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Not what happened here at all.

scarface74 4y ago
> If you witness a crime you can arrest the criminal He did not say “if you witness a crime you can call the police”. I don’t want a society where any random yokel thinks he can detain someone.
- krzyk 4y ago
  You can't argue with the law.
  - scarface74 4y ago
    The old Dixiecrats said the same thing about Jim Crow laws, laws against miscegenation, etc. But that law was in fact “argued against” in the very red Georgia and it was repealed by a Republican legislation and Republican governor
- happyopossum 4y ago
  Hate to break it to you, but that society has existed for centuries - it’s an accepted rule in most common-law countries. For example, from Wikipedia: “In the United States, a private person may arrest another without a warrant for a crime occurring in their presence. However, the crimes for which this is permitted vary by state.” [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen%27s_arrest https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen%27s_arrest
- deleted 4y ago
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- mpweiher 4y ago
  Then you will have to essentially leave the civilised world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen's_arrest#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen's_arrest#United_States
  - scarface74 4y ago
    Georgia just outlawed that practice after the very yokels who tried to make a citizens arrest because someone committed a crime of “looking like they don’t belong”
    - miles 4y ago
      >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen's_arrest#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen's_arrest#United_States > Georgia just outlawed that practice Not exactly; they clarified the circumstances under which a citizen's arrest can be made[0], "including shopkeepers who witness shoplifters and restaurant owners and employees who witness 'dine and dash' customers." [0] https://www.npr.org/2021/05/11/995835333/in-ahmaud-arberys-name-georgia-repeals-citizens-arrest-law https://www.npr.org/2021/05/11/995835333/in-ahmaud-arberys-n...

> If you witness a crime you can arrest the criminal He did not say “if you witness a crime you can call the police”. I don’t want a society where any random yokel thinks he can detain someone.

krzyk 4y ago
You can't argue with the law.
- scarface74 4y ago
  The old Dixiecrats said the same thing about Jim Crow laws, laws against miscegenation, etc. But that law was in fact “argued against” in the very red Georgia and it was repealed by a Republican legislation and Republican governor
happyopossum 4y ago
Hate to break it to you, but that society has existed for centuries - it’s an accepted rule in most common-law countries. For example, from Wikipedia: “In the United States, a private person may arrest another without a warrant for a crime occurring in their presence. However, the crimes for which this is permitted vary by state.” [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen%27s_arrest https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen%27s_arrest
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mpweiher 4y ago
Then you will have to essentially leave the civilised world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen's_arrest#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen's_arrest#United_States
- scarface74 4y ago
  Georgia just outlawed that practice after the very yokels who tried to make a citizens arrest because someone committed a crime of “looking like they don’t belong”
  - miles 4y ago
    >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen's_arrest#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen's_arrest#United_States > Georgia just outlawed that practice Not exactly; they clarified the circumstances under which a citizen's arrest can be made[0], "including shopkeepers who witness shoplifters and restaurant owners and employees who witness 'dine and dash' customers." [0] https://www.npr.org/2021/05/11/995835333/in-ahmaud-arberys-name-georgia-repeals-citizens-arrest-law https://www.npr.org/2021/05/11/995835333/in-ahmaud-arberys-n...