Q: Can I get charged for anything for this?
Hello, I was in walmart with a few friends, im 16 and there was a kid running around, He was around 12 and I danced and said “ooga booga” he then said “f*ck you” and I then said it back laughing it off and just talked back and forth for about 10 seconds, I then walked away and so did he, we kept walking and we saw him again, he gave us the middle finger and then walked in a display and we laughed it off and as we were walking out his mom was screaming at us and calling us “retards” and cussing us out, she then proceeded to follow us and take pictures of us and our license plate and followed us too the next light and drove away, is there anything I did wrong that I can get in legal trouble for, I never had intent of harassing anyone and never followed him for more than 2 seconds when I said ooga booga then turned around, thanks!
A: Unfortunately, you never know what the kid or the mom might tell the police (if they even called the police). Fortunately, Walmart stores generally have good video surveillance systems. If you are contacted by the police you should immediately contact an experienced criminal defense attorney in your area to represent you during your interaction with the police. An experienced defense attorney will also know how to contact Walmart to preserve the video footage of the interaction which would be instrumental in proving what happened.
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