X-Post: Man arrested for not showing officer his License

[RedBean]

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You sure about that? From my understanding, anyone can forcibly detain someone who they reasonably believe is in the act of committing a crime.

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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.

Also, no civil or criminal protections are afford to regular citizens enacting a citizen's arrest.

In other words, if someone is detaining another person, they are taking their chances that they are themselves breaking the law unless they can later show they witnessed the commission of a felony.

No matter what notice the store gives upon entering, they cannot re-write applicable law in regards to other people's rights.