I've questioned this policy when I've encountered it in other retail
stores. The answer I've gotten was that no one forced you to enter the
store so by entering you have give prior consent to the stop and any
inspection. If you did not want to be stopped or have your purchases
checked then you should have gone someplace else. That has been the
standard answer in about 17 states including Arizona. The best thing to do
is to complain to the store corporate offices. Enough complaints or
reduction in business and stores (and chain of stores) have been know to
stop.
>
> "Craig White" <craigwhite@azapple.com> wrote:
>
> OK, it is probably OT but this is one of my favorite sports...
>
> > [...]
> > First, they are not subjective, everyone is likewise checked.
>
> I wonder if their inconsistency would be an issue.
>
> > Second, they could point out that the amount of pilferage in past x months
> > makes everyone suspect.
>
> I would think (hope) that "innocent until proven guilty" and "cause" would
> prevail.
>
> > Third, it is private property and when you enter their premises, you
> > surrender some of your rights to them.
>
> On their property, perhaps. The trick is to get outside the door, then screw
> with their minds...
>
> If I don't have to wait to be checked, I'll usually play along. On a busy
> day when they can't bother to put more than one guy up there and the line
> backs up, screw it. The checks are for their advantage, so they shouldn't
> inconvenience me. I suddenly go deaf and suffer tunnel vision. Pushing a
> particularly noisy and laden cart, I managed to get one girl to hustle after
> me until she finally gave up halfway to the back of the parking lot.
> Apparently, they're not prepared to shoot you in the back.
>
> Should they ever stop me outside of the store, my first question will be
> whether they're accusing me of taking anything. If not, I'll leave. If they
> say "yes", the game really begins and I start talking about warrants, police
> and lawyers.
>
> I have no idea if any of this would stand up in court, but I count on it
> costing them too much to bother trying to win.
>
>
>
>
> > As long as they don't notice the CD's stuffed inside your pants,
> everything
> > is OK.
> >
> > Craig
> >
> > ps...the girl 'guarding' the door at Fry's the other day was rather
> > attractive - unfortunately, she didn't try to frisk me.
> >
> >
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