What to do if my 10 year old daughter went into a gas station convenient store to purchase snacks for camp and was wrongly accused of theft?
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What to do if my 10 year old daughter went into a gas station convenient store to purchase snacks for camp and was wrongly accused of theft?
She was approached by a female clerk accusing her of stealing, grabbed her arm, and began digging through her pockets only to find nothing but her cell phone. I believe my daughter was violated and wish to pursue legal charges against this clerk. What charges if any are appropriate for this action?
Asked on July 31, 2013 under Personal Injury, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
There probably is no legal action worth pursuing: that is not to make light of the violation experienced by your daughter, but without some injury (physical harm; imprisonment for a time; publication of accusations of theft, damaging reputation; etc.), you would almost certainly spend more on a lawsuit than you would recover; the legal system only provides nominal, or very small, compensation when there is no actual injury or loss. You could contact the police and relate what happened to the, to see if the authorities believe a crime was committed; but if they are not interested in pursuing the matter, there is no effective way to make them do so.
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