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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why wouldn’t she let them see inside the backpack? If I were innocent, I would say “sure go ahead”

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Really? Would you similarly let the police search your property without a warrant? I wouldn’t. I sure wouldn’t allow some random stranger that access. You should understand your rights and use them. [/quote]

The store security isn’t in the same realm as police. You aren’t exercising constitutional rights with the Target security guy . You are  perhaps simply just proving you’re not shoplifting if they think you are so they don’t call the cops and escalate it. [/quote]
OP here. That’s my issue, I think: if they thought she was shoplifting, why didn’t they call actual security for proof, or the actual police? It just makes me wonder if it was actually an employee of the store.[/quote]

Because 9/10, they don't want to involve the police.  They want to try to scare the kid into thinking they are going to be in trouble so they cough up whatever merchandise they stole. And then they send them on their way with some vague but not actually banning "don't come back".  It's more work for stores to get the police involved and actually attempt to detain someone.  If they can get them to just put back the merchandise, that's the best option.  [/quote]
OP again. This makes sense. I was targeted by the police as a teenager and accused of having drugs, which I didn’t, and didn’t know I didn’t have to allow them to search my car, just because they asked. My uncle was a LEO and later told me they didn’t have any right to search my car, and that I could have said no, and was upset I had allowed them to violate my privacy like that. I’ve always questioned authority after that and I don’t like that authority figures target specific groups just because; it feels like an injustice and I think this just flooded back those feelings for me.

Thanks for talking me down![/quote]

At least you know how minorities feel when ICE comes around without a warrant and smashes the window if they don’t comply while throwing the person to the ground and five of them pile on the person.    The backpack seems a little petty when you think of it.  [/quote]

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