I have been arrested twice but never charged - ironically never for the laws I have actually broken!The first time was when I was on my way home from a bar where I'd been working a late shift and I passed by a spot where earlier that evening a man vaguely matching my description (tall with dark hair) had apparently tried to grab a young girl.It was quite an instructive experience as I'd read about the PEACE model used for interviewing by the Police and the new technique of the "Conversation Management Approach" which seeks to establish a dialogue between the suspect and the interviewing officer but hadn't actually experienced it first hand.Firstly they took my jeans, trainers and sweatshirt and gave me some very fetching prison regulation shorts to wear, then they insisted a Police Doctor interview me as I refused to say whether or not I was mentally ill - when she got nothing out of me, they let me cook in a cell overnight as they tried in vain to contact the alleged victim for an ID and then they interviewed me and asked about my sexual fantasies.At the end of the process I'd been kept in for a little under 48 hours but obviously the victim in question when showed my photo said it wasn't me. They said I'd needlessly prolonged things by refusing to answer any other questions and requesting that my own Solicitor be present(!) but as I've said at some length in other threads, I think that largely this is your best strategy, even if you are guilty.After they switched the tape off and were about to let me go, I told the two female CID officers that while I applauded their efforts to keep the community safe and while they were ever polite and professional my honest assessment is that they're not that bright. Five years on and having had the chance to work with the Police closely on several occasions through my bank I have to say my opinion is unchanged!V.