"Tarver Engineering" wrote in message ...
"RTO Trainer" wrote in message
om...
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
link.net...
"RTO Trainer" wrote in message
om...

Of course they do. They just don't have the power to arrest him.


I suggest you look up the word "arrest".

What would that tellme that I am not already very familiar (though not
as familiar as Colin) with?

Clueless then.

Hardly.

You dispute that there is a difference between the legal term "arrest"
and the vernacular useage of the word?

arrest
to take or hold a suspected criminal with legal authority, as by a
law enforcement officer. An arrest may be made legally based on a
warrant issued by a court after receiving a sworn statement of
probable cause to believe there has been a crime committed by this
person, for an apparent crime committed in the presence of the
arresting officer, or upon probable cause to believe a crime has been
committed by that person. Once the arrest has been made, the officer
must give the arrestee his/her rights ("Miranda rights") at the first
practical moment, and either cite the person to appear in court or
bring him/her in to jail. A person arrested must be brought before a
judge for arraignment in a short time (e.g. within two business days),
and have his/her bail set. A private "security guard" cannot actually
arrest someone except by citizen's arrest, but can hold someone
briefly until a law officer is summoned. A "citizen's arrest" can be
made by any person when a crime has been committed in his/her
presence. However, such self-help arrests can lead to lawsuits for
"false arrest" if proved to be mistaken, unjustified or involving
unnecessary holding.



Ckecked with the JAG officer yesterday as well. I've lead no one
astray.