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Prairie Gates

(7,581 posts)
20. You cannot be "held for questioning" - it's not a thing at all
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:05 PM
17 hrs ago

You are either under arrest or you are not. You cannot be forced to answer questions. That's the first thing: "You have the right to remain silent..."

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thank you Skittles 18 hrs ago #1
Me too. n/t iluvtennis 16 hrs ago #31
Are the news sources getting this info from Kash Patel? Greywing 18 hrs ago #2
Yeah, ol Cash crossed my mind, too. Cha 17 hrs ago #4
Bingo. The Keystone Cops at work! In an autocratic KPN 15 hrs ago #33
Mahalo, Jersey Devil.. Cha 17 hrs ago #3
Saw it Rebl2 17 hrs ago #5
Let's not pretend like everything always goes by the book. RockRaven 17 hrs ago #6
Sure, but there must be an arrest Jersey Devil 17 hrs ago #13
Did they send ICE? It would be on par for this FBI & WH to totally fuck over Maru Kitteh 17 hrs ago #7
Could be. ShazzieB 15 hrs ago #32
It's Kash's Law! CanonRay 17 hrs ago #8
I call bullshit montanacowboy 17 hrs ago #9
NBC interrupted Olympics coverage TommyT139 17 hrs ago #12
Something about this news report is screwy Jersey Devil 17 hrs ago #14
Absolutely! KPN 15 hrs ago #34
Is it the case TommyT139 17 hrs ago #10
That's a TV show 48 hours gab13by13 17 hrs ago #16
See comment 22. "Quarles exception" TommyT139 16 hrs ago #23
You can't detain someone simply because a life is at risk Jersey Devil 16 hrs ago #29
There is no provision to hold someone to answer questions Jersey Devil 17 hrs ago #17
See comment 22: "Quarles exception" TommyT139 16 hrs ago #24
You cannot be "held for questioning" - it's not a thing at all Prairie Gates 17 hrs ago #20
Talking head on MSNBC TommyT139 16 hrs ago #22
Quarles is an exception to Miranda warnings, not the requirement to arrest someone for questioning Jersey Devil 16 hrs ago #27
That's not what I said TommyT139 16 hrs ago #28
Hopefully this is a good sign Johnny2X2X 17 hrs ago #11
Could you explain what we're supposed to be looking at on your link? Sogo 16 hrs ago #25
meh. i was once 'detained' but not arrested by chgo cops. mopinko 17 hrs ago #15
You were arrested Jersey Devil 17 hrs ago #18
oh i know. i was either arrested or illegally detained. but they insisted i wasnt under arrest. mopinko 17 hrs ago #19
Spunds like they made something up to cover their asses Jersey Devil 16 hrs ago #30
Why would you conflate the ability to sue or the right to a remedy with "cannot be detained without arrest" Ilikepurple 15 hrs ago #35
i talked to a lawyer. mopinko 14 hrs ago #36
Obviously unlawful detention exists. If there was no such thing, we wouldn't need its associated due process right. Ilikepurple 16 hrs ago #21
Terry stop? Jersey Devil 14 hrs ago #37
They're probably detaining him because he's not a citizen. Frasier Balzov 16 hrs ago #26
That could be the answer Jersey Devil 14 hrs ago #38
I think this is cartel activity Melon 14 hrs ago #39
Police release man detained in connection to Nancy Guthrie disappearance muriel_volestrangler 11 hrs ago #40
Totally on brand Kash, you latex knob. Maru Kitteh 3 hrs ago #43
So you're suggesting that Kash et al malaise 10 hrs ago #41
I did not know this cally 9 hrs ago #42
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