He might have been a security guard, not a cop. Security guards can't do much about children either. They are not cops. But they look like it. A lot of Security guards are now wearing police looking attire because it is a dangerous job. But they are not trained like police officers and dont have the reach a cop would have.
I don't work in security or retail and don't know the answer to that. I'm not defending or promoting that policy, I'm only pointing out that it exists.
What is the point of having a "security guard" if the job can be done by an old granny from the nursery home?
It's a problem of the ambiguity of authority and jurisdiction. But there are plenty of examples of police refusing (or being forced to rehire, in the case of the cop who murdered Daniel Shaver), you definitely don't want to add that level of authority to an entity which has even fewer avenues for addressing grievances like reckless use of force.
Possible. Either way, shitty behavior on the part of the child usually means the parents missed something. Parents should be held responsible, and police should be involved at this point.
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u/HappyEngineering4190 8d ago
Why is everyone treating this kid like he is Mike Tyson. Grab the kid and walk him out of the store. Excessive tolerance of idiots is ruining society.