Re: X-Post: Man arrested for not showing officer his License
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In most jurisdictions, a citizen's arrest can only be performed as a result of the witnessing of the commission of a felony, and NOT on the "probable suspicion" of a misdemeanor.
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Obviously in this case, it's ridiculous that not showing the receipt would give grounds for detainment.
But I think you're overstating the general case here. Security guards regularly detain people caught shoplifting, using force if necessary (one of them tackled a child in the story above). Are you saying they're unable to do this in jurisdictions where shoplifting is just a misdemeanor? Are you saying that if I blatantly walk out of a shop with a CD, the security guards have no power to detain me?
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