[nevergore]

Make up your mind, are you addressing loss prevention or surrender of your liberties?

I agree, nothing (but your good character) is preventing you from concealing a variety of stolen merchandise on your body....In bags, your pockets etc. and in places I don’t even want to know.

Unless you are observed doing it by a store employee, loss prevention personnel, or law enforcement, the store has no right to detain you, search your person or possessions or otherwise prevent you from leaving the store.

The store’s recourse is that they can refuse you re-entry with criminal trespass.

Before you accuse someone of being pathetically wrong, it may serve you to have a basic understanding of the law and civil liberties.

[par4]

I am on the fence on this too, I understand that the retailer has to ensure that there is no theft going on while the buyer finds this intrusive. If the store employees are friendly and efficeint I will just hand them the receipt and keep moving.

However, if I am in "one of my moods" as my wife likes to say, I will hand them my receipt and ask specifically (and nicely) that they do not make any marks on it. When they take their marker and scribble on it, I then ask that they print me a new one without any marks. Really gums up the works, but the receipt is mine and I want it in pristine condition; it's part of the sale and once paid for, it's my property.

[terycarl]

Before you accuse someone of being pathetically wrong, it may serve you to have a basic understanding of the law and civil liberties

I work for the Indiana Department of corrections and I see a whole lot of people who think that they have rights that they don't...Sometimes they press the issue and end up in the slammer anyway. Society is getting sick of ne'er do wells that try to play the system....they are getting away with it far fewer times than in the past...FAR FEWER!!!