> 1) let you out (drop charges) and expose the public purse to wrongful imprisonment damages, This isn't quite correct. They have the ability to hold you for 2

> 1) let you out (drop charges) and expose the public purse to wrongful imprisonment damages, This isn't quite correct. They have the ability to hold you for 24 hours without formally arresting/imprisoning you. The prosecutor would have a 5th option (drop charges and release the person within the first 24 hours). That is more likely than #1 and #2. > Again, I'm not saying reform is impossible, just playing devil's advocate on this particular proposal. Understood but a 24 hour hold wouldn't be affected by this proposal as far as I'm aware.