Sunday, February 7, 2010

False Arrest?

If kidnapping is such a bad crime, how come false arrest is not treated the same?? It should NOT be based on ';who'; takes you away from your home, but he fact that you were ';taken'; from your home.


Being ';taken'; away by people you don't know is a horrible experience and if you didn't commit a crime at all is all the more horrible. It could cost you in court fees, bail, and etc.... being falsely accused or arrested is just as horrible as being kidnapped against your will.


I have never been falsy arrested, this is just a question that popped into my head when I was watching a movie.False Arrest?
I see where you are going here but a false arrest is state sanctioned.False Arrest?
So if the police or a security guard shoot you while you are robbing a bank, you think that because being shot is a ';horrible experience';, it should not matter who shot you or why, you should have recourse?





False arrest is rarer than TV would lead you to believe. And it usually happens to people who are somewhere they already know they should not be...

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