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Originally Posted by DemolitionRed
All adult citizens have the right to make a citizens arrest. There are obvious guidelines of who they can arrest and the correct procedure of making an arrest. They can also use reasonable force in some circumstances (stealing property is one of them) if a person tries to fight them off or run away. In a court of law its seen as 'reasonable and proportionate force'.
http://findlaw.co.uk/law/government/...ns-arrest.html |
It's never worth it. You accidentally strain or break someone's arm or pop their shoulder trying to restrain them, and you're ****ed. Not to mention the risk that the type of people who are likely to be shoplifting may very well also be carrying a knife. Either way... you ask minimum wage, untrained retail staff to tackle criminals and someone is going to end up getting hurt. TBH more likely the poor staff member.
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