Quote Quoting cdwjava
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Some states may have a law that specifically precludes a private person search, but, there is no specific statute that makes it a crime for a private person to snoop inside of another's personal property and there are laws that prevent you from battering others - especially if you have been detained or arrested under the law. Not to mention the fact that using force in the commission of a theft is something we call "robbery" (as mentioned by WhosThatGuy above) which is a violent and serious felony.

A security guard can snoop into my bag only if the bag is just sitting there, out of my hands. But what if I am holding the bag and I am using force to prevent the guard from snooping into the bag?

And how would a guard just snoop into my pockets? I can use force to stop him from doing that.