A Ride Home?

David / Amicus

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Nov 22, 2009, 7:17:21 PM11/22/09

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I'm wondering if the police pick someone up and bring them in for
questioning do they (the police) have to transport the person back home
gratis afterwards?

Michael Black

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Nov 22, 2009, 7:40:44 PM11/22/09

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That's never happened to me.

Michael

David / Amicus

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Nov 22, 2009, 8:53:42 PM11/22/09

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What got me wondering about this was that in the recent L&O the
detectives took the old man down to the station to interview.
Afterwards he didn't want to face the media out-front so one of the
detectives showed him a backway out. The old man mentioned that he had
money for a taxi.

Ray O'Hara

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Nov 22, 2009, 9:08:45 PM11/22/09

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"David / Amicus" <Ami...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> I'm wondering if the police pick someone up and bring them in for
> questioning do they (the police) have to transport the person back home
> gratis afterwards?
>

actually they can't drag you to the station for questioning.
this "we can do this downtown" is pure TV.
They have to arrest you to take you downtown.

David / Amicus

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Nov 22, 2009, 10:01:41 PM11/22/09

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<<actually they can't drag you to the station for questioning. this "we
can do this downtown" is pure TV. They have to arrest you to take you
downtown.>>

Thanks much for the clarification!

I suppose then one could refuse the police to enter one's home also
without permission. Kind of like a vampire! ;-)))

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David Johnston

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Nov 23, 2009, 11:43:49 AM11/23/09

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On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:17:21 -0800, Ami...@webtv.net (David / Amicus)
wrote:

>I'm wondering if the police pick someone up and bring them in for
>questioning do they (the police) have to transport the person back home
>gratis afterwards?

Nope.

Ray O'Hara

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Nov 23, 2009, 2:17:52 PM11/23/09

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"David Johnston" <da...@block.net> wrote in message
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the police ask you to "go downtown" you reply "Am I under arrest" they say
"no" you reply "no" that's the end of it.

David Johnston

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Nov 23, 2009, 2:42:56 PM11/23/09

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Or they say "yes" and read you your rights.

Ray O'Hara

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Nov 23, 2009, 3:26:55 PM11/23/09

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"David Johnston" <da...@block.net> wrote in message

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yes, they have to arrest you, but they just can't arrest you on a whim.
there has to be a crime they can charge you with.
otherwise you and your lawyer get a payday from the false arrest/harrassment
suit you file.

Hunter

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Nov 24, 2009, 11:10:36 PM11/24/09

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In article <1574-4B0...@storefull-3173.bay.webtv.net>,
Ami...@webtv.net says...

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They can't come in unless they have a warrant or they have exigent
circumstances like if someone is in physical danger or evidence is
being destroyed. Now if a 911 call is made then I *think* they could
come in without a owner's permission to look around, probably based
on the exigent circumstances standard because a call for help from
that address, but that is a guess.
--
----->Hunter

"No man in the wrong can stand up against
a fellow that's in the right and keeps on acomin'."

-----William J. McDonald
Captain, Texas Rangers from 1891 to 1907

Hunter

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Nov 25, 2009, 2:45:42 AM11/25/09

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In article <15843-4B0...@storefull-3172.bay.webtv.net>,
Ami...@webtv.net says...

> I'm wondering if the police pick someone up and bring them in for
> questioning do they (the police) have to transport the person back home
> gratis afterwards?

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No.