Ask yourself this question, then: if a CIA team grabbed you off a street, blindfolded you, transported you somewhere random, and tortured you to get the details of an Al-Qaeda plot, how long could you hold out? How long do you think it would take you to convince them that you not only had no details they could use to prevent a crime, but were in fact innocent and unconnected to Al-Qaeda?

I am not willing to be placed under arrest when I have committed no crime and there is no plausible evidence that I have, therefore I do not consent to other people being arrested under those circumstances. Is that too absolute for you?