> What is more worrying to me is when the police have more powers than the citizenry. > Recognising the right of free citizens to enforce the law is a-okay in

> What is more worrying to me is when the police have more powers than the citizenry. > Recognising the right of free citizens to enforce the law is a-okay in my book, although of course that's not quite what England's doing. You make a good point. I'm generally in favor of the idea of "citizens arrest" and the like. But in this particular instance, the asymmetry is concerning.