This story is fake news.
A court summons IS an arrest. By signing the summons, you promise to appear in court. The crime is just not serious enough to put you in handcuffs and make you sit in a cell overnight, but it still counts as an arrest. The bill is about arresting by summons as opposed to custodial.
Fuck these people. Let them pass a bill removing the President's authority to do so so that their asses are on the hook for military decisions...I won't hold my breath for these fucking cowards to do that.
This story is fake news. A court summons IS an arrest. By signing the summons, you promise to appear in court. The crime is just not serious enough to put you in handcuffs and make you sit in a cell overnight, but it still counts as an arrest. The bill is about arresting by summons as opposed to custodial.