R. v. Boyd, 2013 BCCA 19 has an interesting aside about citizen’s arrests:
The law has always sought to circumscribe within very narrow limits the powers of a citizen to effect an arrest. It is a species of self help and … a fertile source of breaches of the peace.
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The law has always tried to circumscribe the little people from taking part in the enforcement or adjudication of the law. You can't defend yourself, you can't arrest a criminal, and you can't reasonably represent yourself in court. The law is kept complicated and inscrutable for the benefit of lawyers.
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