[Tired of Taxes]

“Sutton said that they were let go due to Academy Sports + Outdoors policy on loss prevention, which states that employees are not allowed to chase or physically restrain a fleeing person suspected of theft,”

This is not a new policy. Six years ago, I worked for a store with this policy.

Retail workers have been killed chasing after thieves. Sometimes, lawsuits are filed against the store when the thief is injured.

So, not even the store detectives would chase after thieves. They'd merely take video and photos and hand the evidence over to police.

[Tired of Taxes]

A few examples from a quick search on FR:

Employee killed trying to prevent liquor store robbery in West Covina
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4188445/posts

California Home Depot employee shot, killed trying to stop suspected shoplifter
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4146828/posts

Employee killed while confronting shoplifter taking ammunition
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4118337/posts

[discostu]

It’s actually pretty standard in the retail world. Don’t put yourself, or anybody else, at risk for the store, the store has insurance.