Posted on 03/17/2010 6:00:06 AM PDT by Hoodat
Wal-Mart officials are looking at security tapes after an announcement was made for "all black people'' to leave a store in South Jersey.
A man used the public-address system at the Route 42 store in Washington Township Sunday night and calmly announced: "Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now.''
Patricia Covington and Shelia Ellington were inside the store when it happened and told the Courier Post that customers and store employees looked stuneed when they heard it.
"In 2010, I want to know why such statements are being made because it flies in the face of what we teach them [our kids] at home, and that's tolerance for people," said Ellington.
Ellington and other customers let store management and police know they were upset.
They asked the store to use the same announcement system to apologize to customers that night, which it did.
Wal-Mart management called the incident "unacceptable," and said it's working to make sure nothing like this happens at any other stores.
Washington Township police and the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office are investigating the incident as a possible bias crime.
"I can't believe it in this day and age," Covington told the paper. "Wal-Mart needs to be more responsible."
Covington and Elllington are boycotting the store.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcphiladelphia.com ...
See post #118. I'm betting a set-up.
thought the same........
Unless they thought that there was a more sinster motive, such as asking all the blacks to leave so that some sniper could shoot them all as they exited. I know that’s a stretch, but that’s the only reason I can think of why the police were called.
‘stuned’ is an old joke on FR. Search the “FR Speak” thread for “beeber like device”.
What is that hanging between her legs?
I just want to know ow many black people actually left versus those that went looking for the creep.
anyone who thinks Wal Mart said this on purpose is nuts
The announcement seems to have worked.
LOL :)
A teachable moment?
Umm...Lurkin, you haven’t been in South Jersey any time lately, have you? :)
"Stay out da WalMart! Stay out da Walmart!"
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