A citizen's arrest is an arrest made by a person who is not acting as a sworn law-enforcement official. In common law jurisdictions, the practice dates back to medieval England and the English common law, in which sheriffs encouraged ordinary citizens to help apprehend law breakers.


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Rocky
Someone engaged in a 'serious' crime is likely to shoot you for trying to 'arrest' them. Oh, and THAT even after you invoke 'reasonable force' to hold them. What should I attempt to 'hold' them with? The rattail on my comb? Or a tube of Hot Summer Nights Lipstick? Oh wait, I have a Twinkie in my...
  • May 24, 2016
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Safari Woman
Yep these days we are putting ourselves up for a lawsuit - even if we are the one's being assaulted in some cases - just for defending ourselves.
  • May 25, 2016
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Randall Covey, Russian Hacker
I'm all for the Three S's", these days;
Shoot 'em.
Shovel 'em.
Shut the hell up.
  • May 25, 2016
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