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- From: ede@porter.osf.org (Ted Ede)
- Subject: Re: flavors of MA cops: what the hell is the registry police?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.215125.28661@osf.org>
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- Organization: Open Software Foundation
- References: <JPT.92Dec30152510@telecaster.think.com> <1ht41pINNb6i@transfer.stratus.com> <1992Dec31.132738.8490@ferrari.nmc.ed.ray.com>
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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 21:51:25 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec31.132738.8490@ferrari.nmc.ed.ray.com> heiser@TDWR.ED.RAY.COM (Bill Heiser) writes:
- >Isn't there something (theoretically) called "citizens arrest"? Would
- >that (theoretically) work in this situation? i.e. you report the cop
- >has having been speeding, etc.,etc.
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- Citizen arrest can only be made for felonies. Speeding is generally
- a misdemeanor. Unless the guy was going 100+ mph and you tried to get him
- for attempted vehicular homicide...
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- Ted Ede -- ted@world.std.com -- on contract at the Open Software Foundation
- -- All views expressed are mine unless explicitly stated otherwise --
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