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"Colin Campbell" (remove underscore) wrote
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On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 04:07:53 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
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'Arrest' is a precise legal term. Military Police do not have arrest
authority over civilians.


"Arrest" is a term used in everyday language. One meaning is "to seize
and
hold under the authority of law." If you don't think military police
have
the power to seize and hold civilians on a military installation then
you
know nothing of military police.

And I am using 'arrest' in the manner I have been trained to use it.

Sure and the military told you what they wanted you to believe.

Colin is blowing smoke. The Military can "Arrest" Civilians. They cannot
aprehend them. To arrest is to detain or to cease movement. With a
Civilian, that person may be detained until the appropriate authority
arrives. Usually a Federal Marshal or Federal Magistrate who can give the
Military the aprehension powers by the Magistrates authority.

Arrest gets mixed up with Apprehend. Throw out the Civilian meanings.
Apprehend is to take into custody. You may hear the Cowboys say, "You are
under arrest" in the Military but those that do it for a living will say,
"You are under apprehension". That usually means that there is some kind of
legal action going to be sought by some agency in the Military whether it's
a Court Marshal or an investigation that may or may not clear you. But you
are Aprehended.

An Arrest may become an Apprehension depending.