Rights Violation or a Complete Jerk?

[kandrathe]

Probably the sensible thing to do would have been to return to the store and speak with manager. He was on their property, and possibly the mall owners. If he was denied redress then he should have offered to allow the store the option of taking back the merchandise and reversing his charges. How would stores ever prevent shoplifting without the means to stop suspects at the door. My experience has been Best Buy and Circuit City as well as others automatically inspect all bags to insure there is no loss (at least though the front door). I recall there is a statute here as well regarding not following a peace officers orders, and I believe where I live people are required to show identification (not just a DL, MN Id card otherwise) when asked or be in the company of an adult. I'm not much into provoking a Rodney King incident, so when the man says "Show me your papers", I show him the whole briefcase. However, if I inadvertently bump an undercover officer's foot while releiving myself at the Minneapolis airport, I would not relinquish my rights as lightly as some Idaho Senators seem to do.

So... Yes, I have my documentation in order, comrade.