can you make a citizens arrest on a police officer?

In theory, yes. But you better call the Sheriff dept if you are arresting a city cop.

In practice you will get tased, arrested, held for 72 hours and fucked with fir the rest of you time in that city.

Sure, but you'll be severely tased and beaten.

but if you are the one making the arrest doesnt that mean you can tase and beat the cop?

Only in a perfect world...

lmao

LOL. You can try, but yeah, I imagine a good tazing would fallow. My uncles the fire cheif for the 2nd largest city in Illinois. I could drop my last name and be like "im arresting you Offici-mer" And Id still get tazed, so good luck.

Sure you can, but I'm sure soon after child porn will mysteriously appear on your computer or drugs will be found in your car during a routine traffic stop.

I'd LOVE to see someone try that!




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Last Edited by Loose on 04/26/2011 03:58 AM

I remember watching a news story showing a old man coming into a store and started yelling at a cop that parked in a handi-cap spot. The cop clubbed him and arrested him.

The crime? Creating a public disturbance.

I work with a guy that had a altercation with a guy in a bar. It was over but a little bit later the guy came over and stuck a knife in my co-workers leg. It turns out the guys brother was a cop in the town and prosecutor wouldn't file charges, he called it mutual combat. Not only can you not arrest a cop, but their family is immune also.

You would have to have a large force of people to back you up.

But in theory if he/she was breaking the law I am sure you could, but be prepared for retribution on your ass from all the cops buddies.

Maybe using common law would be the way am not sure you yanks can use it you might have your own variation of it.

Here in the UK some people tried to arrest a judge.

Is not letting me post the video!!!!

[link to youtu.be]

A lot of cops are freemasons, so they have a way getting them selfs out of trouble, even if there is hard evidence they did some thing wrong.

Hey... I'm from P-Town too!

I didnt make this thread as a joke, I honestly want to know why not? If I see a cop aimlessly beating a person or running red lights and stop signs why the fuck cant I make a citizens arrest?

because the lie your idealism wants to exist in is
A
L I E

you live in america, not the american dream

lies are what makes our country great

if you havnt figured this out yet, i am truly sorry for your loss.

i would suggest skipping the useless mourning and figure out what the hell you want to do with whats left of your REAL LIFE.

if you had a trident and a net you might be able to apprehend the pig.

Pig coppers are the law... it does not apply to them.
You vs Pig defendant in a court of law?
Who you think the judge will believe?

As long as he is not in function (in uniform working) at the time, yes you can. At least here you can. There just people with a function in the justice department. Of duty there just normal people and you can make a citizens arrest if needed.

If you want to know for sure, call a local lawyer and ask him.

In the UK you can't make a citizens arrest unless the crime carries a prison sentence of over 6 years.

So unless you see the police rape, murder or import a few tones of coke you can't do much.

For some reason this makes me think of the old joke about the two men watching the dog lick his balls.

One man says to the other, 'I wish I could do that.'

The second man says, 'You can. But he'll probably bite you.'

It is unfortunate that most people feel that way about cops, but i do empathize with your comments...for I am a 12 year veteran. It is sad when our society has no faith, trust, or respect for our protectors in "blue".

Obviously, I am not perfect but at least i sleep well at nights knowing that i have done my job well and treated my fellow Americans (or Non-Americans) with my deepest and heartfelt respect. Please believe me when i say that not "ALL" cops are as bad as most people think. Most of my beat partners really care about people even if they have committed a crime. In our view, the people we arrest are not necessarily "bad" people, but made "bad" choices. Unfortunately, we have no choice but to take action and "action" really depends on a person's willigness to comply. This is when dipolmacy is the most important; however it doesn't work all the time, especially if he or she lacks rationality through intoxication.

As for cops and their families being immune from justice...this is certainly not true in all cases. I always tell my family (especially my sons) that if they ever got in trouble with the law they are not to call me to get them out of it. This may seem cold to some, but they should be accountable for their actions like everyone else.

In most counties, if you do have a grievance with a certain police officer it is recommended that you file a complaint with their Internal Affairs or the Police Commission. If nothing else works, then your local media could help in exposing it. Police Officers should never be above the law...Period!!

The way i see it...I dont serve my Sergeants...or my Lieutenants...or my Captain...or our Chief, Mayor, or President. I serve the American People...End of Story.

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Why not?

If they can arrest us, we can arrest them!

Turnabout is fair play.

"Here in the UK some people tried to arrest a judge."



That's awesome! How did that work out?

The law makes no distinction between a police officer or a citizen when it comes to making a felony arrest here in Texas.

Anyone can apprehend a felon, and no on is immune from arrest or the law.

When a citizen makes an arrest, the citizen is required to deliver his complaint to the sheriff of the country he is in, along with the arrested individual.
Evidence of wrongdoing or probable cause must exist to arrest a felon. Witnesses are an absolute necessity if you're going to attempt to make an arrest of a police officer in uniform, because for obvious reasons you're going to need them.

Citizens can use whatever force is necessary to effect an arrest, but can only use a proportional response to danger to himself or another. That is to say if the perp pulls a gun, you can of course shoot him, but you can't pull a gun on an unarmed man. Police are always armed , so to make an arrest you will obviously have to use a gun.

On the other hand, if any person including a police officer tries to arrest a person where no wrongdoing has occurred , no warrant has been issued, or no legitimate probable cause exists to make an arrest, that individual can resist that false arrest using whatever force is necessary. This makes things dicey for the aggressive ,overzealous cop in Texas, because he is always armed and his actions make him liable to being legally shot if he tries to affect an illegal arrest. these laws have been on the books in Texas since it was a country.

Course you can. If they resist, shoot them.

Technically yes but you better have two witnesses otherwise the charge is your word vs the PO.