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CITIZEN'S ARREST

Facta

1. In Common Law jurisdictions, there's a longstanding tradition whereby private citizens can and even are expected to make an arrest of those committing an offence when there's no recourse to other means of resolving the situation.
In the UK, still a common law jurisdiction, this is even codified in Article 24A of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. Quote:

(1) A person other than a constable may arrest without a warrant—
(a) anyone who is in the act of committing an indictable offence;
(b) anyone whom he has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be committing an indictable offence.

(2) Where an indictable offence has been committed, a person other than a constable may arrest without a warrant—
(a) anyone who is guilty of the offence;
(b) anyone whom he has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be guilty of it. [1]

The article in its entirety is available on the legislation.gov.uk website at https://www.legislation.gov.uk..../ukpga/1984/60/secti

2. Article 24A of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act clearly uses the pronoun "anyone" when referring to the perpetrator caught in the criminal act. Which means that the legislation applies, without any special provisions, to members of the police force as well.

Sententia

With the evidence mounting daily of members of the police force initating violence against peaceful citizens, how soon are we to witness citizen's arrests of constable, policemen, etc. by members of the public in the UK and other Common Law jurisdictions?

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[1] https://www.legislation.gov.uk..../ukpga/1984/60/secti

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

An Act to make further provision in relation to the powers and duties of the police, persons in police detention, criminal evidence, police discipline and complaints against
the police; to provide for arrangements for obtaining the views of the c