Racial Profiling with Marshalls retail store..?

Question

I waited in line at the cashier register and then i paided for item.The cashier said " i wont even try to put this in a bag because i know it cant fit" and i said " don't worry about it their are handles" as I'm walking away i then asked asked the cashier " do you know if you guys have any comforter covers?" she said" I'm not sure i only work the cash register " I went on the other side of the register where they were what looked like what i needed but they were golden quilts. As I'm about exit a lady stops me and asked " do i have a receipt for the comforter?"Hence the king size comforter is not in a shopping bag because it can not fit into a bag. I told her i did have the receipt and if she was checking receipts today ? she states "no just yours" .At that point a white man walks through The same door i never made it through . i put the receipt in her face and then walked out and started to cry .My husband had just pulled up the car and when i explained to him what happen he then said ill return the comforter i don't want to support this store.He went inside and i followed him in . I then saw the store manager and i asked him " do you know what just happened?" rudely he says yes and i can hear you" . No one said they were sorry and that they would take care of the situation.I want to know what can be done when your have been racial profiled and targeted?I went to sleep that night and literally had a nightmare of what happened to me. I woke up distraught and still in disbelief .Please help me

Answer 1

As far as the woman at the door was concerned, you just walked from a merchandise display directly to the door, while carrying merchandise that was not in a bag. You didn't walk directly from the checkout. She had no way of knowing for sure if you'd purchased the item, or if you were just a really gutsy thief. Her job was to prevent theft, so she asked for your receipt. You don't say if this "white man" she let walk through was carrying a purchase at all, much less if he was carrying something without a bag. It doesn't sound much like racial profiling to me.

As for the rudeness of the manager, I'll bet that you and your husband didn't politely walk in and request assistance. You probably got up in the manager's face and shouted (thus his "I can hear you" response). His employee did nothing wrong and he was being attacked for it.

If you had been carrying a bag and the woman stopped you and asked for a receipt, that might have been a different story. This just sounds like a woman doing her job, and an overreaction on your part.

Answer 2

It sounds to me like you're looking to cash in with a lawsuit. Racial profiling is necessary with some minorities. Besides, how did she know what reason the item wasn't in a bag? She's not telepathic. Maybe that woman had nightmares after your husband was rude to her.

Get over it.This is just another "oppressive whitey" story. That woman was doing her job.