I came to this site to find someone with current legal knowledge of this issue. I left the legal arena ten years ago. Maybe a court case or opinion that may have been issued in the last four or five years.
There are serious issues raised by these receipt checks that need to be addressed...
Actually and factually it IS a detainment. Any effort to prevent or obstruct a person from leaving is detainment. Secondly, I always walk right by and refuse the check. The first time that I am stopped there will be a legal suit filed. Thirdly, you refer to security personnel following me...
Actually it is an appropriate comparison. Go back and read your own post. Rather than address the issues that were raised by your posting you call me a "troll" and walk away. Real smart.
If you are indeed a retail security professional then you will know that there MUST exist PROBABLE CAUSE to detain and search a shopper. Now explain to us how a store security guard (or "greeter") can possibly have probable cause on EVERY shopper who exits the store!
While I understand the...
First, your "take" on the situation is inconsistent with the Constitution and the rule of law. Stores do not "invite" customers onto their premises and those customers do not lose their rights once they enter the premises. According to your post the stores can set any rules that they want and...
So, if you are not guilty of a crime why should you care if the police want to search your house? That is an incredibly dangerous opinion. Have you never heard of probable cause, search warrants and illegal search and seizure? I would advise you purchase a copy of the U.S. Constitution and...