Richard wrote:
> The person who told me about getting the stamp told me that he has used it.
> He told me that the officer asked him about it and he responded that he was
> merely protecting his identity. The officer then went back to his car and
> called in and then came back and said asked for his copy of the ticket and
> was told that he would just be given a verbal warning.
Interesting..
>
> I don't think that the issuing of a ticket or being stopped is the same as
> being arrested. Arrested implies that you have been taken into custody .I
> would think that being arrested would also at the very least require the
> officer to "read you your rights". Is that being Mirandaized?
Yes it is. But when stopped, you are under the control and direction of
the officer, so it is in a being taken into a sort of custody. Not
quite the same thing as being physically taken away, so I get your point.
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