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WCAIS_PA_Individual t1_jbsfwf5 wrote

Reply to comment by Amazing_Rutabaga4049 in FBI agent who shot, killed dog in Philadelphia will not face charges by StavrosKatsopolis

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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