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Citizen's Arrest: When and How

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bullit:
Yes, interesting topic with regards to attempted detention by "Paul Dart, Mall Cop"

My two cents for us average civilians....NOT as an attorney, but having taken some 80 hours of LCE in Justifiable Homicide....one of the things pointed out in these seminars on CA is safety.  LEOs if given the opportunity will ALAWYShave another LEO present when making an arrest.  A civilian (this is my opinion) is foolish to do so while alone.  If one is able to keep suspect safely at gun point...then all should be well.  To approach and attempt to handcuff/hog tie/whatever by oneself would be plain foolish (my opinion).  Outside of that a civilian is under NO legal obligation to "arrest" or prevent a criminal act. 

Kendahl:
Before intervening in an altercation, you need to be absolutely certain who is the good guy and who is the bad guy. That isn't always obvious. See Grant Cunningham's take (http://grantcunningham.com/blog.html) on an incident originally reported by Greg Ellifritz (http://www.activeresponsetraining.net/a-cautionary-tale-for-ccw-permit-carriers).

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