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Re:Multiple Beverly Hills PD officers now weaponizing copyri... by mc32 on Friday February 12, 2021 @01:26PM (#26116781)
You can if the offender, police or not, is on the commission of a crime. You do not however have the wiggle room of reasonable suspicion. If you wish to arrest based on reasonable suspicion, all you need to is attend the academy pass whatever they need you to pass and voila, a newly minted officer who can make arrests based reasonable suspicion.
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Re:Multiple Beverly Hills PD officers now weaponizing copyri... by renewiltord on Friday February 12, 2021 @01:30PM (#26116818)
Right, and if all the officer wants to do is play music, he just has to take off his gun, uniform, and badge. Seems like it’s fair to me. He could even dress like the teenager if he likes.
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Re:Multiple Beverly Hills PD officers now weaponizing copyri... by monocasa on Friday February 12, 2021 @01:32PM (#26116841)
You practically cannot make a citizen's arrest against a police officer in the states.

Also, you need more than having passed the academy to become an officer of the law that can make standard, non-citizen's arrests.

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Re:Multiple Beverly Hills PD officers now weaponizing copyri... by amanaplanacanal on Saturday February 13, 2021 @10:21AM (#26124061)
I believe you can only perform a citizens arrest in the case of felonies, not misdemeanors.
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