> Their official policy in many stores is to do nothing I suspect this is primarily a liability issue - an issue with the law, not the stores themselves. Beli

> Their official policy in many stores is to do nothing I suspect this is primarily a liability issue - an issue with the law, not the stores themselves. Believe me, I'm sure the loss prevention departments would love to hire Terry Tate, Office Linebacker, or Dirty Harry, to handle the situation, but most jurisdictions will leave YOU on the hook for anything from personal injury, to unlawful detainment, to brandishing, to whatever. The problem is with the DA, not with the store, in most cases.