Re: X-Post: Man arrested for not showing officer his License
In reading the law, my understanding is that police officers are the only members of the public who have the right to temporarily detain a private citizen due to "reasonable suspicion". This right does not extend to private citizens detaining other private citizens.
Copernicus keeps repeating that store employees (in some states) have a right to detain and search their customers due to "reasonable suspicion". I believe that he is mistaken and that only police officers have this right.
The store employees would be permitted to detain a person due to "reasonable cause", but the manner in which they arrive at "reasonable cause" is clearly spelled out and leaves very little to interpretation.
AMIRITE?
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