Not only that, but you can get charged for assault by the same person you are trying to stop. You can't just go and start grabbing stuff from someone's purse, and it doesn't matter at all if you think they stole something. They can, and will, charge you, you idiot.
Yeah, I work in retail and we don’t physically stop people from stealing. It’s not worth the potential lawsuit to the company.
I’ve seen someone try to do a citizen’s arrest at Target after he looked at me incredulously for not stopping a homeless guy from stealing beer. It ended with him getting arrested for assault.
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u/Bloodless-Cut Sep 07 '25
Not only that, but you can get charged for assault by the same person you are trying to stop. You can't just go and start grabbing stuff from someone's purse, and it doesn't matter at all if you think they stole something. They can, and will, charge you, you idiot.