lol... Yep. I know. I was merely pointing out that people who act like A-holes often get treated like A-holes. It’s a human nature thing, not a law thing.
# 1800 - OHIO: SHOPLIFTING LAWS
Summary Of Detention Provisions
Who is covered? A merchant, a merchant’s employee or his agent, or a police officer.
What can the merchant, his employee, or agent do? Detain a person within or without a mercantile establishment for the purpose of recovering the article he believes has been taken or in order to cause the arrest of such person.
What are the ground rules for such detention? The law provides that such detention can be made, but:
1. There must be “probable cause” for believing that items offered for sale have been unlawfully taken.
2. Such detention must be “without search.”
3. Such detention must be without using “undue restraint.”
4. Detention must be in a “reasonable manner” to cause an arrest or to recover items unlawfully taken.
5. Detention must be for a “reasonable length of time.”