Wal Mart PA Annoucement: "All Blacks Must Leave Now!&qu

http://www.newser.com/story/83579/wal-mart-announcement-tells-all-blacks-to-leave.html

WTF. Shit always goes down at Wal Mart!

(Newser) – A New Jersey Wal-Mart in Washington Township, New Jersey is checking security footage to find out who used the PA system to order "all black people" to leave the store. Over a dozen black customers were in the store when a male voice said: "Attention Walmart customers, all black people must leave the store now." Police are treating the incident as a bias crime.

A Wal-Mart spokesman said the company is "appalled" by the incident. "Some of our customers are upset at us, and I understand why they're upset," he told CNN. It's unclear whether the racist prankster was one of the store's 700 full and part-time employees, as some of the branch's in-store telephones can be accessed by customers, police said.

"Once I heard that, it was almost like a hush over the whole store momentarily because no one had believed what had taken place." - Wal-Mart customer Sheila Ellington

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So what do you think of this? What would you do or think if you heard this at a Wal Mart?

wtf? now black people cant even shop in peace.

It was probably some teen who did it on a dare and thought it was funny. It's so easy to get on the PA system at wal-mart.

I should go to Target and go "ladies and gentleman....GENITAL WARTS"

^LMAO WTF?!

Who the hell and why the hell?! SMH!

LMAO! WOW!

If you are black, aisan, mexican or any other racial group you can think of you are the same as a white person.

That makes what this guy did wrong.

lol wut? I don't know what fantasy realm you are living in, but not all races are the same as a 'white' person.

Whoever did it, while politically incorrect, is hilarious.

During that brief moment of shocked silence, I would've yelled "Hell no! I'm not going until they replace this broken iPod like that damn extended warranty I paid for promised!"

What would make it funnier, if that actual person was Black....i mean it wasn't would start off this whole racist drama that doesn't really need to happen

Lauren wrote:

During that brief moment of shocked silence, I would've yelled "Hell no! I'm not going until they replace this broken iPod like that damn extended warranty I paid for promised!"

I would've said "well, I'm not black, I'm brown."

Serial wrote:

lol wut? I don't know what fantasy realm you are living in, but not all races are the same as a 'white' person.

Whoever did it, while politically incorrect, is hilarious.

I meant as in they are all human.

VLG. wrote:

Serial wrote:

lol wut? I don't know what fantasy realm you are living in, but not all races are the same as a 'white' person.

Whoever did it, while politically incorrect, is hilarious.

I meant as in they are all human.

And your point is.....really??

The Resurrection of NCD wrote:

^LMAO WTF?!

Who the hell and why the hell?! SMH!

good job at killing the Family Guy reference lol

KiwiKevin: Too Hot for WD wrote:

VLG. wrote:

Serial wrote:

lol wut? I don't know what fantasy realm you are living in, but not all races are the same as a 'white' person.

Whoever did it, while politically incorrect, is hilarious.

I meant as in they are all human.

And your point is.....really??

My point is that this was unnessecary slander (when is there ever nessescary slander?) for a non-exsistent reason.

Ohh please, not because one tiger is a regular tiger and the other is a white tiger, doesn't mean they aren't going to attack each others because they are both tigers.and not because one is a pittbull and one is a bulldog doesn't mean they aren't going to attack each other because they are both doggs.

Yes we are all human i agree, but we are al diffrent races regardless. SO your whole "We are the same race, we are all human" is total BS "We are all the same race we are all dogs, but i'll bite your head off if i have too".

I don't care about racism, because my mom is white, my dad is black, i could care less because it doesn't bother me, but doesn't mean my mom and dad are the same damn, race, it's damn retarted to think so. If we were all the same race, we would have the same cultures, habbits, beliefs, etc.

Notice each race has their belief,within those beliefs have other belief and so one.

So your whole "We are all the same race......we are all human" has been pissing me off tbh. I'd sit and listen to any racist remark in the world before i'd have to hear that lie again.

Can I just point out that I never said that everyone is the same races. I said we are all human so don't pull your BS on me.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (March 20) -- A 16-year-old boy who police said made an announcement at Walmart ordering all black people in the southern New Jersey store to leave was charged with harassment and bias intimidation, authorities said Saturday.

The boy, whose name is not being released because he is a juvenile, grabbed one of the courtesy phones at Walmart's Washington Township store Sunday evening and calmly announced: "Attention, Walmart customers: All black people, leave the store now," police said.

The teen was arrested Friday and released to the custody of his parents; police did not know whether he had a lawyer.

"This was an extremely disturbing event on many levels," Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean Dalton said at a news conference. "Any statements like these that can cause harm or grave concern must be addressed as quickly we possibly can."
Mel Evans, AP
Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean Dalton, right, and Washington Township Police Chief Rafael Muniz said Saturday that a 16-year-old was arrested on charges of harassment and bias intimidation in the case of a racial comment that was made over the public-address system at a Walmart store in southern New Jersey.


Dalton said the case would be handled in juvenile court in neighboring Atlantic County, where the boy lives. He would not say whether the boy has a criminal record, citing the teen's age, and would not disclose the teen's race, saying that did not factor into the investigation.

The 16-year-old has been charged with harassment and bias intimidation.

Authorities would not say whether the announcement was planned or made impulsively. Police said they were also investigating a teenage boy who accompanied the suspect to the store, but the other boy has not been charged.

Officials for Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said the announcement was "unacceptable," and Dalton praised the company for its strong cooperation in the investigation.

"We're pleased this matter is resolved," Walmart spokesman David Tovar said in a statement issued after the news conference. "We have updated our intercom system at this store to prevent this from happening again. We again apologize to all of our customers and associates who had to listen to something so offensive."

Although a manager quickly went on the intercom system and apologized for the remark, many customers expressed their anger to store management. Some community members said Saturday that they've heard reports of similar incidents happening at the store in recent months that were not reported to police.

"We are concerned about that, and we're looking into these incidents. We want to work with the community to make sure these types of incidents don't happen," said Loretta Winters, president of the Gloucester County chapter of the NAACP.

Winters said she hopes the boy will get counseling and be educated about sensitivity so he can understand the consequences of his actions.

"I'm assuming this person didn't realize how hurtful his comments were," she said.

The incident was the latest in a series of problems the retailer has had in its dealings with minorities and women.

There have been several past instances of black customers claiming they were treated unfairly at Walmart stores, and the company faced lawsuits alleging that women were passed over in favor of men for pay raises and promotions.

In February 2009, the retailer paid $17.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in its hiring of truck drivers.

And the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the company in May 2009, claiming some Hispanic employees at a Sam's Club subsidiary in California were subjected to a hostile work environment. That suit alleges managers failed to stop repeated verbal harassment, including the use of derogatory words, against employees of Mexican descent.

However, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has said the company has worked hard in recent years to show it cares about diversity.