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In article <2ceusu$7je@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> mconners@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Michael R Conners) writes:
>I just did some research on this subject. Here's the deal:
>Indeed, there is a case for false imprisonment. There have been cases when
>a detainment of only a few minutes has been an instance of false imprisonment.
>
>But, a statute in the Ohio revised Code states that a merchant can detain
>a person if thye think that there is a reason to believe that shoplifting
>has occurred, and that the detention can last long enough in order to make
>some type of investigation.
>
>The two principles are held in tension between each other.

I remember reading a few years back (sorry, I don't remember any of the
details) of a case where a man was detained after checking out his groceries
at a supermarket. I think they went through an extra shopping bag that he
had brought in with him, or else looked through the pockets of his jacket.

At any rate, this happened in front of the other customers. The store
didn't find anything. The man sued for 100's of thousands of dollars
for the pain of his embarrasment, and won.