Did They Act Within the Law? Legal Expert on Store Clerks Beating of Alleged 7-Eleven Thief

A video of a suspected shoplifter being hit with a stick by the store clerks he was allegedly stealing from has gone viral. But is what the clerks did legal or illegal? NTD’s Jack Bradley spoke to legal expert Ambrosio Rodriguez on whether the clerks acted within their rights—and whether the state is likely to proceed with prosecutions in such cases.

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