Walmart near me has started using receipt checkers lately and they don’t even really do their job, it’s kind of a gimmick really. They just look at the receipt for a second Don’t even look at your cart, but they stop you every time. It’s just such a waste of my time when I’m in a hurry. I had one person even tell me that it was required by law. No it’s not! There’s no law in the USA that says they have to check your receipt.

  • xor@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    a: it’s not a private business if it’s open to the public (sam’s club is private).
    b: how are they going to ban you if you don’t stop to talk to them, and they don’t have your id or name?
    c: just walked past a walmart receipt checker 10 minutes ago, he didn’t even ask me… they can tell when you’re not having any of that shit, and they leave you alone… act like a coward and get treated like one.
    d: imagine if you walk into walmart and they say “hey no blacks allowed, darky”… what’s the basis of your lawsuit? tHeY’rE pRiVaTe!

    you have a right to your privacy… a walmart can’t legally violate that… you can sue… go to law school….
    you can sue over a wet floor or dusty stairs… you can also sue for being banned for refusing to be searched….

    • Dempf@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      6 hours ago

      When I use the word “private” I mean that stores, for the most part, are not owned by the government. I am saying that laws related to private property apply in this situation.

      Technically what we are talking about here is a private business open to the public. And we are specifically talking about non government here, since getting trespassed from public property is a bit different in some ways.

      Yes, there are many laws that apply to a private business open to the public (ADA, civil rights, food safety, etc.).

      But the store is still owned by a company or an individual. They have the right to determine who can be on their property and when, within the bounds of any other applicable laws.

      For the most part my response was concerned with legalities, as you seem confident that a store could lose a lawsuit merely for trespassing an individual. It seems you are claiming that a private business does not have the legal right to trespass an individual?

      I’m not questioning your ability to walk past receipt checkers without talking to them. I do the same thing.

      I do not dispute that refusing to talk to the store makes things more difficult if their goal becomes trespassing you from their property. However, the store does not need your name to tell you that you’re not welcome on their property. If you return, you will be in violation of trespass law. The store also does not need your name to call the police and report a crime. In reality, yes, this is unlikely to happen to you, but it has certainly happened.

      I am not attempting to put under scrutiny your ability to file in court the paperwork necessary for a lawsuit in the event that a store trespasses you.

      My question is: what would be the legal basis for such a lawsuit?