How Would an Arrest Be Handled in a Free Society

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@eliotn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Speckled_Band

Holmes and Watson move a woman to another bedroom and stay in her place in secret, because they fear that she will be murdered if she stays. Is this an example of a protective service?

Sure. A classic bodyguard technique is the double, or the replacement, like this.