People boycott Wal-mart after their announcement that all black people leave the store
March 18th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt ( 5 comments )
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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March 19th, 2010 at 12:29 am
I am apalled. As much money as my family and I spend at Walmart, to have someone say such a thing is just plan racist. It does not matter if a customer or employee made the annoucement. No one saw anyone, I don’t believe it,Walmart is covering its behind. My friends and family will no long shop at Walmart again. See how long you stay in business. YOU WILL MISS OUR money.
March 19th, 2010 at 3:41 am
“RACIST” ? DO YOU MEAN PEOPLE WHO RACE THINGS; HORSES, DOGS, CARS? MAYBE YOU MEAN THOSE AMOUNG US WHO HAVE CREATED THE TERM TO GEATE HATE AND DISSENTION IN ORDER TO TURN A PROFIT AND STAY IN THE NEWS. “FOOLS NAMES LIKE FOOLS FACES , OFTEN SEEN IN PUBLIC PLACES” ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE THE ANOUNCEMENT REFERED TO “BLACK PEOPLE”; WHICH IS A PRETTY RUDE THING TO DO. SOME PEOPLE MAY BE SENSITIVE ABOUT THE COLOR OF THIER SKIN. AS FAR AS “RACE” GOES THERE IS ONLY ONE “RACE” THE HUMAN RACE AND WE COME IN ALL SHAPE , SIZES AND COLORS! GET OVER IT!
March 21st, 2010 at 1:04 am
obviously, the person making this comment”get over it” has never walked in the shose of a person victimized by racisim. You haters will have a lot of explaining to do on judgment day!
March 23rd, 2010 at 1:31 am
I’ve been there , denied jobs and opportinity because of my skin color. I refuse to lower myself to the level of your “haters”. The only way to cure these people it to educate them not to be “haters” . Ingnorance we can cure through education; stupidity howerver is a permenent affliction and there’s little we can do about it! They will ,as you say, have to explain themselves to our maker on judgement day! Get over your predudice and hate, ask the lord for forgiveness and the strenght to help others!
May 4th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
You know that the consition did say we are all created equal,and as i read my bible their is know difference either.WELL WAL-MART WHAT KNOW I DO NOT LIKE SPENDING MONEY IN YOUR STORE’S EITHER..