Al is an employee at Spatula City, a retail store that sells only spatulas. One day...

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Al is an employee at Spatula City, a retail store that sells only spatulas. One day Al sees a customer, George, come into the store wearing sunglasses, and a large coat with many pockets. George is acting strangely, and obviously and deliberately avoids contact with Al. Al notices that several shelves are missing items after George passes them by. Al believes George is shoplifting and orders the in-house guard dog, a 160-pound Wolf hybrid named Satan, to corner George. Al then throws handfuls of raw meat at George, and screams, "Admit you were stealing or burn in hell!" George later sues Al for false imprisonment. Who wins and why? George wins. Al's method of detention was unreasonable. Al wins. George could have left at any time and chose not to. Al wins. George was clearly stealing. Al wins. Pursuant to the privilege to detain, Al is permitted to investigate a customer suspected of shoplifting. Al is an employee at Spatula City, a retail store that sells only spatulas. One day Al sees a customer, George, come into the store wearing sunglasses, and a large coat with many pockets. George is acting strangely, and obviously and deliberately avoids contact with Al. Al notices that several shelves are missing items after George passes them by. Al believes George is shoplifting and orders the in-house guard dog, a 160-pound Wolf hybrid named Satan, to corner George. Al then throws handfuls of raw meat at George, and screams, "Admit you were stealing or burn in hell!" George later sues Al for false imprisonment. Who wins and why? George wins. Al's method of detention was unreasonable. Al wins. George could have left at any time and chose not to. Al wins. George was clearly stealing. Al wins. Pursuant to the privilege to detain, Al is permitted to investigate a customer suspected of shoplifting.