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Originally Posted by pan6467
(He was not "arrested" as no charges were brought upon him. Police can hold anyone for 24 hours without charges for whatever they wish. That is media bias to not report this and to make it sound as if he were charged with something and then released.)
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it's a small point, but being taken into custody by the police IS what being arrested means. whether charges are filed later, is irrelevant. if you are taken into custody by the police, you have been arrested.
secondly, while it's true that the police can detain someone for up to 24 hours without filing charges, it is NOT true that they can do so for "whatever they wish". They must have legal reason to do so. Granted, it doesn't take much to satisfy this last requirement (i.e. suspicion based on even the smallest bit of circumstantial evidence) but they must have a legal reason to detain you.