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ok, it's. Now pardon our ignorance but when you say "make an arrest" or the law says "may arrest another" does it mean they can press charges when the police arrive, and the police arrest us, like our case, ?, They(private persons) don't literally arrest you, do they? I mean that's wasn't...

thnks Java, ok, it's battery, but our concern was the fact "C" (if it were IL's case) is acting like a "private person". If this private person thing is not allowed in IL, then the arrest was illegal? Thanks

thanks, but let me see if I explained myself, A and B argue, C is watching and eventually takes part in the arguing. A accidentally knocks B glasses, B thinks there is physical contact, calls the police, but at the end C who had nothing to do with the whole "physical contact" (which is...

We really need your help!.My friend accidentally knocked this girl's glasses, they were arguing, they called the cops and he was arrested, and charged w/simple battery, he never actually physically touched her, but the person who pressed the charges, according to the police report was the friend...