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GA Law: "A private person may arrest an *offender* if the offense is committed in his presence or within his immediate knowledge" But the DA's sleight of hand says it was "perfectly legal" to "stop and hold this criminal *suspect*"

Can you spot the error? 1/ #AhmaudArbery
While the law governing citizens arrests is complex and varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, the essential requirement of GA law here is clear: the arresting "citizen" must have immediate knowledge of guilt. NOT SUSPICION.

The local DA needs to answer for this too. 2/
It isn't a "Citizen's Stop & Frisk" law, or a "Citizens Detain & Question" law — the "Citizen's Arrest" law is narrowly focused to empower a citizen who has direct knowledge —usually requires "committed in the arrester’s presence"— of a serious crime to immediately intervene. 3/
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