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by skeledrew 3 hours ago
When someone is detained, they're just a person of interest wanted for questioning. When they're arrested, it's because they've actually been charged for something.
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In the U.S. you can be “detained” for days or weeks for having brown skin.

It’s called a Kavanaugh Stop. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavanaugh_stop