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You can't use a contract to sign away your right to not be enslaved (with the exception of prisoners). Similarly you can't sign away your right to not be illega
by the_pwner224 7y ago
You can't use a contract to sign away your right to not be enslaved (with the exception of prisoners). Similarly you can't sign away your right to not be illegally held captive by another person.
Of course if you leave without allowing Costco to check your bag, they have every right to cancel the contract which was breached. But if they don't let you leave and handcuff you, you have every right to sue them.
- threatofrain 7y agoThis works at the airports; is there legal clarity or consensus on what kinds of rights you can't give away?
- reaperducer 7y agoAirports are different. They're the property of governments or quangos like airport authorities. There, the people checking you are government employees acting on behalf of the government for the public good. A 17-year-old at Best Buy is only acting on a power trip enabled by his boss, and has zero legal authority to detain you if you're not stealing anything.