[Cheburashka]

Damn fools at NBC in tonights evening news used the word "arrested". The spin goes on.
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He was arrested. There was a warrant issued, he immediately turned himself in. He went before a judge and bond was set at $3000, and he paid it. Between the time he turned himself in and he paid the bond he was under arrest. After that he was free to go.
During the course of all this he plead not guilty and an agreement was made (actually no doubt this whole thing was preplanned) that if Mr. Limbaugh met certain conditions the charge would be dropped in eighteen months.
But he was arrested.

[NonValueAdded]

Perhaps in the technical sense but certainly not in the traditional sense of the word. Or are you saying handcuffs, mug shots, holding cells, strip searches, fingerprints, etc. were involved? You know darn well that was the intent of the structure of those "news" pieces, to plant such images in their audience's minds.

[Marine_Uncle]

Thanks for the clarification.