Louis Gray says he was racially profiled after trying to buy spray paint to make over his son’s bicycle helmet

  • raynethackery@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Not that this wasn’t racism, but if you are going to request ID for a product, don’t put an age limit. Don’t make the poor clerks have to decide that crap.

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      8 months ago

      It’s extra awkward when you accidentally tell the customer why you didn’t card them. They’ll say “hey, why didn’t you card me?” And you can’t respond with “we only card if you look like you’re under xx” cause that’ll send them straight to the burn ward

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      8 months ago

      This. The people were few and far between that got vitriolic about that, but it was enough to make you not want to do the work anymore…