@[email protected]M to [email protected] • 1 year agoBritish sovereign citizen arrests the cops.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1493
arrow-up1493imageBritish sovereign citizen arrests the cops.lemmy.world@[email protected]M to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square96fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoThat’s different than being arrested. Police can hold you for like 24 hours without charging you with anything. Once your officially charged and arrested it’s in the system and goes at the speed of the system.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 year agoThe opposite of arresting someone is to release them, and police can do it. Charging someone with a crime is a separate process done by the prosecutor’s office. They can also drop charges.
Police can release without charge.
That’s different than being arrested. Police can hold you for like 24 hours without charging you with anything. Once your officially charged and arrested it’s in the system and goes at the speed of the system.
The opposite of arresting someone is to release them, and police can do it.
Charging someone with a crime is a separate process done by the prosecutor’s office. They can also drop charges.