can you leagley shoot a cop if he wont surender his weapon and submit to a citizens arrest .if you catch him breaking law and he resists arrest
2006-10-20 13:58:25 · 21 answers · asked by eldoradoman1953 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
No.
2006-10-20 14:00:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that is still murder.
Even with the old law of citizens arrest, you were not allowed to detain the person I don't think. You could simply tell them that you were making a citizens arrest and then call the police.
I would have to read up on it in much more detail though, it's been years since I've even seen someone bring that up :)
2006-10-20 14:00:35 · answer #2 · answered by iswd1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can execute a citizen's arrest if say, you catch someone trying to break into your vehicle and for whatever reason, you think it's worth risking your life to save your stereo, then you can take custody of the perp, provided he doesn't kill or attempt to kill you in order to flee, then you call the police, and the police will arrive and resume custody, this does not mean that you can catch the guy, take him into your garage and go medieval on his ***.....anytime you have to shoot someone it's going to have to be over one hell of a felony, meaning, you can't shoot someone who you witness break a window and run away, it would have to be some extraneous circumstance like, a shooting rampage, and if the shooter happens to be a uniformed officer who went crazy, and for whatever reason you happen to have a shotgun, then yes, you would almost have the burden of neutralizing him just like you would anyone else shooting up a school or public place.....but to answer your question, a citizen's arrest would be over a misdemeanor crime, petty theft for example, if you saw a cop stealing a pen from the local office depot, then you can't shoot him for not surrendering on the spot, and should it ever happen to you, you should probably get a real good look at the guy, maybe get his name, report him to the store, and then call dispatch and have them send over a "rank" unit in order to deal with the matter......
2006-10-20 14:52:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm, no, you cannot shoot anyone!!!!!! even if it is a cop doing the wrong thing. As a police officer, he is is an officer of the court and it's his job to carry a gun whilst on duty, but your not, so if you shoot him, then enjoy being Big Bubba's butt monkey in jail for whatever time your sentenced. And you can put them under citizen's arrest but you can't touch them physically at all because then your done for assault, pointless I know, but thems the laws of the land.
2006-10-20 14:01:45 · answer #4 · answered by Linda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO,
a citizen arrest allows you to walk over to the person breaking the law and telling them they are under arrest and they have to wait there till the police come.
you are not allowed to use any force in making the arrest.
And in most states it would only apply to felony crimes.
If you ever used force to make your arrest and they were not found guilty ( which most people arrested are not found guilty)
Then you can be sued for false arrest and false imprisionment.
Police officers acting under the color of law can't be sued, but people doing a citizen arrest can be sued
2006-10-20 14:35:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Citizens arrest is real BUT , if you shoot a cop, even if he is robbing a bank you are going to FRY.
2006-10-22 01:22:41 · answer #6 · answered by d b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Citizens arrest can only be done in the presence of a police officer
2006-10-20 14:00:01 · answer #7 · answered by The gr8t alien 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Absolutely not. "Citizens arrest" does not apply to ordinary citizens arresting someone they see doing somthing. The offender must be declared by the state to be a criminal at large.
2006-10-20 14:01:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What training do you have to determine if the law has been broken? Are you one of those rare people who know everything, or are you just looking for another reason to complain about the people who protect you every day of your life.
2006-10-20 15:52:23 · answer #9 · answered by MyGirlfriendLikesMyBaldHead 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am just curious as to who ask these moronic questions, how old are you and if soemone told you that you could do it, would you really believe it was okay.
One more thing next time you see a bunch of people attacking someone or another person is in trouble and you have to actually risk your life,( not get yelled at or get scratched but actually be put in a situation where you could really die), to help someone, let me know if you do it!
2006-10-20 16:12:48 · answer #10 · answered by sevenout7 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
citizens arrest is very real, as far as the police officer part of your question, I don't think so
2006-10-20 14:08:18 · answer #11 · answered by nbr660 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋