• NateNate60@lemmy.world
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    Legally, the law says “too bad”. American law does not recognise the concept of administrative detention. If someone is a danger to the public, then there must be probable cause to believe they have committed a crime before an arrest warrant can be issued. After they are arrested, they must be charged by prosecutors immediately. Or, at least, this is how the normative state works. There are many exceptions in fields like national security and military law.

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      I love that you’re providing genuine answers to questions in this thread, it’s always needed because the questions are often genuine, but coming from a place of very well-justified anguish or anger.