Are shopkeepers legally allowed to stop us when we steal?
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Originally posted by cactusjack23:
Say I steal sth from this shop
The shopkeeper see me put the thing in my bag
Is he legally allowed to chase me down and take the things back by force?
of course not... he is suppose to give you a plastic bag for you to put those things inside and ask you if you need help to carry the bag to the bus stop or call you a cab....how old are you anyway?
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Originally posted by viciouskitty74:
Dead man tells no lies......
I remember that as the first opening statement by our law lecturer at our first lesson.
not really.... I watch CSI all the time.... dead man got lots of stories to tell... if you know where to "listen" to... -
Originally posted by Aang:
if atk wif our own gun is called wad crime...
Self defence, or put nicely, unintentional manslaughter.
Don't take me too seriously k. -
Originally posted by skythewood:
Shoplifter attack with knife is called armed robbery.
The law is not stupid, and is based on scenarios. You twist the story until like that, of course won't convict of murder. You want twist, i also can.
Shoplifter got caught, surrounded by people. They start beating him, breaking every bone in his body, using metal rods and fire extinguisher, and dies. Police come, they all get charged for murder. The people argue that they just want to hurt him a bit. The judge sees the thief's multilated body, and convict them all.
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I will give the shoplifter a good bashing then hand over to the police
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Originally posted by iceFatboy:
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Exactly. I think perhaps my view and skythewood's can be reconciled by pointing out the different factual matrix.( I did not realise he was going on the assumption that the shoplifter merely stealed.) If of cos the shoplifter did not resist, and yet he was killed in cold blood as what skythewood described, then the shopkeeper and the passer-bys will be guilty of murder. But if they merely gave him a few blows, it is unlikely that they will be charged as it is always a question of fact whether reasonable force was used to defend property. -
Originally posted by Chin Eng:
not really.... I watch CSI all the time.... dead man got lots of stories to tell... if you know where to "listen" to...
Dead man tells no lies...... -
Chop off hands still better?