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To: SF_Redux

According to the article, he was not arrested, he was detained. Big difference.


14 posted on 03/04/2012 7:30:20 AM PST by Glennb51
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To: Glennb51

Yes - and apparently only to determine if he was legally carrying or not. As far as the job offer, are people here saying that a company cannot hire whoever they want?


17 posted on 03/04/2012 7:45:38 AM PST by stormer
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To: Glennb51

I just don’t see any difference

ar·rest (-rst)
v. ar·rest·ed, ar·rest·ing, ar·rests
v.tr.
1. To stop; check: a brake that automatically arrests motion; arrested the growth of the tumor.
2. To seize and hold under the authority of law.
3. To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.
v.intr.
To undergo cardiac arrest: The patient arrested en route to the hospital.
n.
1.
a. The act of detaining in legal custody: the arrest of a criminal suspect.
b. The state of being so detained: a criminal under arrest.
2. A device for stopping motion, especially of a moving part.
3. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped.


30 posted on 03/04/2012 9:01:50 AM PST by SF_Redux (Sarah stands for accountablility and personal responsiblity, democrats can't live with that)
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