Re:Enforcement != laws (Score 1)

I used to work loss control at a super k-mart. You can be stopped and forcibly detained, however nobody is going to do that unless they can prove you were shoplifting. This is for very obvious legal ramifications. Also as stated, most places are not going to allow an hourly floor employee stop people. As a general side note. If it is not a public place, such as a park, road, etc you can be asked to leave. A store is not a public place, it is private property. If you are told to leave and you do not, you can be detained until the police show up to give you a criminal tespass. Which is only good for 2 years, and cannot be applied to anyone under 13 or 15 I cannot remember which. Though it is not necessary for them to tell you that. Also in the cases of large chain stores. It only applies to the one in which you were given the criminal tespass notice.