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#12 - kirkatronics (12/20/2015) [-]
Why do these officers seem afraid to confirm that they are being detained. Where i am from an officer can detain you for many reasons, and it is different to being arrested.
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User avatar #45 to #12 - Darkroyal (12/21/2015) [-]
Well atleast in my state (New York) the statement "You're being detained" guarantees that you're being arrested, and with that an officer needs to have a reason for arrest, so without the reason, the officer can't officially detain anyone
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#236 to #45 - kirkatronics (12/21/2015) [-]
In the UK "you are being detained" means you can't leave, if you do you'll be arrested.
It is literally means stay with me a few minutes.
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#51 to #45 - alexanderh ONLINE (12/21/2015) [-]
That is stupid as **** ...
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User avatar #52 to #51 - Darkroyal (12/21/2015) [-]
yeah, you're telling me
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User avatar #14 to #12 - thenewgizmobox (12/20/2015) [-]
probably because telling someone they're being taken to jail or detained usually causes some form of backlash by the detainee. So in order to make things easier for themselves they try to avoid mentioning it until it's necessary.
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#234 to #14 - kirkatronics (12/21/2015) [-]
Being detained just means you can't leave, though. Maybe we need a new word.
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