[goldstategop]

Its ridiculous! He's being charged with a FELONY for helping the police catch two robbers?? It reminds me of the old saying no good deed goes unpunished.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[sourcery]

If it's felony for a private citizen to apprehend a criminal, then it's also a felony for the police to do so. The police do not have noble status, and have no Constitutional power, right or authority any citizen does not also have. We are all equal under the law (this disgusting prosecution nothwithstanding.)

[sport]

Now he knows.

[First_Salute]

1) The law is in our hands - we are sovereign. Gov't officials who spout off at the mouth with that phrase about "taking the law into your own hands" have seen too many movies. Furthermore, this man, the arresting citizen, made no act at all, that can qualify as his summarily / arbitrarily / capriciously acting as judge, jury, and executioner of some sentence of his own making - meaning, that, evidently from the above story, he most certainly was not acting as a "vigilante."

2) He made a lawful citizen's arrest that is actually more common than reported in the national or state-wide news media.

3) The arresting officer(s) should be severly reprimanded by the Minnesota State's attorney's office and reminded of the rights of American citizens to make an arrest - including that it is the duty of American citizens to make an arrest, to uphold the law, in the absence of law enforcement personnel --- especially when there is perceived by the arresting citizen(s) a potential threat of violence from the person(s) in violation of the law.

[School of Rational Thought]

Maybe the cops thought Englund was with the border patro

[mplsconservative]

For your ping list.

Incredible!

[oursacredhonor]

County Attorney's contact information:

Attorney (763) 689-2253

Jeffrey R. Edblad, County Attorney

[rock_lobsta]

They may have found out that he was a registered Republican, and by nabbing him on a felony... Well, that's one less GOP voter to get in the way.

Now, I'm just speculating on the man's political party. For all I know, he's DFL.

[Freedom_no_exceptions]

"...his intent was to use a weapon in such a way that they’d be afraid he was going to shoot them if they left," Dep. County Attorney Dan Colin said.

I'm an attorney, and I stand by and abide by the oath I took upon admission to the bar, but I have no "respect" for "the law." I mention this from time-to-time on FR, and when I get flamed, I remind the flamer that respect has to be EARNED. Here's a good example of how NOT to earn it.

[therut]

This is stupid. Hackett pointed a loaded AR-15 with one in the chamber and a 15 round clip at three men who ran over his fence. No charges. I disagree with this... My Dad did the same in Arkansas and no charges were even thought about.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

This CRAP has to be going on up north.

[RhoTheta]

Isanti ping.

[RhoTheta]

This looks like a candidate for the Armed Citizen thread, but shows the benighted state of the 2nd Amendment in MN.

[miliantnutcase]

“Unless your physical life is threatened, you should not take the law into your own hands,” Sheriff Mike Ammend said.

You just committed career suicide buddy. Guess who won't be re-elected sheriff.

[taxesareforever]

Don't ya know that the cops are the only ones qualified to make an arrest? /s Why is it that it could be a week or two after a robbery that a video of the robbery is shown and they ask for public help in identifying the thief?

[mylife]

Remind me to never move to minnisota.
I think the cold has affected their brains up there