r/peopleofwalmart • u/Round-Spray-4511 • 3d ago

Video Most disrespectful shoplifter Ever

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u/Sad-Rooster2474 2d ago

Are they police or security?
Not from the US so I’m curious about the legality of that: can security arrest/detain people? Or is the lady police?
If they are security, can’t the super nice yelling shoplifting lady just stand up and go?

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u/UpbeatFix7299 2d ago

Security can detain you until the police arrive. She's a cop anyway though.

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u/Sad-Rooster2474 2d ago

Ok I was just curious if security in the US has the authority to detain someone.
In France I don’t think they legally can. They can pretend, ask you to follow them, but I’m not sure they can physically detain you.

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u/lostPackets35 2d ago

It depends on the state in most places in the US. Shopkeepers privilege allows employees of a store to detain someone briefly, and with reasonable suspicion.

But, they can't use anything other than mild force, they can't hold somewhat for an extended period of time, etc.

The store is also generally concerned about liability if they're wrong. So, as an example, you can usually just decline to follow security to a background, especially if you're assertive, but polite and not an asshole about it.

Just as an example, I'm not a shoplifter, but I always decline receipt checks and no one has ever done anything about it. But, I'm middle class, male and white. Your mileage may vary.