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To: ColdOne

Is there some broken law that would enable a citizen’s arrest of this creature?(I cannot even say its name!)


29 posted on 04/10/2014 4:29:33 PM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS

Info on making a citizens arrest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen’s_arrest#State_statutes

Lots of nut cases have tried this on personages like Dick Cheney, who belted the guy. Various Bush officials were harassed by attempted citizen’s arrests. It’s mostly a tactic used by lunatic fringe groups.

In my opinion I’d never attempt it as I have no way to restrain somebody and they aren’t going to hang around if you just threaten them. It’s either shoot them or call the cops and let them handle it. The only reason I’d even try it was to protect myself or others from harm. But if they moved towards I’d shoot. (In theory) If they moved away and nobody had been killed, I’d let them go.

A citizen is on shaky ground here. Unless you have money to burn on lawyers, don’t try.


49 posted on 04/10/2014 4:57:36 PM PDT by Gen.Blather
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