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From: ahatcher@athena.cs.uga.edu (Allan Hatcher)
Subject: Re: Traffic morons
Message-ID: <C5u4Ly.ABK@athena.cs.uga.edu>
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens
References: <Stafford-200493102833@stafford.winona.msus.edu> <C5sHD0.LH6@athena.cs.uga.edu> <Stafford-200493133025@stafford.winona.msus.edu>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1993 13:10:46 GMT
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In article <Stafford-200493133025@stafford.winona.msus.edu> Stafford@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.Edu (John Stafford) writes:
>In article <C5sHD0.LH6@athena.cs.uga.edu>, ahatcher@athena.cs.uga.edu
>(Allan Hatcher) wrote:
>> 
>
>> You can't make a Citizens arrest on anything but a felony.
>
>	I'm not sure that's true.  Let me rephrase; "You can file a complaint
> which will bring the person into court."  As I understand it, a
> "citizens arrest" does not have to be the physical detention of
> the person.
 I think we just found the difference between a citizens arrest (physical 
 detention of a suspect) and a report/warrant.

>
> Better now?
>
>====================================================
>John Stafford   Minnesota State University @ Winona
>                    All standard disclaimers apply.


