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FartRainbow t1_j17cl31 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in DC Police Officers Found Guilty in Karon Hylton-Brown’s Death by foodude84

Yes. Best Buy's loss prevention policy states employees are not allowed to touch a suspected shoplifter once they leave the store.

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I_REALLY_LIKE_BIRDS t1_j17j9lt wrote

LP jurisdiction ends at the door, that's pretty common retail policy. They can follow you into the lot to record your license number, but are not allowed to interact once you've left the physical premises (usually, I'm sure some stores are different). In stores with a vestibule/double doored entrance, apprehensions are only supposed to be done in that specific space unless assited by an actual uniformed officer.

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woody60707 t1_j17m0j8 wrote

But breaking policy isn't illegal.

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FartRainbow t1_j17rwir wrote

Sure. But if the security guard wasn't supposed to be chasing the shoplifter, the shoplifter could sue the security guard and Best Buy. Which I imagine is why it's a fireable offense.

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woody60707 t1_j17s3dd wrote

But it's still not murder. And no, I don't think you could win that law suit. On what grounds?

Also it's a fireable offense because of the risk to the employee not to the risk of the thief.

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FartRainbow t1_j19mlwr wrote

Whether it's murder or not is up to the prosecution to prove, which apparently they did.

How is there more risk to the employee outside the store than inside the store?

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FartRainbow t1_j19nutn wrote

Another note, those police officers not only broke policy and protocol, but lied about it in the ensuing investigation.

It's not like they made a little mistake in the heat of the moment and someone got hurt. Someone died. And they lied about the events leading to his death. Obstruction of justice is a big deal.

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