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Originally Posted by mineistaken
Why would you refuse? Just call your lawyer after the (unlawful) arrest and take it from there.
I mean what would be if every citizen (even without law knowledge) would have a right to decide if police could arrest him or not  |
Exactly.
When you are pulled over and given a ticket, you don't argue it with the officer. Once the officer has handed you a ticket there is no debate. The officer has passed judgement, believes you are guilty, and has handed you the ticket. If you want to argue or debate it, you do so in court.
It's not much different when you are arrested or detained. Once the police officer decides to arrest someone or detain them, it doesn't matter if he is right or wrong. Lots of people are arrested, go to jail, go to trial, only to be proven innocent. You might be arrested for a crime you didn't commit, but you still cannot resist arrest.
And this is exactly what happened here. This woman was arrested and was given her phone call. Then she was going to be escorted back to her cell - and refused. Prisoners do not have the right to say no to a police a officer when they are being put in a cell. If they refuse, they are physically forced to go back to their cell. It's not open to discussion.