Originally Posted by MattRS1600i
He has every right to if you are still on the premises, once you have left the premises and he wants to call you back then it becomes a whole different ball game. You 'should' have asked for a policeman/independant witness to observe the accusation and following evidence ( or lack of it ), then you have a case for wrongfull accusation
It all depends on whether you had left his premises or not before the accusation was made
That's incorrect mate. You can actually put stuff in your pockets in a shop and nobody can do a thing about it. You're only shoplifting if you step off the premises without paying in the eyes of the law.