Citizens Have Rights
In the U.K., for example:
A citizen's arrest can be carried out under certain circumstances by a member of the public, if they believe a person had carried out a crime, under the Serious and Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.
The humour comes when you find out the reason I have that paragraph from the story:
John Bolton, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, has escaped an attempted citizen's arrest as he appeared at the Hay Festival.
That's the kind of fun awaiting a few of our current employees in the executive branch if they travel outside of the U.S., I guess.
In my dreams, it could happen within our borders, as well.
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I heard this guy interviewed on the radio the other day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Bugliosi
Vincent Bugliosi(born August 18, 1934 in Hibbing, Minnesota) is an American attorney and author, best known for prosecuting Charles Manson and other defendants accused of the Tate-LaBianca murders.
He knows he cant get it done on the Federal level. Or even the state.
The purpose of his book is just giving County prosecutors a blue print of sorts to file charges if any one from their county was killed in Iraq.
http://www.amazon.com/Prosecution-George-W-Bush-Murder/dp/159315481X
Here is an excerpt
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vincent-bugliosi/the-prosecution-of-george_b_102427.html
Posted by: Son Of Ja | May 29, 2008 08:38 PM