Re: OT - US Presidential Candiates Arrested!
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Gandalf Parker said:
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Imperator Fyron said:
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Renegade 13 said:
Sorry, but I'll disagree with you here. I live in Canada, and I think that as of now, we are more free than the US has been for quite some time. I am more free than you ever will be. At least the police here don't have the right to detain you without just cause indefinitely, like they do in the US.
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Minor nit-pick... while the US military can apparently detain foreigners indefinitely, the police could certainly not do this to a US citizen...
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Not indefinately. There is a very specific time limit before they must be charged with something and see a judge. One of the very good parts of the original constitution. Of course there were 1700+ arrested during the republican convention and held for 60 hours.
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I thought the limit for holding without just cause was 48 hours, not 60. Also, doesn't the Patriot Act give the police or military the right to detain without just cause if they believe they "may" be a threat to the security of the US? Or am I wrong again? 
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