To think he should of called the police

[WrappedInABlankie]

A woman in boots leans into pram and tries to strangle the baby

Wth is this world coming too, he just let her stroll out the shop!

Yes, back to the point, and thanks for the information about store security. I genuinely thought they had the right to detain anyone within the store.

Why does simply writing "have" or "should have" equate to humiliating someone? There are some incredibly sensitive little flowers on here. Why not just move on without feeling you have to pile in and have a bunfight?

I think just correcting the grammar without even contributing to the original discussion is rude and wanky.
At least look like you're not just jumping in with a bitchplop by commenting on the discussion point, one blooming line would do it.
But no, people are salivating to correct the op, even when fifty people have already 'helpfully' done it before them.

Au contraire - I was following your lead

How many fucking pedants does it take to point out one mistake?

What is this 'should of' business? What does it mean?

The security guard doesn't have any more authority to detain anyone than you do. He could make a "citizen's arrest" but for that to be valid there are a number of conditions to be met, which can get quite complicated. Most security guards are under very strict instructions that they should NOT detain someone under any circumstances except [a very specific combination of events under which it's definitely legal].

Realistically he had a choice to make between trying to keep her talking/persuade her to have a nice sit down voluntarily (while a colleague called the police) or getting her out of the shop and well away from the child she'd just attacked.

There is nothing snotty about correcting grammar - it is no different to correcting something that is factually wrong. There is however, imo, something wrong when people think accuracy in writing does not matter and become abusive towards those who correct it. There is an inverted snobbery about it. Just saying

Anyone can make a mistake- a typo, a slip, a forgotten or confused fact. If we get it wrong, there is nothing offensive in someone pointing that out. Why are people so touchy about it?

If you see that some twat one has already gleefully pointed out a mistake then maybe, yunno, keep your trap shut?

It's how you go about it though isn't it Lulu? Asking people not to be rude and pile in on a poster does not equate to saying accuracy in writing doesn't matter.

Accuracy in writing matters.

Being pleasant, polite and respectful matters.

Why not leave it at one correction per thread then?
Why do so many posters feel the need to pile on after the initial correction to replicate the post, then write posts congratulating each other on their pedantry?
I understand cross posting, but that is often not the case.

Just saying...

...Or as Carpet put it, far more succinctly than me.

Yes, good to have my question clarified by someone who knows the answer, wouldn't you say RJ?

I too am fed up of the rude pedantry on here, despite being a teacher and apostrophe obsessive, according to my friends, family and colleagues. No need for rudeness.

I think I'd have gone berserk if it had been my dd in the buggy. That poor mother.

I agree totally about rudeness. Some people were extremely rude to RJnomore - swearing at her and being abusive. It works all ways. Any sort of unkindness is not on really.

Have

at datahub.

I am not certain that a prosecution will be successful if it is based on the CCTV and the mother's word. Hopefully others actually saw the woman's hand around baby's neck .

Some really strange people out there.

Sorry but it's like nails down a blackboard......HAVE, he should HAVE

So OT here, but if a security guard thinks that you have stolen something, can you refuse to be detained & just walk out?

Shocked re the correction of grammer rather than what op posted about. Please can i have it on record im dyslexic so any incorrect grammer, spelling i do on any post could be down to that (or my ipad which randomly changes words to give my posts more interest).

Op tbh i understand why the security guard let the lady go as the mum doesnt make too much of a scene at the time.

Good job you pointed that out Frank because nobody else has noticed. Wow, you're like, so clever. Well done!

Didl, you can refuse sure, but they are allowed to use minimum force to detain you pending police arrival

Wonder what minimum force is??

Because surely they can/t restrain you in any way?