This concept is an import from China.
A retailer doing this in Canada would be guilty of extortion. You cannot threaten criminal prosecution to gain a civil advantage -- it's illegal here.
This concept is an import from China.
A retailer doing this in Canada would be guilty of extortion. You cannot threaten criminal prosecution to gain a civil advantage -- it's illegal here.
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I hadn't thought about that, but it seems rather obvious in retrospect. Are there any cases of Canadian retailers trying this?
Not as obviously as in NYC but sometimes the "civil claims" letters sent after a shoplifting come very close
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