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Originally Posted by Skip
Given the circumstances articulated, would a reasonable person feel they were not free to go (or under arrest).
Skip
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Skip,
We agree, at least I agree with you. I was trying to give Mee-n-Mac some general rules of thumb. The whole issue boils down to your one quoted sentence above. The whole issue is, what is the definition of a "reasonable person?"
You and I are one level of reasonable person whilst Mee-n-Mac is another. I have no problem discerning when I'm detained or under arrest (not that I ever have been mind you) and I don't think you would either. However, for the vast majority of folks I would bet they would feel detained much sooner than you or I.
I still think knowledge of your rights is the most important part of this whole equation. A well informed public, what their rights are, would go a long way in preventing the original subject of this thread from happening.
ToW