They can legally detain you if they suspect you of stealing. Unless the laws have changed, not having a receipt or not buying anything doesn't qualify as being suspicious but that's the rational they are using. In that case they are detaining you unlawfully which is why people are up in arms over this happening.Sure, anything is possible. I just don't see your scenario as likely given that there doesn't seem to be any examples of it and we don't know the specific theft prevention and escalation policies.
How are corporations legally detaining people without the legal right to do so? This doesn't make sense. If a corporation can legally detain someone then by defintion they have the right to do it. Were trying to say that corporations are detaining people without the legal authority to do it?
Sadly, there aren't so many small clothing stores left and they wouldn't be able to afford all those security measures. Sorry, how are these small clothing stores getting away with murder?
I was referring to big corporations getting away with murder, not small clothing stores.