Default position? I missed that day in law school. They take the position that it is better for them and you from a business standpoint. It is impossible from a business standpoint to tracv the movements of all customers through the store. That is why they are using the front door as a screening point. Plus the front door follows legal guidelines that it’s not shoplifting until they leave the store.
I already posted to you Ohio law. It appears that they violated at least two of them.
I don’t doubt the judge will throw out the charges and may even rule in favor of any counter-filing made by this guy.
The store thinks it’s “special” when it believes its policies supercedes Ohio law.