• @m4xie@lemmy.ca
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    6 days ago

    They can’t perform arrests. They can only temporarily detain them with zip ties and transfer them by van to the police station.

    • partial_accumen
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      36 days ago

      What is their documented legal definition of the length of “temporarily detain”?

      • Depending on the state, you may detain someone in the process of a crime until law enforcement can take them. I know in Texas, civilian arrest powers are very similar to police.

        Being active military throws a huge wrench in this, however, as well as being ordered to a place and deployed with the purpose of policing. You can’t just throw up a “this is federal property” defense, because this is also a public building.