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In the US it's two days before they must charge or release. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_suspects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_suspec

In the US it's two days before they must charge or release. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_suspects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_suspects

jrockway 17y ago
Your citation does not say this anywhere. I thought it was 24 hours (but maybe that depends on the state). Either way, the TSA does not (or should not) have the authority to detain you in handcuffs. They are not a police agency, they are mall cops that check to make sure you don't bring lotion on a plane.
- noodle 17y ago
  yes it does. look at the chart on the right side of the page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_suspects#Detention_before_charge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_suspects#Detention... 2 days
  - ahi 17y ago
    no it doesn't. That's detention after an arrest.
    - noodle 17y ago
      if you read the stuff that accompanies the chart and data (sources, etc), you'll see that the maximum time limit is the exact same, or however long it takes the police to reasonably investigate an incident. however, if you're not formally arrested, you're not allowed to be kept unwillingly. if you ask to leave, they must either let you go, or formally arrest you. or, if they ask you to stay and you say yes, they can do whatever, up to the max time period.
- ams6110 17y ago
  TSA agents are sworn law enforcement officers. They train at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy.
philwelch 17y ago
But that's after arrest, and arrest usually requires either a warrant or some sort of immediate probable cause (they find weed on you, they catch you in the act of committing a crime). While police can stop you in the US, i.e. by pulling you over when driving or on the sidewalk or even performing a Terry stop, they have to let you go fairly quickly unless you fit the criteria for arrest.

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In the US it's two days before they must charge or release. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_suspects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_suspec

by stewiecat 17y ago

In the US it's two days before they must charge or release. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_suspects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_suspects

jrockway 17y ago
Your citation does not say this anywhere. I thought it was 24 hours (but maybe that depends on the state). Either way, the TSA does not (or should not) have the authority to detain you in handcuffs. They are not a police agency, they are mall cops that check to make sure you don't bring lotion on a plane.
- noodle 17y ago
  yes it does. look at the chart on the right side of the page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_suspects#Detention_before_charge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_suspects#Detention... 2 days
  - ahi 17y ago
    no it doesn't. That's detention after an arrest.
    - noodle 17y ago
      if you read the stuff that accompanies the chart and data (sources, etc), you'll see that the maximum time limit is the exact same, or however long it takes the police to reasonably investigate an incident. however, if you're not formally arrested, you're not allowed to be kept unwillingly. if you ask to leave, they must either let you go, or formally arrest you. or, if they ask you to stay and you say yes, they can do whatever, up to the max time period.
- ams6110 17y ago
  TSA agents are sworn law enforcement officers. They train at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy.
philwelch 17y ago
But that's after arrest, and arrest usually requires either a warrant or some sort of immediate probable cause (they find weed on you, they catch you in the act of committing a crime). While police can stop you in the US, i.e. by pulling you over when driving or on the sidewalk or even performing a Terry stop, they have to let you go fairly quickly unless you fit the criteria for arrest.