What is the name of your state? New York
Well I came home tonight to find out that my 16 year old brother had been arrested for stealing a pack of cigarrettes from a local gas store.
My question concerns the actions of one of the stores employees, according to my brother a Hispanic male in his 20s that is an employee of the store came after my brother as he was leaving and grabbed his shirt and started throwing my brother around, so hard that his shirt ripped. He then threatened my brother who was with his friends, they threatened him in return and then left in a car. They were soon pulled over and my brother was the only one arrested.
My brother asked if he could press charges against the Hispanic for touching him and the cops laughed at him and said no, he had every right to do what he did because it was a citizens arrest.
Is this true? First of all my brother is only 16, second of all he is over 18, and third it seems the amount of physical force he used was rather excessive.
As far as my brother goes, well he is telling my parents when they get up tomorrow, so we will see if they will get him a lawyer or not.
Well I came home tonight to find out that my 16 year old brother had been arrested for stealing a pack of cigarrettes from a local gas store.
My question concerns the actions of one of the stores employees, according to my brother a Hispanic male in his 20s that is an employee of the store came after my brother as he was leaving and grabbed his shirt and started throwing my brother around, so hard that his shirt ripped. He then threatened my brother who was with his friends, they threatened him in return and then left in a car. They were soon pulled over and my brother was the only one arrested.
My brother asked if he could press charges against the Hispanic for touching him and the cops laughed at him and said no, he had every right to do what he did because it was a citizens arrest.
Is this true? First of all my brother is only 16, second of all he is over 18, and third it seems the amount of physical force he used was rather excessive.
As far as my brother goes, well he is telling my parents when they get up tomorrow, so we will see if they will get him a lawyer or not.