(05-10-2020, 10:11 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(05-10-2020, 09:57 AM)JagNGeorgia Wrote: Based on what I know, I don’t believe it was justified. However, walking in that home was illegal, and I’d bet money that his intention wasn’t just to look around. In georgia, the crime wouldn’t actually be trespassing but instead loitering and prowling or burglary. So, if those two guys saw him do this, then they did see him commit a crime, and they would be justified in detaining him under citizens arrest. 

There’s a lot missing from this and I don’t think it’s a modern day lynching.

I don't know the answer to these questions, so maybe someone can answer: 

Is it legal to make a citizen's arrest by force?   
Is it legal for a private citizen to pull a gun on someone and forcibly detain them?  
If one makes a citizen's arrest at gunpoint, and the suspect resists, is it legal to shoot them?  
Is "I was making a citizen's arrest" a valid defense if there is a conflict and someone gets shot and killed?

1. A person can make a citizens arrest with force if they know definitively that a crime occurred. The most common example is shoplifting when the thief decides to act up. Home Depot, surprisingly, fights with people all the time. 

2. Having a gun isn’t “pulling a gun”. If they’re trying to detain him because they know he was inside that house, they can possess a gun during the detainment. Similarly, if he didn’t do anything wrong, it’s reasonable for him to believe they are robbing him. If he knows he burglarized that’s house, and he knows that they’re there to detain him, he doesn’t have a right to self defense. I guess we won’t know what he knew. 

3. Resisting detainment isn’t enough to get shot. If he did commit a crime, and he decides to fight of the gun, then it’s THAT act that justifies getting shot.

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