“”You cannot leave Fry’s without a bag check either.””
I have never let Fry’s check my bags, I don’t go that way, and have never run into a problem.
If this story was real, the guy was delusional. A driver’s license is an official form of identification. Since he did not say he didnt have one, it implies he did. The cop would have asked him for another valid ID. Cops have a right to check a suspicious person’s ID.
He was just exiting a retail store...someone else’s property. Shoplifting goes on at the store. If there is reasonable cause someone can be asked to provide receipts for what is in the bag(s). He was stopped outside the store on suspicion. If he was in the store, he has plausible deniabilty.
He should immediately cry himself a river, go to the bridge, and get over it already.