UK citizens hire private police for 3 pence/hour

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Originally Posted by EnjoyTheSilence

.....but of course, that's not anywhere near your neck of the woods (note the word "woods", as I meant that literally).

It's a 15 minute commute to my university (aka place of work) and 25 minutes to RTP.

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Originally Posted by groar

oh and by the way, many communities in the u.s., especially gated communities, hire private security. whoop de doo. i don't know why it's news in the uk, unless it's a new practice there.

Including employing citizens' arrest?

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any private citizen can "employ citizen's arrest".

that's why it's called citizen's arrest.

it basically just means detaining someone until the police come, or bringing them to the police, if you are able to.

so yes, i am sure private security contractors do that all the time in the u.s.

[EnjoyTheSilence]

Actually, I may go over there and do it for 2 pence an hour....it'd be fun.

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u.s. citizens hire police for $0 an hour -

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