@ -283,6 +284,14 @@
 	else
 		return ..()
 
+/obj/item/book/attack(mob/M, mob/living/user)
+	if(user.a_intent == INTENT_HELP)
+		force = 0
+		attack_verb = list("educated")
+	else
+		force = initial(force)
+		attack_verb = list("bashed", "whacked")
+	..()
 
 /*
  * Barcode Scanner