A closer look
Despite the intimidating folded arms and the matching black shirts, those guards have the exact same jurisdiction as your grandmother. Bouncers possess absolutely no special legal right to detain you, search you, or physically throw you onto the pavement. Their power is entirely rooted in the basic legal right of a property owner to deny entry. If they actually lay hands on you unnecessarily, they are committing straightforward battery, making their tough-guy routine a massive liability nightmare.
