How much force can you use to place someone under citizens arrest?

Question

How much force can you use to place someone under citizens arrest?

Answer 1

Well you can't beat the c**p out of a person. All you have to do is restrain them, like the cops do, if you hurt the person any more than that, I'm sure you would get sued, just like a cop would if he or she was to hurt a person.

Answer 2

It all depends on how big your bank account is, and how much of it you want to lose in a civil suit.

I agree with Citicop, citizens arrests are nearly always a bad idea!

Answer 3

Citizens arrests are almost always a horrible idea.  

You have no training, no equipment, and no idea what the law allows.  Not to mention, if you s***w up, you face serious criminal and civil charges and litigation.  

Not to mention the odds that you will get hurt trying to play cop without any training.

Want to arrest people?  Go to the academy.

Answer 4

Besides asking the same question more than once......... lethal force= jail unless warranted by the situation

Answer 5

Well, I have to agree that without any specific training and experienc, it is not something you should be attempting lightly. There is great chance you, or the person you are trying to apprehend could be seriously injured. However, if you must, the law on the amount of force is pretty specific. Wording may vary by jurisdiction but "Any person effecting the arrest or detention of another may use that amount of force necessary to subdue the person being detained." Now, a few things to consider: If where you are there is no citizen's arrest statues, none of that really matters. Any amount of force is too much. Basically what that means is, if you are attempting to effect a "citizen's arrest" and the  suspect is resisting, you may equal the amount of force he or she is using to do so. Example, if he or she is throwing punches, throw a few back...just hit a little harder. If he or she grabs a stick, brick or other impact type weapon, you may do so as well and...again....hit a little harder (hehe). Where it gets trickey is, typically, you may escalate the level of force to subdue the threat ONLY. The question from there is what amount of force is or was "reasonablly necesary". It is a judgment call in most cases and only  a jury of your peers can or often will determine the "reasonableness" of the situation.

Answer 6

just enough but too much and look out