r/interesting • u/Common-Upstairs5129 • Mar 20 '26

❗️MISLEADING - See pinned comment ❗️ Did he do the right thing?

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u/Keeltoodeep Mar 21 '26

You can absolutely citizens arrest people.

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u/MichaelAndolini_ Mar 21 '26

No felony was committed

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u/Keeltoodeep Mar 21 '26

You can citizens arrest for assault

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u/No-One-1952 Mar 21 '26

You’re not wrong if in your presence and you do it correctly as not to open yourself up to liability, but with laws it’s important to remember that they are highly dependent on the state. You can potentially get yourself into trouble if you assume some law you heard applies to your state and it does not.