powers of security personnel

[bond-007]

So if the security goon said "Come back here you thief!" and my neighbour hear it, that would be slander?

 

[McCrack]

If it were untrue yes it would be defamatory (slander).

 

[colm]

But searching your bags or marching you back trough the shop has to be an infringement of your rights

 

[bond-007]

You are free not to comply with their request and keep walking/running away.

 

[colm]

I was posting in relation to this post

If the beeper goes off while a person leaves a store who has not already been seen by Security stealing within the shop the approach of the Staff / Security to the person is generally along the lines of "oh, the tag may not have been removed properly, can I have a look and we'll take care of it now" its rarely antagonistic and therefore I can't imagine the shopper in question would have had a problem, after all who wants to arrive home with a lump of plastic attached to your purchase?

Regardless of the manner in which they ask you to return it is still an unnecessary embarressment to you.

 

[Jane Doe]

if a person makes a citizens arrest and it turns out that they did not steal the person making the arrest could be sued for false imprisonment.

That is what I meant by citizens arrest is or can be shaky