Thank you.
I’m not sure I understood your answer to my colleague. Would it be inappropriate to amend the provision so that is reads as follows: “they make the arrest at the first opportunity, within a reasonable time”? I think that could be a good way to take into account the valid examples we have been provided with. As urbanites, we tend to forget that, in rural areas, the police is not very close. Therefore, the reasonable time frame may vary from one place to the next.
I understood the arguments you put forward when answering my earlier questions. However, the person could still act within a reasonable time without acting at the first opportunity. I don’t know if you follow my reasoning. In such a context, I don’t think things should be handled like that. Normally, the arrest is made right away, but in this case, the time period is extended. I think that people realize that may be necessary in some cases. That’s not an issue. However, it would be prudent and reasonable for the legislator to stipulate that the arrest should be made at the first opportunity. It is not a matter of providing a free pass.