CdwJava
Senior Member
Whether you wish to call it an arrest or not depends upon the context. For Miranda purposes, absolutely. For the purposes of a criminal history, no.
Call it what you will, but there is still a very strong possibility (unless everyone involved are complete morons) that the actions taken were lawful and reasonable. It is not uncommon in such situations for people to be detained for an hour or more when trying to sort out events at the scene and then trying to get a witness willing and able to be transported to the scene to make an identification. There are a host of factors that come into play in such situations.
By all means, the OP should sit down and speak to someone in charge at the agency. If something was done wrong, they would probably like to know about it. But, if things were done by the book, then maybe this can be explained to the OP. Whether the OP will concur that the acts were reasonable or not is another question. Sometimes even lawful police actions will not be viewed as "right" by the parties subject to the action.
Call it what you will, but there is still a very strong possibility (unless everyone involved are complete morons) that the actions taken were lawful and reasonable. It is not uncommon in such situations for people to be detained for an hour or more when trying to sort out events at the scene and then trying to get a witness willing and able to be transported to the scene to make an identification. There are a host of factors that come into play in such situations.
By all means, the OP should sit down and speak to someone in charge at the agency. If something was done wrong, they would probably like to know about it. But, if things were done by the book, then maybe this can be explained to the OP. Whether the OP will concur that the acts were reasonable or not is another question. Sometimes even lawful police actions will not be viewed as "right" by the parties subject to the action.