zombieh8r
Marksman
If they're in your home and stealing stuff they're committing burglary which is a felony. If they steal less than 300 bucks from walmart it's petit theft and only a misdemeanor. So a big difference. Why do I carry a gun? I can assure you that it's not to stop 16 year old girls shoplifting a tube of lip gloss from Wally World, it's to protect me and my family if someone decides they want to do us harm.
To answer your question snowbird, if they detained you and you hadn't stole anything then chances are they're going to prison for false arrest/imprisonment while you're sitting on your new yacht somewhere in the Caribbean. It's happened!!! That's why nowadays most places contact law enforcement while watching from a distance until they arrive, or in the case of walmart they hire a police officer to be at the store most of the time. In this day and age of sue happy people it's always best to CYA and have someone else do the dirty work.
To answer your question snowbird, if they detained you and you hadn't stole anything then chances are they're going to prison for false arrest/imprisonment while you're sitting on your new yacht somewhere in the Caribbean. It's happened!!! That's why nowadays most places contact law enforcement while watching from a distance until they arrive, or in the case of walmart they hire a police officer to be at the store most of the time. In this day and age of sue happy people it's always best to CYA and have someone else do the dirty work.