• bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      so long as the shopkeeper has cause to believe that the person detained in fact committed, or attempted to commit, theft

      Shop keepers privilege can’t be used as a reason to detain customers for a receipt check. They don’t have “cause” as they did not see the person concealing anything.

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        1 year ago

        That’s true! Receipt checks can get lost! I was replying to “They can’t detain you even if they think you have stolen” though. The “can’t” is a store policy thing, not a law thing.