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Amazing_Rutabaga4049 t1_jbsfuok wrote

Reply to comment by WCAIS_PA_Individual in FBI agent who shot, killed dog in Philadelphia will not face charges by StavrosKatsopolis

Oh dear lord “The Department of Justice (DOJ) is responsible for most law enforcement duties at the federal level.[5] It includes the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the United States Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), and others.[6]” taken from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_the_United_States#Types_of_police

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WCAIS_PA_Individual t1_jbsfwf5 wrote

So now a district attorney is a Leo?

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Amazing_Rutabaga4049 t1_jbsg25o wrote

No because they dont have arresting powers way to go. But someone can can be a law enforcement investigator and law enforcement officer. Similarly to every square is a rectangle but not every rectangle is a square.

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WCAIS_PA_Individual t1_jbsgaai wrote

That last sentence is the only thing you have said that makes sense.

Whole departments aren't Leos, only people with arresting powers.

I'm a civilian, I provide an information to magistrate and commence a citizen's arrest.

Am I always a LEO?

Is arresting power vested in the information provided to the judge after the investigation. Or is the arresting power arrested until a judge signs off or investigation is complete?

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Amazing_Rutabaga4049 t1_jbsguob wrote

You answered it yourself a citizen’s arrest. You are acting as a citizen and not law enforcement officer. A police officer off duty cab make a citizen’s arrest but they will typically make an arrest under their law enforcement title because they can and it currently provides legal protections a citizens arrest cant.

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WCAIS_PA_Individual t1_jbsgyx4 wrote

So then someone who "can" arrest isn't exactly a LEO. Like a FBI agent. Thanks

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