梅西雇员只能摸武器，不能擅自在顾客身上搜索商品。

梅西的错误在于，将嫌犯顾客请入办公室后，他们仅仅能够将顾客上下摸一边以防武器，而不是马上搜身寻找失窃商品（翻领子）。

除非顾客同意搜身，即使警察在逮捕前也不能搜。逮捕后，进监狱前要全身裸体搜的。这些搜查原则每个警察都有培训。商店职工不专业，被索赔没有什么可怜的。美国社会不允许任何人（包括警察）随意搜别人的身体，这是人的基本尊严。

Shoplifter Processing

Once you make it to a private office ... One of the first steps is to make sure the setting is safe and the shoplifter is not carrying accessible weapons. This is accomplished by a simple external pat down, or by separating handbags, packages, and other containers from the immediate grasp of the shoplifter. A pat down is not a license for a search and should be conducted by a person of the same sex. Searching pockets and handbags might be illegal in your state, so leave that job for the police upon arrest.