Can I arrest anyone who I deem to be causing trouble?

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: Accipiter22

Originally posted by: vrbaba
Partly, in related to the Police Beating ...

Can I arrest a police officer (or someone) who is drunk and trying to caus trouble? How can I first arrest him/her...assuming i dont really carry handcuffs in my back pocket.

Then, say I have him/her tied up or something, what do I do....take the person to the police station?

Not that I would win in any fight: a small regularly weighed indian guy gives you the idea. But say I got jacked and can overpower some drunkard or high individual looking for trouble, What are my rights...can any legal action be brought against me? I am guessing not, since there are likely witnesses (otherwsie, i would just beat him up, and rest would be hear-say).

Does Citizen's arrest apply to police officers (on/off duty)??

myth. no such thing as citizen's arrest

Not remotely true. Citizen's Arrest primer, and number 2.

You should research the specific state and area you're in to learn more.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
To be able to do a citizen's arrest, the person must be committing a felony that would involve jail time.

As far as I know that isn't always true. The requirements vary from state to state.

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: rsd
Please attempt this on tape and post it here after you're done

Bwuhahaha LOL :laugh:

 

[jjones]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
:laugh:

good luck with that, i hope your stay in the hospital is short

lol, a hospital stay is definately in the works with this plan.

 

[NogginBoink]

False imprisonment is a crime, as is kidnapping. Any "Citizen's Arrest" you performed could possibly be construed as either or both of these crimes.

Could you just see the irony here if you did something like this and YOU were the one who got sent to jail?

Disclaimer: IANAL.