9 times out of 10 it is a bad idea for an unarmed, ordinary citizen to go tackle a thief and hold them to the ground for any reason. If a mugger takes my walle

9 times out of 10 it is a bad idea for an unarmed, ordinary citizen to go tackle a thief and hold them to the ground for any reason. If a mugger takes my wallet then he's gonna run away with it, and I'm gonna be slowly going home by an alternate route. When I worked as a clerk in a record store, we had strict orders to never pursue shoplifters or thieves of any stripe. It was the Loss Prevention Officer's job to track that stuff and it was clerks' job to notify law enforcement if we had to, but anyone stealing should be permitted to stroll right out our front doors unchallenged. It was way beyond our pay grade and we did not carry insurance. One of my coworkers did scuffle with a thief outside, and IIRC, he was commended for his bravery, but it was also an opportunity for Loss Prevention to outline their directives to us about never doing that again.