shoplifting
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Another Florida Horror Story: 2 Kids Trapped in a Flame-Engulfed Car
A Florida woman was arrested after leaving her two children in a car that caught fire while she allegedly went shoplifting.
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Black Corrections Officer Sues Walmart after being Racially Profiled
Corrections officer David Conners is suing a Georgia Walmart store for racially profiling him as a shoplifter.
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‘Karen’ Flashes ID at Black Man on TikTok Who Ate Gummy Worms Before Paying for Them
Confrontation goes viral on Tiktok. Some commenters claim "Karen" was flashing a bus pass or AARP card.
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California Target Apologizes After Black Teens Were Wrongfully Accused of Theft, Handcuffed and Detained
Racial profiling often seems like some kind of perverse rite of passage that young Black people have to go through in America (and likely, everywhere else in the world where Black people exist) as a part of growing up. A California Target has apologized after two Black teenagers were handcuffed and another was detained in…
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Tennessee Store Clerk Faces Up to 60 Years for Murdering a Black Teen Over a $2 Beer
Seventeen-year-old Dorian Harris shoplifted a $2 beer from a local corner store and it cost him his life. Now, the store clerk responsible for shooting and killing the teen is facing up to 60 years in prison after being found guilty of murder in the second degree. Lawyers for Anwar Ghazali argued the store clerk…
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Pro-Trump Republican Aiming for Ilhan Omar’s House Seat Finds Herself on the Hot Seat With a Felony Case
A special ed teacher and avid Trump supporter who’s set her sights on unseating first-term Rep. Ilhan Omar in 2020 may need to aim lower—and focus on getting herself out of a couple of criminal cases she’s facing. Republican Danielle Stella, 31, launched her campaign for Omar’s Minnesota House seat in June—on an anti-crime platform, the…
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#VintageShoppingWhileBlack: NYC Lawyer and Daughter Handcuffed After Being Accused of Stealing
Another day, another activity added to the list of things black people can’t do while being black. A black lawyer and her daughter were accused of shoplifting from a vintage store in New York City’s heavily gentrified Williamsburg neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn. The duo were not only accused of stealing but also handcuffed…
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Tennessee Store Clerk Charged With Murder in Shooting of Black Teen for Allegedly Stealing Beer
A Memphis, Tenn., store clerk is facing first-degree murder charges after authorities say he fatally shot a 17-year-old black boy he accused of stealing beer from the convenience store. WREG-TV reports that 28-year-old Anwar Ghazali, a clerk at Top Stop Shop, chased Dorian Harris after the teen allegedly stole a beer, shooting the teen from…