Posted on 03/18/2010 12:52:44 AM PDT by jerry557
Two South Jersey Wal-Mart customers who heard a racist message broadcast over the store's public address system say the whole ordeal is no laughing matter.
Sheila Ellington and Virginia Tinsley were shopping inside the Washington Township Wal-Mart along Rt. 42 in Turnersville, N.J. just before 5 p.m. on Sunday when they say a man came over the PA system and said: "Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now."
"It was a disgusting comment," Ellington said. "Once I heard that, I was absolutely shocked and appalled."
The man was very calm when he broadcast the message, according to Tinsley.
"He said it as if he had a million dollars for us," the Washington Township resident said. "He wasn't nervous, [he was] really calm."
The women said the store's manager immediately addressed his shock about the incident to a large crowd of angry shoppers who gathered in the front of the store. He then made an apology over the intercom.
Tinsley said her husband then called 911 to report what had happened.
Washington Township Police and the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcphiladelphia.com ...
Does this mean that "hate crime" laws are really a step toward criminalizing thought?
And while he had them on the line he let them know that Mickey D's got his order wrong last week too.
Umm...by boycotting the store, aren’t these two “ladies” accomplishing exactly what the announcer wanted?
"Would all white people please leave the store now."
I am betting on a disgruntled ex-employee. I think I have read that all Wal-Marts are set up on the same design. An ex-employee with a chip on his shoulder could very easily find a unwatched microphone for the time it takes to do something like this.
One of these days I will confess to my own misadventure with the 1MC mic when the silly Bosuns left it hanging on the portside quarterdeck...
Naaaaah....
"Would all white people please leave the store now."
He would get a 2 hour comedy special on HBO?
It’s not so much a hate crime as something akin to yelling “Fire!” in a crowded theater, given the racially charged climate these days.
That’s probably more than likely who it was.
It’s an obvious prank. The guy who did it is probably not the least bit racist. He did it because he knew it would cause an uproar.
LOL Sounds about right.
“Tinsley said her husband then called 911 to report what had happened.”
This has SET UP written all over it....
Standard Radical Democrat M.O., create a “Racial” incident, then sue.
Shockingly. they didn’t find a noose this time!!!
Sounds like something along those lines, for sure. I'd be interested in a followup on this. Libs do this sort of thing, also. If you ever watch Washington Journal on cspan (i know, i know, most freepers don't) you'll notice libs pretending to be conservatives calling in on the Republican line saying stupid, exaggerated things they believe conservatives stand for. Whats funny to me is they seem to believe conservative listeners can't tell the difference.
I'm familiar with the program. I think C-Span continues these call-ins for laughs.
That could be it. What's for certain is that the management didn't do it.
What time is it in Tokyo right now?
Or someone who knows the store's page system phone number...
I hate this happened but at least it was in a “blue” state and not the south.
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