Civil law scrubs

I mean here we would toss him in jail overnight and let him go in the morning, with a citation for public disturbance unless someone got injured.

the reason it was such a hassel was because the other guy was suing @EnderOctanus

And if it seemed clear that it was self defense there probably would be no charges UNTIL it was investigated.

did not help that one of the witness was a key to freeing him did refuse to speak for a week as I did understood it

In common law, that shit would have gotten thrown out

What a waste of money.

2 weeks imprisonment and a trial for a fight?

yeah. @Nordhand

We arrest people after we investigate normally.

in this case the cops was afraid if they did do that, he had been long gone.

guys rich and could take a plane whenever he wants

For a fight

That's still sort of backwards but hey, not my house.

yes. where one side is suing. thats the problem. @Fitzydog

exact same thing would happen in the US

one party sues, entire thing gets extremely dragged on and long

You can have people detained and imprisoned by suing?

Nah, he would be released, and the summoned later

Not here

He was detained for the investigatio

That is wrongful arrest

But key witness was being an ass

for more than a week

Here anyway

@MountainMan So if he was innocent, he would have been in prison for 2 weeks for nothing

Not prison

Hotel

Same same

Which is why we dont arrest until after we investigate, that is like hostage taking for the plaintiff

Kept against his will

That is prison

Sure. Prison.

Imprisonment? Yes.

It might be a nice prison

Lol

@MountainMan This is why we have warrants and court summons.

The investigation happens while both parties are free

One party was gonna escape from police

What would we do at that point?

If he leaves the country?

Extradition