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Originally Posted by Ducay
Exactly, you can 'detain' anyone if you have witnessed them committing an offense. That also means you are a)Liable for unlawful detainment b)Liable to get your ass whooped if you aren't in a position of authority
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Oh yeah, I remember working in retail as a kid and someone stole something, and you have that co-worker that shouts: "Stop him!"
Yeah right. If he wants it bad enough to steal it he can have it, I'm not wasting my time chasing down some middle-age guy who stole a plunger or whatever for my $7/hr part time job. Chasing down shoplifters was not in the job description when I applied.
Its one thing if he runs, if he stays to fight I'm totally screwed...call a manager or something.
As for the transit cops though, I guess years of abuse and disrespect have caught up to these people and they're finally had it and they're taking punks down hard.