Well, the problem is that he was “detained” not “arrested.” Bu thte repetition of the fact that he was not arrested gives an impression to the casual reader (most people) that he was just sent home.
Most people would think that is they put you in handcuffs and take you downtown (as was the correct thing to do with Zimmerman that night) you’ve been “arrested.”
Detention in handcuffs IS arrest despite whatever legal fictions and BS the state may claim.
Detained implies kept from leaving while being forcibly moved while in physical restraints like handcuffs certainly says arrested to anyone with understanding regardless of the police using the word.
Our freedoms and rights are chipped away with cheap semantics and court decisions that allow routine roadblocks ,warrantless searches and other outrages.
Today Cincinnati police followed a black man from a convenience store robbery but could not identify him amongst all the people in a house he ran into SO THEY LEFT WITHOUT ARRESTING ANYONE! Cincinnati police did tow away the car used in the robbery escape.LOcal churches are encouraging the wearing of hoodies to services as a protest today! Black thugs must be laughing .