“Being a jerk is not a crime....”
er.... thats what I said.
Then you shouldn’t be defending the cop, either, who also was in the wrong here.
The store illegally detained the customer.
Look, for all I know, this guy’s motivation is to fund raise for the ACLU, an organization I despise. But, the point remains, we should not so willingly go along with searches when there is no reason for them. Legally purchasing a product does not give rise to thereafter being allowed to be subject to searches or being detained. It’s preposterous, actually.