# Police Interrogations **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 7, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-interrogations/959024 "2022-02-07T03:01:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 221
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-interrogations/959024/221 "2022-02-16T19:40:06Z")
Yes, a felony or breach of the peace committed in your presence. If I smell marijuana on someone, I have probable cause to believe they are committing a felony in my presence. I don’t agree with the law and the feds should repeal it, but it seems like pretty basic textbook stuff to me. > [@kayaker](#): > > If someone were to detain me for jaywalking until a cop showed up, I’d probably play along. If the person tried to “pat me down” I’d respond as I would to any unprovoked assault. Then you don’t understand the very legal concept of a citizen’s arrest. If someone has probable cause to believe that you have committed a felony or breach of the peace in their presence, then they are performing a very lawful arrest and not an “unprovoked assault.” --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-interrogations/959024)._