Allegedly, WM associates challenged black people to demonstrate that they had not stolen goods, but left their white companions alone:
Ten shoppers filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Wal-Mart Stores Inc., alleging that employees in the Avon store targeted them as potential shoplifters based on their race.Is suing WM in Boston for conduct in Alabama a form of venue-shopping?The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Boston, claims that in 2002 and 2003, employees at the store followed the shoppers, then searched their shopping bags, purses and clothing. None of the shoppers was charged with shoplifting....
In December, the shoppers offered to settle the case for $400,000, according to the lawsuit. Wal-Mart offered to enter into private mediation with the shoppers, but did not make a settlement offer.
Posted by Kevin on July, 12 2005 at 04:51 PM
Bob Pence wrote:What's with the wands? Do the associates at the exits (un-greeters?) now have an RFID antenna to check if you slipped anything of high value into a box or bag? That's what it looked like to me recently at the Dumfries, VA Wal-Mart. Anyone else see this anywhere?
Sorry, bad implementation. Have the RFID antennae at the registers, not wanding people as if they are going through airport security. If you don't catch someone stealing something on tape while inside the store, or possibly eyewitness it without video backup (risky enough), no way you can catch them at the exit. Deniability; "I didn't put it there."
-- July 12, 2005 08:46 PM ∞
