Toys'R'Us Being Sued for Racial Discrimination

[Gohron]

Source:

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two black shoppers have sued Toys "R" Us saying they were subjected to racial discrimination and unjustified scrutiny at a store in New York.
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Patricia Drayton and Valerie Kirk said in the lawsuit that the store in The Bronx, a borough of New York City, discriminated against them by asking them to show their sales receipts. The suit was filed in Manhattan Federal Court on Tuesday.

Drayton said in the lawsuit that she was stopped by a security guard at the door of the store and asked to show her receipt. After refusing to do so, she was made to wait while the employee checked with a cashier to see if she had purchased the merchandise, the lawsuit said.

According to court documents, Kirk was told by a man working at the story that Toys "R" Us's policy required that she show her receipt to him prior to leaving the story. Kirk said in the suit that she refused to comply and was banned from shopping there.

The lawsuit said black shoppers are subjected to compulsory inspection of their sales receipts while white shoppers are not.

The women are asking the court to give the suit class action status to represent all black shoppers who have been subjected to the same procedures by Toys "R" Us.

Metro One, which provides loss prevention services to retail stores, and several people employed by the two companies are also being sued by the women.

They are seeking compensatory and punitive damages of at least $200 million each on behalf of the class.

Representatives for Toys "R" Us and Metro One were not available for comment.

Oh fucking brother. I wonder if people like this realize that the rest of the world is mocking them.

[Klonoa]

um...how is this any different than places like Home Depot and Best Buy. Don't most stores have this as a policy?

[Dolemite]

It's stupid assholes like this that makes people ignore legit cases of racial discrimination.

Every time I buy something at Best Buy or Circuit City, the guy at the door askes to see my receipt, even if I had just bought my item at the register right in front of him. It's nothing abnormal.

Nowadays it seems that if a business does anything against a black person they open themselves up for a lawsuit. Home Depot enforced a previously-unknown policy and recently fired several employees that caught a black shoplifter, possibly because they were afraid of a lawsuit.

http://countenance.wordpress.com/200...t-we-can-help/

[Yoshi]

Black giraffes are definitely underrepresented. Geoffrey should be ashamed.

[kingoffighters]

I feel discriminated when they don't ask for a receipt. I am the world's greatest thief and they don't even bother to try to catch me.

[YellerDog]

Stores do this either a) at random or b) if you're looking like you just stole something.

Solution: Black people, quit looking like you just stole something.

[Rhydant]

Technically, at least in California, its illegal for a store employee to prevent you from leaving without showing your reciept. A lot of customers at my store (Fry's Electronics) simply dont wait to get their receipt checked and walk out the door.

At Fry's, the doorcheckers get paid on a commision based on catches they make at the door. An overring pays this much, wrong item ring pays this much, etc etc. The service provided at the door is put in place not only to deter theft, but to make sure the stupid cashier didn't over charge you (especially on big items like sound systems and televisions). And believe me, it happens all the damn time.

This lawsuit is pretty funny, imo. These bitches want $200 million just because they were asked to show their receipts. Awesome. How is TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS fucking compensation for this?

[EvilMog]

Just wait. I bet Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson get involved.

Cant we just shoot people like these two?

[Dolemite]

I just glossed over the $200 million part of the article. I mean, $200 fucking million? These cocksucking pieces of shit should be put to death. I pray to Satan that the judge finds in favor of Toys R Us and sentences these retards to getting ass-raped by a guy wearing a Geoffrey the Giraffe costume.

[Razor Ramon]

I'm joining this lawsuit.