Which of the Following Is NOT True About the Shopkeeper's

question 97

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true about the shopkeeper's privilege?

• A)Businesses confronted with potential thieves are permitted to detain suspects until police arrive at the establishment.
• B)The detention must be done in reasonable conditions.
• C)The business owner has the right to detain a suspected shoplifter for a reasonable period of time.
• D)The grounds and manner of the detention must be reasonable or the store may be liable for false imprisonment.
• E)Store employees are allowed to use excessive force in detaining the suspect if the suspect resists detention.

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Definitions:

Inference Forms

Standard logical structures that outline the relationship between premises and conclusion, guiding the derivation of the latter from the former.

MP

A shorthand for "Member of Parliament," a representative elected to the legislative body of a country. Alternatively, in logic, it could stand for "Modus Ponens," a form of argument where from premises "If P, then Q" and "P," one concludes "Q."

Inference Forms

Structures of reasoning that establish a conclusion based on one or more premises.

MP

Stands for Modus Ponens, a crucial concept in formal logic entailing that from premises of the form "If P, then Q" and "P is true," one can conclusively deduce "Q must be true."