Question: Chloe, an 1 8 - year - old, has been suspected of shoplifting in the past few weeks at her local Target store. Several Target

Chloe, an 18-year-old, has been suspected of shoplifting in the past few weeks at her local Target store. Several Target employees have spoken to each other about her before, mentioning to keep an eye on her. Hammer, a member of Target's private security, claims to witness Chloe walk into a dressing room with five items, and only come out with four. He looks into the dressing room and does not see any items left behind. He approaches her and discreetly asks her to follow him to an office. Chloe does so, and upon entering the office she immediately claims she never took anything. Hammer is cautious not to raise his voice or use threatening language and politely asks for the fifth item from the dressing room. Chloe states that she does not have the item. Hammer is careful to let Chloe sit closest to the open door to the office and makes sure that he does not block the entryway in any way. After Chloe's denial of stealing, Hammer calmly states that she cannot leave until his supervisor gets back about eight hours from now, so that they can resolve the matter.Does Chloe have a strong claim for false imprisonment?S Yes. Hammer told her she could not leave until his supervisor returned in about eight hours, which is unreasonable. Yes, because Chloe was not seen putting the object on her person and leaving the dressing room. No. There was clear probable cause to detain Chloe, as she is a known suspected shoplifter and she did leave the dressing room with one item missing. No. Hammer held her in an open, non-enclosed room and he did not threaten her or accuse her of stealing in any way. Yes, because Hammer inflicted emotional harm (mental cruelty) on Chloe.

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