Originally Posted by
Xdashdriver
‘Walmart employees can most certainly legally detain you in many jurisdictions if they have legal grounds to believe you have been shoplifting. I’ve witnessed and assisted many a Walmart security employee chasing shoplifters through the parking lot. Corporate policy may dictate otherwise but that’s a different matter.
For a crime yes. Although there are some limits on that, citizen's arrest is not always an option for minor crimes (retail security typically has a special allowance for shoplifting, varies by jusrisdiction).
For violation of company policy, no that would be kidnapping.