what Legal procedure have to be followed by a police officer Safeer arrest or detail any citizen??
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The most important rule to for a civilian to keep in mind when contemplating a citizen’s arrest is that human beings are vulnerable to injury and loss of life when force is used. Police officers are trained to use deadly force, and they are likely to exercise that training when they believe that their life is in jeopardy. There are two likely outcomes in such a situation: injury and death. This can happen to the person performing an arrest, innocent bystanders, and the police officer being targeted. The number of people who have died during provocative police situations is unknown, but suffice to say it is unacceptable. We’re talking about permanent consequences here, and regardless of whether a crime is being committed, mortal consequences must be taken seriously.
The second most important rule for a civilian to keep in mind when contemplating a citizen’s arrest is that there are no special protections on an ordinary citizen’s civil and criminal liability. On the one hand, if you attempt to arrest anyone, you may be sued, and the standard of proof in a civil trial is a preponderance of evidence. In addition, if you attempt to arrest someone and you end up performing a crime, you open yourself to criminal prosecution. On the other hand, if an on-duty police officer does something to you, he or she enjoys qualified immunity, which is given to the law enforcement officers by virtue of their duty as public officials who act as reasonable persons. That protection is powerful and has been tested many times in the judicial system; it is not an unlimited protection, but it is designed so that police officers do not have to worry about being sued when they do their jobs. For those of us who are not public officials, on the other hand, we have to worry when we attempt to do the job of law enforcement.