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Black family says they were racially profiled at Nike store, accused of stealing $12 basketball.

 

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She should have checked the receipt counter check from the clerk and a simple 'my mistake' would have been sufficient.

Saw the clip on tv. It was definitely a racist claim.

They’re lucky they didn’t get shot by WhitePoliceOfficers!

That's a BAD STOP. Retailers have LP guidelines for a reason, & pursuing w/ no proof is irresponsible. Don't stay mad- SUE! Send her a thank you card for the check Nike is about to write ya!

Belligerent people make a big deal out of nothing, attempt to play race card.

Since when is asking to show a receipt racist. You walk out of a store without a product in a bag, expect to be asked to show proof of purchase, regardless of your race. I’m white and I’ve been asked to see my receipt numerous times, and I showed it without bitching.

Videos like these probably create more issues in terms of racial profiling. Potentially criminals out there might target stores where there is racial discrimination and items are being stolen... I’m not on either side but this video seems like 5mins of fame. I’ve seen worse...

Why argue about showing a receipt? If they produce a receipt, the manager looks stupid, & family has legit complaint to corporate abt the treatment. Their over emotional response to accusation betray them. I don’t think they had the receipt. My opinion based on what I just saw.

Well it sounds a bit weird, the guy is saying I’ll pay for it and the lady saying we paid already... then the receipt read out is unclear. Seems like a fair question to ask for a receipt rather than creating this drama over a ball and a little bit of fame.

The media pointing at Nike pretty hard these last few weeks.

This is not shocking it's based on facts, statistics and experience. She was wrong this time but you don't report all the times she was right, doesn't fit the minority victim narrative

I hope that black family sue the pants off her for being malicious just because she is using her colour as a weapon against them.

Hold on, I think I've seen this one before.

Wow awesome headlines white against blacks ,how about on national blackout day all white people get whiter how's that for continuos crap regarding the colour of a person's skin !* Skin same as brain dead as example , my brains more intelligent than a average Americans retarded 1

Masky_Jay_Hoody That's Trump America for you.

Just be quiet for a sec. perhaps she just following protocols and went too far. Everyone were calm and collected except the ones nonstop talking all heated up. Let’s solve the issue and have an agreement. I’m sure this happens to other races too!

That’s because as the MSM says You are people of color!

Its shit like this that we need to better about how news is shared amongst millions. We’re creating this and it’s only getting worse.

Right there. The woman is totally in the wrong, the black people are justifiably upset, and what does the white pig say? “You’re intimidating her“ Right… Fucking… There!

If they pulled receipt out right away everything would have been avoided why make an arguement

Its not racist the couple that bought the basketball escalated the situation by refusing to show a receipt till the cops got involved. Then claim racism when store employees have a job to do. Its racist when you make it racist or you want sue for free money

Just to be clear...if you're Black, purchasing an item AND having a receipt FOR that purchase will still get you accused of the theft OF THAT ITEM? And, the cops were protecting the store employee who made that bogus allegation? How fucked is that? I'm white & I'm outraged! 🤬

Blacks back at it again

Just show them the receipt & tell them FU

How is she now suddenly the one being intimidated? She chased them down, and then called the police, who were all too willing to believe her. Now, she is standing there like the fragile little victim. She had big energy to run after them, and now she is afraid?🙄🙃

I call mularky

My brother in law ( white) was recently stopped in a store in NY for allegedly stealing a china mug! The ( black) security guard had accused him and checked his bag and realised he hadn’t. No apology! But so what? What exactly is your issue?

They should sue Nike. The news report showed the receipt for the purchase. For that lady to get a cop to confront these people, then a big mouth female cop was trying her best to escalate the matter, was dangerous. All of this in front of the child. Find a good attorney. Nike

So did they steal it? I think they did, and then played a race card. So typical ... thiefs

Profiling of basketball Americans must stop

All they had to do is show the receipt that they bought the ball. Instead they wanted to be argumentative. There was no racial profiling by the manager.

T can't help it

Russia didn’t work, the porn actress didn’t work, taxes didn’t work, let’s try racism-rinse repeat. There are how many hundreds of millions of people in this country? Even 50 incidents a day is nothing in comparison. Some people are assholes. It’s not a commentary on the country.

Not news.

If you would like to be a part of CHANGE then stop the race-baiting headlines. It doesn't do ANY good at all. Retail theft happens everywhere. It's not headline news. Your story is supporting racial division and that is sad.

It's time to retire 'racially profiled' and just start saying black. 'They were black at Nike', 'they were black at the park', 'they were black waiting on a friend'.

Watch it! Don’t take that “killing Jesus” thing away from my people, that accusation belongs to us!😄 Why do they have to say “Black Family” White families don’t steal?

What I see is a manager trying to prevent someone from possibly stealing an item from their store by asking to see the receipt. You will then see the accused start a fight, instead of simply complying with the request. This has nothing to do with race. No line was really crossed.

SHOW ME A PROOF OF PICTURE OF ANY NIKE MERCHANDISE COSTING UNDER $12 (THAT'S ORIGINAL). ENOUGH OF THE BS.ALWAYS FINGER POINTING TOWARD'S THE BLACK RACE.GET A LIFE.. REPORT SOME REAL NEWS..DAMM. .YEAH I SAID IT WHAT!!

WOOF

It becoming a pattern that any white person with any score to settle can accuse any black person with killing Jesus, knowing full well the police and the National Guard will turn up to protect the accuser and give the black person hell.

All over a $12.00 basketball some people take there $9.00 a hour job way too serious

Well they had to steal something fcs

Black family key word way can’t it just be a family

But let a gay conservative get beat senseless by ANTIFA & liberal media propaganda machines DO NOT cover it...

so if you are black and want to steal: Nike will no longer check you

It’s hard to find one article title that isn’t aimed to click bait

I can't even look. It disgusts me!

Well, at least she is good at jumping to a conclusion

But I thought nike was woke

Why the hell is a store manager running down people anyways? I mean thats a good way to actually get fired.

Race baiting again.

A misunderstanding obviously so stop reporting this hate and divide news!

btw I'm not watching a 30 second ad so I can see your news video. Youve got to be kidding.

Will that douche Kaepernick boycott Nike?

Sometimes running after someone isn’t worth it

Wendy Magee

Maybe they did

Why wouldn't you just show your receipt? I've been asked countless times to show my receipt for items I have purchased that are not bagged. I simply show my receipt and move on. If they had done this the police wouldn't have been called and they wouldn't have a viral news story.

We need to condemn the entire organization for the actions of a single idiot.

Yawn..... that’s how it works now. Do something bad, call it racism when you’re caught. This is the new paradigm. Everything is racist because the media gave that word power

So they stole sneakers

How come your logo same as Huawei?

Not sure what's going on around the country as blacks are continued to be accused of almost all the social hard crimes and physical violences. A result of fear on street to see blackmen being around, a social anthropophobia is in a wrong world.

So if a black lady accused a white person of stealing would this be racist or on the news at all

Just show your receipt that you bought the ball and stop grandstanding!!!

Im glad she got fired. 2 WORDS: BIG DUMMY

It’s not racial profiling. It’s I saw a kid run out my store with merchandise and I followed and tried to get it back. The title is just clickbait to get people emotionally charged and ignore what’s being said.

It's time to retire the term 'racially profiled'. Just say black. They were black at Nike. They were black at the park. They were black while waiting on a friend.

Yep it was just for the color of your skin. Always a victim. Would they say that if the worker was black. Of course not.

Wait...they don’t racially profile in progressive Southern California...That’s a mistake.

Lol. Race card.

Uh oh Kaepernick7 gonna give Nike hell

Ooo are we going to progress back to obama administration levels of racial tension again?

How is this nbc news worthy? White and black and Hispanic get falsely accused all the time. But would only black family get newsworthy? That in itself seems racist

I don’t wear Nike products.

File the lawsuit! Descrimination should cost her!

Stealing is second nature;go to any mall

So they stole a basketball

Was the basketball taken outside the store without a sales slip?

Oksista4U PD just made it worse. PD was telling the man to lower his voice when he was upset. PD was not listening! When u falsely accuse someone of stealing u lose business

Would this be in the news if it was a white family!?

People steal all day;they were raised like that.mommy did it.and now kid does it

Nike Nikestore should fire this woman immediately. THIS HAS TO STOP. Every American states on a regular basis that America is Great. America has fallen & fallen hard to rock bottom. Virtually every day we are seeing whites attacking non-whites for no reason. CNN MSNBC ABC

Oh brother

But but Nike is woke

JUST ANOTHER RACIST BIGOT CALLING THE POLICE ON A BLACK MAN.

Why are the police turning her into the victim?! She’s intimidated by the family?! The family needs to calm down?! The family is antagonizing her?! Kaepernick7 social injustices at a Nike store?!

NBC = nothing but crap

Racist ..The individual that is always crying about it. Can we all collectively be permitted to surface for a little air before another accusation?

Well, did they steal the basketball or not?

Meh..odds are 6 out of 10 maybe 7. If you're a betting security guard at a mall. Lez be honest

It's called a turkey over ESPN

Omg. Show them the receipt and shut the fuck up. No ones profiling you. Go home. You don’t take toys out and play with them in the middle of the store for this reason. Grow up

Nike what’s up with this?

she 's probably a MAGA supporter.

What business do black people have in a Nike store anyway? They can't afford anything! They put all their money into rims and paint jobs on their cars and wonder why they can't afford anything else.

I believe blacks have very dehumizing live in America, the racists.

Nike sure hope she was fired nikestore NikeNYC Nike kustoo NickEngvall

Let’s get to the bottom of this this story asap Nike

Clearly the customer would have gone to the register and an employee would have transacted the purchase. Before accusing them this employee should and could have easily asked her co worker if it was paid for. Another case of being black in trump land!!!!!

So one family’s opinion in a story that can’t be proven makes national news? The definition of race baiting and a prime example of political bias. They knew they would get a rise out of the weak followers

Nike should give them $12 coupons for life.

Did they?

3 cops for a $12 basketball...

Mistakes happens

She is going to regret her 15 minutes of fame! Nike should not fire her. Guilt and taunting customers will drive her to quit. Feel sorry for her.

Officers should be ashamed; allowing this employee to think she was justified in wrongfully accusing the couple of stealing. The employee could not stand seeing this Black family together, wanted officer to provoke, then out of fear, kill the dad.

Just boycott the store.

The officers should have told this lady she was wrong for following them. Even if they left the store, a security camera could've have contacted. Instead, saying that the blacks were 'intimidating the employee'. She is revealed no need to fire her.

Nike needs to worry more about this than making Kaepernick7 happy.

If I got stopped...I’d show them my receipt🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ so Stupid! I’ve been stopped by the buzzers NUMEROUS TIMES

NBC is racist in the way they spun their coverage. The store manager and the police are doing their jobs and behaving calmly and professionally. Democrats have turned every interaction into a false racism claim with their destructive hate filled rhetoric.

Typical liberal trolling. No evidence of “profiling, just disgraceful accusations

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I knew racism on the left was real. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 This is rich Nike

Not news. Probably bullshit. NBC

This is so funny. Nike being racist. . . Wonder what Kaepernick has to say about this? Did the child stand for the National Anthem or something?

Where’s KAP?

I thought Nike went all in on the black dollars and told white dollars to buy elsewhere?

Nike, huh? This is gonna be good. Maybe Kapernick will call for a boycott.

Show me the money!!!!

All the customers had to do was show the receipt instead of acting line beligerant assholes and making a scene. If they were like that with the police officers there, I can only imagine they were much worse before they showed up.

This is unreal

I have never been accused of stealing anything. Even walking out of stores with items in a cart not bagged. Not even asked most of the time. Pretty sure if I looked different that would not be the case.

One of these phone service providers should team up with a law firm. Instant court case.

What did the cameras say?

They are not supposed to chase after anyone and accuse them of stealing. She’s going to get fired for being stupid

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