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> If the boy is an underage teen, then it would also be illegal to interrogate him without the presence of a guardian. Was this the government police doing thi

> If the boy is an underage teen, then it would also be illegal to interrogate him without the presence of a guardian. Was this the government police doing this? Or a private company? > If I am going about my business, but you request that I stop what I'm doing to follow you to have a chat, you are detaining me. period. you pussyfooting around this like it's not is just disingenuous at best So all of those “on-the-street” YouTubers asking questions are detaining people? Even if those people don’t stop?

dylan604 3y ago
Yes, on-the-street people are detaining people from doing what they are intending to do. Some people might not mind, but if you are interfering with someone it's detaining them. There are multiple definitions, and you seem to be stuck on the one. maybe you'd prefer the word accosted?
- LeafItAlone 3y ago
  Here you go: www.law.cornell.edu/wex/detain
  - dylan604 3y ago
    Look, it’s quite obvious you’re wanting to win the most pedantic user on the internet. If you are a private citizen, a local cop, or a federal agent, if you prevent me from going about my day to have a conversation that I don’t want to have under threat of not being allowed to do what I’m trying to do, you’ve detained me. Why you are hung up on this I have no idea. Personal pet peeve maybe, but having a conversation in the spirit of rather than the pedantry of will be much more productive.
  - Supermancho 3y ago
    I see nothing in that definition that contradicts the stated facts. > In criminal law, to detain an individual is to hold them in custody > Custody is the state of physically holding or controlling a person If a person positions to block my way (especially in an official capacity), this is detainment, brief as it may be and as hard as it may be to prove in a trial.
dragonwriter 3y ago
> Was this the government police doing this? Or a private company? Its detaining someone in either case, though the difference you point to makes a difference in whether it is illegal (or, at least, in which law controls whether it is.)
- LeafItAlone 3y ago
  With that quoted line, I was specifically referring their mention of laws related to interrogation. As a civilian, I can ask a lost child what their guardian was wearing to help locate them without breaking laws surrounding interrogation. Similarly, I can ask a child if they intend to fly to New York or if they intend to get off in North Carolina.
  - dylan604 3y ago
    With all things, intent matters. These people were not detaining this teen to ask where his parents were. You're just being obtuse

dylan604 3y ago

Yes, on-the-street people are detaining people from doing what they are intending to do. Some people might not mind, but if you are interfering with someone it's detaining them. There are multiple definitions, and you seem to be stuck on the one. maybe you'd prefer the word accosted?

LeafItAlone 3y ago
Here you go: www.law.cornell.edu/wex/detain
- dylan604 3y ago
  Look, it’s quite obvious you’re wanting to win the most pedantic user on the internet. If you are a private citizen, a local cop, or a federal agent, if you prevent me from going about my day to have a conversation that I don’t want to have under threat of not being allowed to do what I’m trying to do, you’ve detained me. Why you are hung up on this I have no idea. Personal pet peeve maybe, but having a conversation in the spirit of rather than the pedantry of will be much more productive.
- Supermancho 3y ago
  I see nothing in that definition that contradicts the stated facts. > In criminal law, to detain an individual is to hold them in custody > Custody is the state of physically holding or controlling a person If a person positions to block my way (especially in an official capacity), this is detainment, brief as it may be and as hard as it may be to prove in a trial.

dragonwriter 3y ago

> Was this the government police doing this? Or a private company? Its detaining someone in either case, though the difference you point to makes a difference in whether it is illegal (or, at least, in which law controls whether it is.)

LeafItAlone 3y ago
With that quoted line, I was specifically referring their mention of laws related to interrogation. As a civilian, I can ask a lost child what their guardian was wearing to help locate them without breaking laws surrounding interrogation. Similarly, I can ask a child if they intend to fly to New York or if they intend to get off in North Carolina.
- dylan604 3y ago
  With all things, intent matters. These people were not detaining this teen to ask where his parents were. You're just being obtuse