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When a cop sees someone robbing a home, should he just take the persons license plate down incase the homeowner wants to press charges when they get back?
When a cop sees someone robbing a home, should he just take the persons license plate down incase the homeowner wants to press charges when they get back?
A cop in the moment must assure himself to what degree of confidence he has in his belief that the person is robbing the home. The degree of confidence increases or decreases with new information. Such as how the suspect responds as the cop approaches and several other criteria are considered as new information is introduced. Once assured that the suspect is robbing the house the cop arrests the suspect.
If you see a person selling hard drugs would you be harmed, and if so, how would you convince a jury that the defendant harmed you?