tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post110864018787960753..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Are you man enough to be a Texan?Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1108681511623580512005-02-17T17:05:00.000-06:002005-02-17T17:05:00.000-06:00Well, the right to a citizen's arrest, and the rig...Well, the right to a citizen's arrest, and the right to seize (and, presumably, search for) the stolen property without a warrant - remember, this is the criminal procedure code chapter on search warrants. That's the part I found most intriguing. Haven't seen any case law to see how it's been interpreted, though.<br /><br />Plus, I usually think of a citizens arrest as precisely the "shopkeepers privilege." Seeing it stated so sweepingly surprised me. Thanks for stopping by.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1108659274990950352005-02-17T10:54:00.000-06:002005-02-17T10:54:00.000-06:00I'm not a Texan, but I would interpret the "right ...I'm not a Texan, but I would interpret the "right to <I>prevent</I>" wording as simply referring to citizen's arrest, which is a fairly common concept, even if it's never actually used anymore outside of the so-called "shopkeeper's privilege" to temporarily detain a suspected shoplifter.KipEsquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326513032807027956noreply@blogger.com