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Subject: Re:Stock Control Tags and Theft
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Date: 29 Oct 90 02:24:16 GMT
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In article <21626@ucsd.Edu> brian@ucsd.Edu (Brian Kantor) writes:
>ken@csis.dit.csiro.au (Ken Yap) writes:
>>I recently bought
>>goods at one store, had the tags deactivated, then went into another
>>store and set off the alarms upon exit. A mildly embarassing search
>>followed. Fortunately I had a receipt and bag from the first store.
>
>It'd be more than mildly embarrassing if they tried to search me, alarm
>or no.  I will not let any store personnel search me or my bags until after
>they have notified me that I'm under arrest.  Since I don't steal, we'll
>then have a very nice time discussing the amount of the false arrest
>settlement.
>	- Brian

This did happen to me at a local Kmart. No tags but the "security" guy
said he saw me put something in my front pocket. I did, a somewhat
used Kleenex. The manager told me to empty my pocets and I refused.
When the cops showed up, they asked me to empty my pockets and I said
I sould not submit to a search and they would have to arrest me. The
cop said they could not and the security guy would have to. They also
pointed out the dangers of false arrest to the jerk. He declined, the
cops left, and I've never gone to the store again.

John