House Bill 27 is sponsored by Rep. Christopher Benjamin, D-Miami Gardens, and would prohibit citizen’s arrests while specifying exceptions. In the bill’s text, it states that a private person who is not in law enforcement is unable to arrest another citizen for any perceived violations of state law.
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I know this bill was introduced by a liberal who's probably never been a victim of a crime, but a citizen's arrest only work if you're tougher and meaner than the person you're trying to arrest.
Case in point:
Way back in the last century, Real Pancho and his homeboy Junior were in Modesto one night and got into an argument in a bar parking lot with a male Karen who started getting just a little too close for comfort, so Real Pancho put his hand on the guy's chest to push him back. Male Karen immediately started yelling something about being 'assaulted' and informed Real Pancho he was under citizen's arrest.
Real Pancho contemplated that for a few seconds, then told Male Karen that he might as well add resisting arrest to the assault charge and then promptly knocked him the fuck out.
Cool, so we can just the fucks and walk away.
ReplyDeleteYep, can't be a bitch if you're planning on doing a civilian arrest...
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A negro muslim.......
ReplyDeleteMaybe he's butt buddies with that darkie fag they almost got as Governor. He doesn't like the game they played so spinsors a bill to out it.
DeleteLove a happy ending.
ReplyDeleteI never felt inclined to arrest anyone, that's the cops job...
ReplyDeleteWill you still be able to citizen arrest, tase and cuff yourself? I'm asking for a masochistic friend.
ReplyDeleteClassic FAFO! Mr. Kenny.
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Yes it was.
DeleteI wonder if that Male Karen was ever seen on that drinking establishment's premises again.
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing not.
I doubt it. I do know Real Pancho didn't need to go there for the next couple weeks - when we all heard about it Junior, we bought Real Pancho's beer for quite a while.
DeleteSidewalk court is always the best way to go. You stop the crime, dole out punishment, and create jobs in the healthcare, dental, and maybe even funerary industries. Win-Win.
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Damn, irontomflint, that's funny. I'd call it three wins, though.
DeleteWirecutter, that's BOOK material. Don't know many here, but someone get a publisher to contact WC before he gives it all away.
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OK, so we can't act as cops anymore...but we can still act as judge, jury and executioner.
ReplyDeleteDoes this mean no more Mayberry RFD with Gomer Pyle in the episode?
ReplyDeleteLiterally the beginning of a police state.
ReplyDeleteOk, I am glad I don't live there
ReplyDeleteWith all the shit that needs fixing, some asshole decides to tackle the problem of citizen’s arrests.
ReplyDeleteThis proves my point that we should rid ourselves of professional politicians. Local, State, or Federal, they should get together a few times a year and vote on their shit. Then, go back to their regular jobs...
If you're still reading, the number of constituents per house seat in 1780 was 35,000. Today, we should have thousands of representatives. Dilute their power and make the citizen legislators again.
Clearly this guy never lived in a rural area. I grew up on a dairy farm in Oklahoma. My nearest neighbor was 1 and a half miles away. The nearest town was 11 miles away and had 80 people (Fittstown, OK). To see how isolated it was, go to 34.567982, -96.722598 on Google maps. I think there were two deputies for most of the county. Whatever happened, most people just had to take care of it themselves. The idea of waiting for a Deputy to arrive is laughable. Sheriff's did a lot of stuff, don't get me wrong. But as far as stopping crime went, they were mostly useful for surveilling things when there was a repeat offender.
ReplyDeleteWe used to have a big problem, of all things, with "tree rustlers." Back before statehood, settlers planted a lot of walnut trees in bottom land. We used to shake the trees for walnuts to sell for spending money when I was in school. The original farm house was built with walnut studs. By the time I was high school age, a mature walnut tree was worth something like $20,000. People would sneak into the pastures, cut down, and haul off trees in the middle of the night. The sheriff's deputies spend many a night watching out for poachers.
But, most of the time, we took care of things ourselves.
I never felt the inclination to make a citizens arrest, but I always thought that here in Michigan, the only way that it was valid was if you were arresting someone for committing a felony. But with the way the legal system is today, I would try to keep out of anyone else's business, as much as possible.
ReplyDeleteI've never had the inclination either but there have been a few I thought about just knocking them in the head and leaving them in a ditch...
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I've worked in private security off and on for forty years, in GA from '83 to 2011, in Florida since. Georgia has codified citizen's arrest, Florida has not but considers it a part of common law. I've made such arrests a few times as a security officer because we have no codified powers of arrest as such. Knowing the limits of making such an arrest and adhering to them scrupulously, I've only once had the police deny the viability of it once, and was solely because the asshole I had arrested for A&B on a hotel guest was black and so was the cop who in charge of the scene.
ReplyDeleteI knew before I looked that this law is being pushed by a black legislator, and wasn't in the least surprised that it's because of that Arbery thief. Personally, I don't see the bill passing into law because it removes some of the power inherent in the citizenry that is delegated to police agencies.
JD,
ReplyDeleteThe term is CITIZEN'S ARREST. Civilian is the term for CITIZENS by the occupying army. Which, technically, we don't have.
Dude, this touch-pad has a mind of its own sometimes, I write something to post and have to reread it carefully before hitting the publish button..... You should see some of the stuff it comes up with,.... on that post I obviously overlooked the exact wording... Thanks for your concern
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