Larry was shopping at a Target store when he suddenly remembered he had an appointment with his Law 240 professor. Larry placed his backpack on a table, pulled his calendar notebook out of his backpack to confirm the
time he wrote down with the time stated in his phone calendar app, and quickly discovered that he would be late
for the appointment. Larry put the notebook back into his backpack and ran out of the store. As he exited, the
security guard asked Larry to accompany the guard to an office at the back of the store. Larry went with the guard.
Once there, the guard accused Larry of shoplifting and searched the backpack. The guard found the calendar
notebook, saw that it was already used and marked in, and apologized to Larry, explaining that the store had
recently been experiencing an outbreak of thefts. The whole incident took less than five (5) minutes. Under these
circumstances:
a. The Target store has a conditional privilege to stop persons it believes are shoplifting and the guard did not
detain Larry for an unreasonable period.
b. Larry can sue the Target store for false imprisonment.
c. the Target store has no conditional privilege to stop persons it believes are shoplifting and will be liable for
punitive damages.
d. Larry can sue the Target store for emotional distress and battery.