"A person may not remain on private property.... after having been notified by the owner or the owner's agent not to do so." (crazy link.... I wouldn't click on it if I wasn't the one who posted it
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They didn't press charges, so therefore you "aren't a criminal". But you still broke a law. You made the point that you were "polite" and that the cops came and only "heard their side". This doesn't matter, you were trespassing.
This of course doesn't mean you deserved to be roughed up or beaten, but when I read your account of events, I felt like I was missing something. I wasn't there, so I can't say. Regardless of who was at fault, maybe it is best you won't be in that store again for awhile.
They didn't press charges, so therefore you "aren't a criminal". But you still broke a law. You made the point that you were "polite" and that the cops came and only "heard their side". This doesn't matter, you were trespassing.
This of course doesn't mean you deserved to be roughed up or beaten, but when I read your account of events, I felt like I was missing something. I wasn't there, so I can't say. Regardless of who was at fault, maybe it is best you won't be in that store again for awhile.
