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She wasn't arrested. She was detained and taken to the police station and her family brought her documents to prove she wasn't the other woman they were after.

Retric 7y ago
Being detained is in the same category as being arrested. She was forcibly taken into custody only to be released without any form of compensation for lost time. In many countries people can be held for significant amounts of time without being formally charged with any crime.
- gtirloni 7y ago
  Similar category but very different outcomes, rights, etc. https://criminal-law.freeadvice.com/criminal-law/arrests_and_searches/arrest-detention.htm https://criminal-law.freeadvice.com/criminal-law/arrests_and...
  - typenil 7y ago
    You're making a pedantic argument and backing it up with a link specific to the US court system. What the US supreme court says had no bearing in Brazil.
    - gtirloni 7y ago
      No, I'm not. The Brazilian supreme court says pretty much the same thing.
      - EForEndeavour 7y ago
        I feel you're missing the point entirely: to the person who was forcibly taken into custody by police and likely didn't have a clear and confident understanding of their rights (a fair assumption for the general populace, I'd say), it doesn't matter what you call it.
        gtirloni 7y ago
        Of course it's upsetting. I don't think anyone is making the case that it's just a regular day and you shouldn't complain. The automation system needs to improve, that's blatantly obvious. And the police officers need to learn to work with it. This is what happened (detention): "I was working and the police arrived. They confounded me with someone else they were looking for and I had to go to the police station and prove I wasn't that person. What a day". Not this (arrest): ""I was working and the police arrived. They confounded me with someone else they were looking for and I had to go to the police station and prove I wasn't that person. They still didn't believe me and I'm in a jail cell waiting for a judge to hear my case. I don't think I'll be home for a few days".
DanBC 7y ago
> She wasn't arrested. > She was detained and taken to the police station What's that if it's not an arrest?
- gtirloni 7y ago
  That's a detention. An arrest is when you're charged with a crime. It's a much more serious situation.
brandonmenc 7y ago
> She wasn't arrested. She was detained Good thing no one is ever harmed while being detained but not yet arrested. /s
- kabwj 7y ago
  Being detained doesn’t equal being beaten up.

Retric 7y ago

Being detained is in the same category as being arrested. She was forcibly taken into custody only to be released without any form of compensation for lost time. In many countries people can be held for significant amounts of time without being formally charged with any crime.

gtirloni 7y ago
Similar category but very different outcomes, rights, etc. https://criminal-law.freeadvice.com/criminal-law/arrests_and_searches/arrest-detention.htm https://criminal-law.freeadvice.com/criminal-law/arrests_and...
- typenil 7y ago
  You're making a pedantic argument and backing it up with a link specific to the US court system. What the US supreme court says had no bearing in Brazil.
  - gtirloni 7y ago
    No, I'm not. The Brazilian supreme court says pretty much the same thing.
    - EForEndeavour 7y ago
      I feel you're missing the point entirely: to the person who was forcibly taken into custody by police and likely didn't have a clear and confident understanding of their rights (a fair assumption for the general populace, I'd say), it doesn't matter what you call it.
      - gtirloni 7y ago
        Of course it's upsetting. I don't think anyone is making the case that it's just a regular day and you shouldn't complain. The automation system needs to improve, that's blatantly obvious. And the police officers need to learn to work with it. This is what happened (detention): "I was working and the police arrived. They confounded me with someone else they were looking for and I had to go to the police station and prove I wasn't that person. What a day". Not this (arrest): ""I was working and the police arrived. They confounded me with someone else they were looking for and I had to go to the police station and prove I wasn't that person. They still didn't believe me and I'm in a jail cell waiting for a judge to hear my case. I don't think I'll be home for a few days".

DanBC 7y ago

> She wasn't arrested. > She was detained and taken to the police station What's that if it's not an arrest?

gtirloni 7y ago
That's a detention. An arrest is when you're charged with a crime. It's a much more serious situation.

brandonmenc 7y ago

> She wasn't arrested. She was detained Good thing no one is ever harmed while being detained but not yet arrested. /s

kabwj 7y ago
Being detained doesn’t equal being beaten up.