“A man running from a western Michigan store with stolen hunting knives hidden in his pants tripped, fell and stabbed himself in the stomach, police say.”
Now wait a darn minute! Was there a warning statement on the knife blades stating “do not run while carrying this knife”? Huh, huh? Personally, I think he should sue the socks off of the knife manuacturer....
Sad to say, but I bet the store gets sued.
He was cut while in a scuffle with security. Meijer yesterday was questioned by reporters about store policy of confronting shoplifters.
There was a story recently about Home Depot firing an employee for tackling a shoplifter.
No doubt, civil liability is a factor for these policies.