That sounds a good deal more honest and down to earth than anything I have seen on this so far. Can you tell us how it works in practice a bit more? e.g. how do you submit, or not submit, as the case may be?
Actually, from everything I've read, it has precisely no relevance, merit or basis in British courts! Although I am more than prepared to be proved wrong if anyone can point to at least one instance of this having been successfully argued in a British - or Commonwealth - (or even European) court!
The Power of Arrest of a 'citizen' is now based on Statute Law -
The law is not a vigilante's charter: detention of another person is, on its own, unlawful. The statutory power of any member of the public in England and Wales to detain someone they consider to be involved in criminal activity is to be found in section 24A of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. A person "other than a constable" may arrest without a warrant anyone:
An indictable offence is one that can be tried in a crown court, in front of a jury.
Who is in the act of committing an indictable offence; or whom the person has reasonable grounds to suspect is committing an indictable offence.
Love the video postings on here, I think this one is epic.