The phrase "arresting discussions" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe conversations or debates that are captivating or hold the attention of the participants.
Example: "The conference featured several arresting discussions that challenged conventional thinking and inspired new ideas."
Alternatives: "captivating conversations" or "engaging dialogues".
Though occasionally arresting, these globs of discussion never coalesce into a sustained argument.
There are also thoughtful discussions with visually arresting displays about genetically modified foods and the art of cloning.
Among other minor cases he secured the acquittal of the boozy actor Trevor Howard on a drink-driving charge, by showing that Howard had had a long discussion with an arresting officer about the differences between a googly and a leg break: "Is it really likely, members of the jury, that a man could have such a conversation and yet be incapable of having proper control of a car?" Hutchinson asked.
In August 2001, the regime cracked down on would-be reformers, arresting prominent members of the discussion groups that it had been tolerating, charging people with "attempting to change the constitution by illegal means" and "inciting racial and sectarian strife".
It appears that officers had only limited discussions with the CPS before arresting Mr Green, perhaps wary of the same thing happening again.
The only chance of arresting the drift is somehow resetting the whole discussion from first principles.
It has become an almost patellar reflex when discussions arise over a (usually) white cop stopping, detaining, interrogating or arresting a black criminal suspect.
The discussion turned to President Obama's "beer summit," with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Gates's arresting officer.
Whether the plot ever progressed past the initial planning stages is unclear; some of the organizers were arrested shortly after the online discussions.
