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re: Constitutional lawyers : Is Walmart demand to show receipt legal?

Posted on 5/7/20 at 12:58 pm to
Posted by dukke v
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 12:58 pm to
Oh lord..... here we go.....
Posted by BregmansWheelbarrow
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 12:58 pm to
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The sentinel then confirmed they were not accusing me of stealing.


What did you steal?
Posted by Harry Caray
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 12:58 pm to
So you enjoy wasting the time of the employee, the cop, and yourself?

Never thought that they ask for receipts to deter thieves? They don't do this at places thieves don't shop. Quit your bitching and show the receipt or start shopping at places (read: not wal mart) that don't have to ask
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 12:58 pm to
What right do you think it is a violation of?


Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 12:58 pm to
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I really don't think it's THAT much of a deterrent. I've never once had any of those people checking do more than glance at my reciept.Never once did they even look at was in my bags And the local Walmart I've been to lately doesn't even do it anymore.
You’d be surprised at how often it works. It won’t stop all of it of course. Just like putting a cop at the entrance won’t stop it all either. But it’s definitely worth the minimum wage part time salary.
Posted by Trevaylin
south texas
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 12:59 pm to




shoplifting is out of control at the big box stores, and I support what the stores do to reduce. the old dude you call sentinel is generally more senile , don't pick on them it just confuses
Posted by BilltheTiger
Dallas, TX
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 1:01 pm to
I bet you are the life of the party.
Posted by tigersbb
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 1:01 pm to
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They're trying to save honest customers money by stopping theft. Plus, it's their store you are in. I'm not a lawyer, but I'd guess they are well within their rights, and you were wrong


I don't car about their motivation. You can apply this to any situation including random stops as was done in New York until it was determined to be a civil rights violation.

quote:

I'm not a lawyer, but I'd guess they are well within their rights, and you were wrong.


Apparently most people responding are not either and seem to delight in ad hominem attacks.

You sheeple seem to accept anything without thought to your rights just because thats the way they do it.
Posted by Errerrerrwere
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 1:01 pm to
Posted by AbitaFan08
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 1:03 pm to
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Apparently most people responding are not either and seem to delight in ad hominem attacks.

You sheeple seem to accept anything without thought to your rights just because thats the way they do it.


I am a lawyer, and I'm telling you that you're so unbelievably off based that giving you a legitimate answer isn't worth the time because it clearly would go over your head.
This post was edited on 5/7/20 at 1:03 pm
Posted by BluegrassBelle
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 1:04 pm to
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I don't car about their motivation. You can apply this to any situation including random stops as was done in New York until it was determined to be a civil rights violation.


Wait. You're comparing Walmart receipt checking to NY's Stop and Frisk policy?
Posted by Harry Caray
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 1:05 pm to
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I don't car about their motivation. You can apply this to any situation including random stops as was done in New York until it was determined to be a civil rights violation.

This dude really comparing stop and frisk to the fricking wal mart receipt checker
Posted by Indefatigable
Member since Jan 2019
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 1:05 pm to
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You can apply this to any situation including random stops as was done in New York until it was determined to be a civil rights violation.



Wait, you’re comparing stop and frisk with Wal Mart receipt checkers? You’re even dumber than I thought.
Posted by lsu2006
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Member since Feb 2004
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 1:05 pm to
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What say you civil libertarians?


I say the story you've told has absolutely nothing to do with your civil liberties. I also say your use of "sentinel" is fricking irritating.
Posted by terriblegreen
Spokane, LA
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 1:06 pm to
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What say you civil libertarians?


You are a stupid a-hole.
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 1:06 pm to
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I don't car about their motivation. You can apply this to any situation including random stops as was done in New York until it was determined to be a civil rights violation.



what a fantastic thread
Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 1:06 pm to
Tell them they have you on video checking out and paying. Showing a receipt is redundant.
Posted by YeahYeah
Member since Jun 2016
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 1:07 pm to
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Constitutional lawyers : Is Walmart demand to show receipt legal

For $500/hour, I'll gladly answer this
Posted by cable
Member since Oct 2018
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 1:07 pm to
That all changed when the police got involved and detained OP.
Posted by tigersbb
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 1:07 pm to
[quote]What right do you think it is a violation of?[/quote

Thank you for asking and not making a stupid and snarky comment. My point is I do not have a constitutional obligation to prove I did not commit a crime. If another party believes I did they must prove the offense.

I believe stores have the right to detain and interrogate someone accused of a crime as long as that person has an avenue to walk away and is not being held against their will.

If they are not accusing someone of a crime they have no right to demand to see a receipt.
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