Arrested in Spain

I heard a story that you can actually get arrested for not paying your parking fine. Infact I've come across quite a few websites / forums where people have been arrested and don't know why. In Spain you can be held for up to 72 hours

A few months ago some friends of ours were arrested as they helped their friends try and get tenants out of their house.  A typical scenario here in Spain.  In the UK you have to obide by the laws....here is the same.

Unfortunately the law is all on the side of the tenant...so dont do it.  The tenant called the police and the owners of the house and friends who went to help all got arrested and thrown into a cell....literally.   They werent even given time to sort out child care and lucky another neighbour saw the kid walking around...wondering where the parents were...how disgusting is that.

It was an absolute nightmare and I felt sick hearing about it.  Its disgusting that the people who do wrong get away with it and the people who are loosing out on everything get arrested.

Apparently you can be arrested here and kept up to 72 hours and they dont have to give you a reason.  Its a real worry.  But not paying a fine or trying to get people out of your own house....is this really worth locking someone up in a cell for? 

Its all wrong and a real worry... and another point added to the negatives of living in Spain.  Its a wonder how its part of the EU with what goes on here sometimes.