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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
Under Common Law, as a citizen. We have the power to arrest someone. If he has committed a crime. Its called Citizens Arrest.
As long as you use 'reasonable force' IF anyone steals an item, and you run after that person. They fall over, and then as result of that. The person becomes deceased.
This is the tricky side of the law.
I feel for the security guard. He was doing his job. I know some stores that ALLOW the shoplifter to steal, as the employer has told them that they are just a deterrent - that's all.
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At present everyone here is making assumptions on the information so far released.
We do not know the full circumstanses nor the situation.
Was the security guard doing his job or did he overstep his authority. None of us know at present.
Coming to a conclusion in an absence of the full facts is a hiding to nothing.
Citizens arrest is also a minefield governed by what is deemed as "Reasonable" force.