People boycott Wal-mart after their announcement that all black people leave the store
March 18th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington Township, Mar 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) People are boycotting Wal-mart store, after an inappropriate announcement was made there. In the New Jersey store an announcement was made over the public-address system that said, “Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now.” The announcement was made by a male, and witnesses said that he made the announcement in a very calm and composed voice. The customers, who were present in the store at that time, were horrified and they couldn’t believe their ears.
The management of Wal-mart later apologized to all the customers, and said that the incident was simply unacceptable. The company spokesperson Ashley Hardie said that the inappropriate announcement was simply ‘unacceptable’. The company officials are also planning to take adequate steps, so that this kind of unwarranted and inappropriate episode is not repeated in the future.
The Washington Township’s police and the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office also are investigating into the incident, in an effort to find the culprit. Meanwhile the company officials are reviewing the security tapes in an effort to find out who could be behind this incident. “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.
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