June's car was parked just outside the east door of the Civic Center. When she tried to exit, three ominous-looking gang members were blocking that door. She called the police who arrested the three for loitering. If June brings suit against them for false imprisonment:

A) she will lose if there was another exit she could have used.
B) she will lose because she was not harmed by the confinement.
C) she will win even if there was another way out because she was, in effect, being confined to the Civic Center.
D) she will win because they were blocking her passage to her car.

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Final Answer : A, Explanation :  CFalse imprisonment involves an intentional act to confine or restrain someone to a bounded area without lawful authority. A) June would likely lose if there was another exit she could have used, as false imprisonment requires the plaintiff to be confined to a bounded area without any reasonable means of escape. C) However, she could win if it's determined that being effectively confined to the Civic Center, despite the presence of another exit, constitutes false imprisonment, as the presence of gang members could have made it unreasonable for her to use the other exit, thus making her feel confined.

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