Remember folks at least in the USA, a store cannot prevent you from leaving. Doing so is illegal detention and potentially kidnapping. Does not matter if you’ve committed a crime or not. They can always request that you stay and request to see a receipt but you are under no obligation to comply with that request. Only law enforcement officers have the power to detain somebody. If you were ever in a store and you want to leave regardless of the reason you have every right to walk out the door. If the store feels like you’ve done something illegal, they can call the police and let them investigate. If you are still there when the police show up then you can be detained.
So if you ever want to leave a store, just walk out and leave regardless of what the store employees are saying to you. If they ever try to physically prevent you from leaving the store what they are doing is illegal. Make sure that you inform the police that that has happened. And then prepared to win a civil lawsuit as it is likely as not the police will choose not to criminally charge the store unless they’ve done something egregious like seriously injured you.
Oh and also be careful how much physical force you use leaving. It is generally acceptable to use the minimum force necessary to get yourself to a safe location, but no more than that. So you’re more than welcome to twist out of somebody’s grip that is grabbing on to you or push them to get past them. But hitting them on the face, seriously injuring them, kicking him when they’re down, etc is not acceptable. Your force has to be proportional and it must end as soon as you’re no longer prevented from leaving the store.
Obviously your mileage may vary a little depending on jurisdiction and it is likely that membership stores have greater latitude to request receipt checks, As you may have waived some rights by signing that contract.
Remember folks at least in the USA, a store cannot prevent you from leaving. Doing so is illegal detention and potentially kidnapping. Does not matter if you’ve committed a crime or not. They can always request that you stay and request to see a receipt but you are under no obligation to comply with that request. Only law enforcement officers have the power to detain somebody. If you were ever in a store and you want to leave regardless of the reason you have every right to walk out the door. If the store feels like you’ve done something illegal, they can call the police and let them investigate. If you are still there when the police show up then you can be detained.
So if you ever want to leave a store, just walk out and leave regardless of what the store employees are saying to you. If they ever try to physically prevent you from leaving the store what they are doing is illegal. Make sure that you inform the police that that has happened. And then prepared to win a civil lawsuit as it is likely as not the police will choose not to criminally charge the store unless they’ve done something egregious like seriously injured you.
Oh and also be careful how much physical force you use leaving. It is generally acceptable to use the minimum force necessary to get yourself to a safe location, but no more than that. So you’re more than welcome to twist out of somebody’s grip that is grabbing on to you or push them to get past them. But hitting them on the face, seriously injuring them, kicking him when they’re down, etc is not acceptable. Your force has to be proportional and it must end as soon as you’re no longer prevented from leaving the store.
Obviously your mileage may vary a little depending on jurisdiction and it is likely that membership stores have greater latitude to request receipt checks, As you may have waived some rights by signing that contract.
(Not a lawyer)
Sure, but the flip side is they can refuse your business in the future. I personally haven’t heard of it happening, but it legally could.