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Man Arrested for Refusing to Show Drivers License
NMerriam writes "Michael Righi was arrested in Ohio over the weekend after refusing to show his receipt when leaving Circuit City. When the manger and 'loss prevention' employee physically prevented the vehicle he was a passenger in from leaving the parking lot, he called the police, who arrived, searched his bag and found he hadn't stolen anything. The officer then asked for Michael's driver's license, which he declined to provide since he wasn't operating a motor vehicle. The officer then arrested him, and upon finding out Michael was legally right about not having to provide a license, went ahead and charged him with 'obstructing official business' anyways."
Maybe the man was just ARRESTED by Circuit City's low low Labor Day sale prices and considered them to be a STEAL!
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...A lawyer just smiled, from ear-to-ear.
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2. The prevented him from leavening without just cause.
I hate it when stores prevent me from foaming and rising.
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The goods are yours, but who owns the bag? I've never seen the bag show up on the receipt, nor have I been charged for it, so presumably it is their bag, which I have possession of with their permission. I wonder if a good lawyer for a store could use this to justify searching the bag?
Maybe it was circut city passover.
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how corruptable is the loss prevention fellow...
He's probably making minimum wage, maybe slightly more, so I imagine he's not corruptible at all.
Ugh, that was a terrible bun, though I did loaf at it.
You can be held for 24 hours without being charged, then they have to let you go. Doesn't anyone here watch Law & Order?
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I walked right out past the line and was chased out the front door by a young man who physically tried to stop me. I did show my receipt but I tossed it on the ground and he had to chase it around a bit.
I thought it was bad form on my part but I was more upset that he tried to physically stop me, I later asked the store manager if she thought it was safe for employees to run out chasing people and she agreed it was not.
I will show my receipt but I still refuse to wait in a line to show it, they can choose to chase me out the front door.
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That sign has the same force of law as a mild smelling fart.
Read up on your common law. Simply saying "we have a contract" means NOTHING.
Wow, an everyday, practical example of "Schrodinger's cat".
True, you should at least tell him which one you are.
They can say "You will be search upon leaving" all they want but it doesn't make it legal. It is your property in that bag and detaining you is false arrest at best, kidnap at worst. I almost shopped at that store last Saturday but decided to go a block further to BB instead. Just as well, the confrontation would have been less pleasant since Ohio is a concealed carry state and I will defend myself.
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