Can a perpetrator be charged with resisting arrest if its a citizen's arrest?
from cheese_greater@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca on 12 Nov 2024 18:58
https://lemmy.world/post/21950476

Do I have the autoritah?

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neidu3@sh.itjust.works on 12 Nov 2024 19:02 next collapse

If they could, it would be much easier harder to resist kidnapping.

LodeMike@lemmy.today on 12 Nov 2024 19:28 collapse

Harder you mean?

[deleted] on 12 Nov 2024 19:34 next collapse
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neidu3@sh.itjust.works on 12 Nov 2024 19:55 collapse

Derp, yes. I can’t brain today, I have the dumb.
I think I started to write "it would be much easier to kidnap someone. "

LodeMike@lemmy.today on 12 Nov 2024 20:20 collapse

Skill issue /s

LodeMike@lemmy.today on 12 Nov 2024 19:28 collapse

NAL but I don’t think so. Citizens arrest just generally allows someone to detain someone else (under certain conditions). Resisting arrest is a separate law that applies to uniformed police.