Question

Monica was shopping for a new phone when she was detained for suspicion of shoplifting. The detention lasted for 6 hours. If the store manager asserted that he had the right to detain Monica under the shopkeeper's privilege. What does the shopkeeper's privilege require with respect to the length of a detention?

Answer 1

Answer: Customer detention can be done for reasonable time duration

Step-by-step explanation:

Detention of customer on basis of shoplifting doubt is defined as making customer wait in the store's custody for certain amount of time because it is suspected by store owner or staff that the person is stealing goods while pretending to be a consumer .

According to the question, detention of Monica by the store can be done for reasonable amount of time along with appropriate evidences regarding the stealing crime that is suspected under the privilege of the shopkeeper to detain customer.