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Bottom line here, if you want to give up your day job to become a cop so you can arrest people do so. IF you witness a crime and you don't have the legal "authority" to pull your weapon, you shouldn't be trying to do anything else but to be a good witness. Even at the law enforcement agency I worked at they didn't want us making arrests off duty unless someone's life, personal safety, or great financial loss was at stake. He reason for this is that when your out their on your own without a radio, and immediate back-up then your simple arrest can turn bad quick. Also if you don't know how to make an you can really screw it up. Street criminals TRAIN in prison how to resist arrest, and take guns away from cops and kill them with their own duty weapon. IF your not trained how to properly make an arrest, proserve evidence, and carry a pair of cuffs you don't need to try it. Bottom line, be a good witness. Now if someone trys to arrest you and they aren't a cop, and you know you haven't done anything wrong, then I would resist. There are too many wanna be fake cops running around. Remember resiting arrest charges only applies to cops, and citizens acting under the authority of a peace officer.