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Shopkeepers have the legal power to detain shoplifters in most US jurisdictions. They've just historically (in the modern era) been too afraid to use it.
by gwillen 4y ago
Shopkeepers have the legal power to detain shoplifters in most US jurisdictions. They've just historically (in the modern era) been too afraid to use it.
- AlbertCory 4y agoI thought of that after writing that. A lot of legal questions come down to a game of chicken, unfortunately. Who is willing to bear the most risk? Maybe if it really was shoplifting, it goes more like this: Guard: Wait right here, please. S: Am I under arrest? Guard: You are being detained until the police arrive. What is your name? S: Oh, I'm detained? Funny, I don't notice any cuffs. So I think I'll leave now (drops goods & hops on bike). Guard: (ponders: If I tackle him, what happens?) Calls police. Now what?