#shoplifting #bodycam #policearrest Inside the security room of a Walmart, a shoplifting suspect is already in handcuffs when this bodycam footage begins. Store staff tell the officer the total was $88.62 in ticket switching, point to video of a tag being taken off a candle, and say some items were never scanned. The officer tells her the charge is a misdemeanor with a preset bond at the jail, and the arrest quickly becomes a race against the clock. Her dog is sitting in the security room, her son is still at school, and she has roughly fifteen minutes to get a friend to the store. On speakerphone, still cuffed, she calls for help, complains that the officers have no heart, and asks whether she can bail herself out. Is a custodial arrest necessary for a misdemeanor shoplifting charge under $100? What are police required to do with a pet or a child's pickup when a parent is taken to jail? How does a preset bond work? Disclaimer: This video is for educational and analytical purposes only and is not legal advice.

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