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From: glr@igloo.scum.com (Glen Roberts)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: crime confusion
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Date: 6 Nov 90 16:15:41 GMT
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Technically, a CRIMINAL action is a legal action by the State against an
individual, where a CIVIL action is amongst individuals. Because of the
enormous resources of the State and Politics, extra protections to the
Defendant were added in CRIMINAL actions. This however, made it difficult
for the State to handle trivial offenses (especially for them to make
money on them), so most states have converted minior CRIMES into CIVIL
actions.

Technically, an arrest is whenever you are deprived of your liberty
by an official of the State. It does not have to be a physical deprivation.
A situation where a normal person would not think they could leave
voluntarily would consitite an arrest. It is certainly not this type
of arrest that one is asking about on employement applications.
:wq