over_clox@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 days agoHypothetical: Can a person "citizen's arrest" themself? And if so, how (and why) would that even work?message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up135arrow-down1message-squareHypothetical: Can a person "citizen's arrest" themself? And if so, how (and why) would that even work?over_clox@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·4 days agoYes, it’s called turning yourself in, and people do it because they feel guilty, or they know they’re going to be caught anyways, and are hoping cooperation earns them a lesser sentence.
Yes, it’s called turning yourself in, and people do it because they feel guilty, or they know they’re going to be caught anyways, and are hoping cooperation earns them a lesser sentence.