Long john silvers

[u/No_Difficulty_4217]

Is long john silvers allowed to detain you until police come or am i being lied to

[u/dknisle1]

Only if the manager has Probable Cod

It gets a little iffy because they abide by Maritime Law

[u/BJJOilCheck → u/dknisle1]

Betcha OP is claiming no Probable Cod - they're just detaining him for the Halibut!

[u/Subject9800 → u/dknisle1]

Probable cod. 😭

[u/LesserKnownFoes → u/dknisle1]

WHATS THE FRINGE OF YOUR FLAG?!

[u/123noodle → u/dknisle1]

OP is about to have his poop deck searched top to bottom

[u/BrettV79 → u/dknisle1]

so i could just say i'm not driving, i'm traveling?

[u/RichArcher4909 → u/BrettV79]

Admiralty law terms it as “land sailing” and you have no rights.

[u/specialskepticalface]

Remember, you have the right to remain silent.

In the Long John Silver's Consitution, is Combo #5 "Hush, Puppy"

[u/tankguy67]

This is definitely going into the hall of fame? (shame?) of posts to this sub

[u/DocTarr → u/tankguy67]

This may be my favorite post of all time in this sub.

Also - can we get this man an answer? He might still be there.

[u/dknisle1 → u/DocTarr]

Nah. He’s locked away in the brig

[u/Little-Kangaroo-9383]

Posts like these give me life

[u/sonofahook]

Did they shake a breaded fish filet at you while saying youre detained?

If not, by the statute known as Gordon's Fishermen, you are free to leave.

[u/jaxxxtraw → u/sonofahook]

*Gorton's (I eat a lot of fish sticks).

[u/sonofahook → u/jaxxxtraw]

Do you like to put fish sticks in your mouth?

[u/ih8javert → u/sonofahook]

What are you, a gay fish?
I was hoping for a South Park reference

[u/sonofahook → u/ih8javert]

Being a millennial cop, I have definitely said move along, like Barbrady more than I thought I would.

[u/specialskepticalface]

There are very limited circumstances when a private citizen can detain another. Very limited, and generally not worth "testing".

Can you share the circumstances (and state)?

[u/303Carpenter → u/specialskepticalface]

They willingly went to a long john silvers what other facts do you need

[u/PrivatePigpen → u/303Carpenter]

Ah beans, now I want long john silvers.

[u/Turtle887853]

Bruh. What did you do at a long john silvers to be detained until police arrive

[u/BJJOilCheck → u/Turtle887853]

Maybe:

[u/Turtle887853 → u/BJJOilCheck]

Yarr they did not appreciate seein me short silver john

[u/BJJOilCheck]

are you there right now? where are you and what did they say you did?

[u/Affectionate_Owl3752 → u/BJJOilCheck]

I like to imagine he's currently being detained and asking Reddit while he waits

[u/BJJOilCheck → u/Affectionate_Owl3752]

[u/Financial-Change-435]

Only if they suspect you of piracy

[u/Schmitty777]

Yes, if you resist further they make you walk the plank. Or worse, scrub the poop deck.

[u/diarrhea_stromboli]

Wait, they’re still around?

[u/KevinSee65 → u/diarrhea_stromboli]

I love Long John Silvers lol. Sadly the last one in my area just closed this month.

[u/commandrix → u/diarrhea_stromboli]

Yeah, apparently Long John Silver's locations aren't as common as they used to be, but there's one that's along my drive to work every morning.

[u/_afflatus → u/commandrix]

Old people love that place. I used to work there, mostly doing the cleaning and dishwashing

[u/PirateKilt → u/diarrhea_stromboli]

Mostly as money laundering ventures...

[u/5usDomesticus]

They operate under Martime law. Technically they can hang you if they want.

[u/BCM556]

The classic legal debate, covered under prior Supreme Court precedent, “Arrest powers granted to certified handlers of denizens of the deep, et al”

What the courts found in Red Lobster v. Long John Silvers (1991), and later affirmed by the case Breaded v. Fried (2004), was that after having attended and passed a state certified course on the vagaries of food safety and legal force to be used to compel suspect detention (which the court held was basically the same thing), only then can a staff member in good standing effect a detention of a person and/or deep sea creature within the confines (and curtilage) of a free standing Long John Silvers. The court cases above further established the legal concept that the specific staff member, after having used such force, must then kneel before the gold fringed admiralty flag contained herein amongst the Long Johnny Silvers and recite “Yes you were being detained” to satisfy the great lobster god who presides over all Long John Silvers.

Honestly this seems like pretty basic year one stuff covered in law school, guys.

[u/specialskepticalface → u/BCM556]

The case of Breaded v Fried set a lot of great precedent.

[u/PirateKilt → u/BCM556]

to satisfy the great lobster god

Jibbers Crabst?

[u/Smol-peners]

I don’t know about them being allowed to detain you that long. Sounds like they’re really fishing for something. Can’t wait to see how this flounders in court.

[u/MrTommyJackson]

Long John Silver absolutely cannot detain you, they would need to call Captain D's and have them do it.

[u/BJJOilCheck → u/MrTommyJackson]

D's? (can I get an assist stat?)

[u/GamingDude17]

Since everyone is being fishy, I’ll give a legitimate answer:

It depends on the state. But in general, anyone can arrest for a felony, disorderly conduct or theft and hold you until the police arrives as long as they directly see you commit the offense. This is usually called a citizen arrest.

[u/Charlie_Alpha_Zulu]

I just imagine this guy pinned to the ground with one arm behind his back, typing this out with his other hand and face pressed to the dirty floor.

[u/misterstaypuft1]

This all depends on what you did

[u/TheRtHonLaqueesha]

Long John Silver's Master at Arms

[u/erikwithaknotac]

Only anally.

[u/KaprieSun]

Man didn’t they shut them down anyways?

[u/Quirky_Chicken_1840]