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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

This is a citizen's arrest, assume the positition

This is a citizen's arrest, assume the positition.

Hi,

What does the above mean? Thanks.
  

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Hi, Here's my understanding. An ordinary citizen is acting as if he were a police officer, which is allowed in some countries but not where I live. ) He is stopping somebody and ordering him to assume a certain position.

— Tanit

  • Hi, Here's my understanding.
  • An ordinary citizen is acting as if he were a police officer, which is allowed in some countries but not where I live.
  • ) He is stopping somebody and ordering him to assume a certain position.
  • This is the position that springs to my mind (face against a wall or a car, hands up), but I'm not sure it's the one intended here.
  • I've probably seen too many movies.
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Hi,

Here's my understanding. An ordinary citizen is acting as if he were a police officer, which is allowed in some countries but not where I live. (More on citizen's arrest at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen%27s_arrest.)

He is stopping somebody and ordering him to assume a certain
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