Originally Posted by
wphamilton
I'm going to exercise that power only if there's a felony, someone is in imminent danger, AND I can get away with it. I didn't bring it up at all (as an option for OP), nor first mention it in general.
The person who did bring it up was just illustrating the fact that yes, citizens do have enforcement powers under the law. Someone else was mistakenly mocking the idea that citizens have the authority to insist that they may go about their lawful business without illegal interference when there are no cops, badges or guns around.
What I said originally was that those of us who are paid to enforce the law (and I am not a street cop) would not get involved in such a t*****, and that being that my state granted powers of arrest would not apply to such a t*****, a citizens arrest for such a thing would be ludicrous. Do you know what another name for an improper citizens arrest is? Kidnapping.