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Short story, Macy's said that they don't know what the actor is talking about. The cops asked to "borrow" a room and they gave them one. This is all they are aware of. Apparently, NYPD just automatically knew to stop this one black guy out of hundreds of shoppers to question about a purchase they were ALREADY aware of without no input from Macys. Uh, huh.
No Macy's employees were involved in the detention or questioning of a black actor who claims he was stopped because of his race while shopping at the flagship Manhattan department store, Macy's officials said Sunday.
Rob Brown, a black actor who works on the HBO series 'Treme,' has said he was detained nearly an hour by police on June 8 after employees contacted authorities about possible credit card fraud. The actor has filed a lawsuit.
In a statement, Macy's said there was no record of any employee contacting authorities about Mr Brown's purchase. The store said police officers requested use of a room in the building and that request was granted.
The store said it was reaching out to Mr Brown, and continuing to investigate the situation.
Oh, and for those that don't know, the 34th street Macys location has jail cells in the basement. Why Macys is lying about this is anyone's guess as it can be easily proven from former and current workers of the store.
Can't wait to hear NYPD's take on this. It seems all of these retail establishments are making them out to be the bad guys, while trying to absolve themselves of blame.
When the find the IRON MAIDEN in the basement, Macy's will be in deep doo-doo.
In a related question, does anyone know where I can buy blackface makeup to go shopping at Macy's and Barney's?
OMG Kefir I fell da f___k out!!!!!! LMAO!!!!!
Yes baby it's time to get PAID!!!!! LOLOLOLOL!!!!
I suggest getting your "blackface" makeup professionally done. Make sure you pay over $300 for something using your debit card with matching ID. It would help if you can get someone to film all of this too.
A second Macys shopper has come forward, but this time, the cops chased him four blocks away. They told him the reason they were stopping him was because they "lost him in the surveillance" video.
Why do they continue to take the shopper's money, if they believe the transaction is fraudulent?? I'm beginning to believe these racist practices were instituted by Ray Kelly and Bloomberg. Their fear of the black penis knows no bounds. Jeez.
Another department store customer came forward Sunday with the fourth “shopping while black” complaint in a week — a customer who says he was surrounded by cops after a legitimate purchase at Macy’s Herald Square in New York.
In an eerie echo of the three prior allegations of racial profiling last week, Art Palmer said four plainclothes cops questioned him just three blocks away from the flagship store after he bought $320 worth of Polo dress shirts and ties April 24.
Palmer, a 56-year-old exercise trainer from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, said he made the purchase without incident, using both his Macy’s platinum card and his American Express card.
He was walking to a gym on Park Ave. when police surrounded him and demanded to see his ID. The officers said they were suspicious because they had lost sight of him on the store’s surveillance cameras, he said.
“The reason why we stopped you was because you were standing in an area at Macy’s where we could not see you,” one of the officers said, Palmer told reporters Sunday.
When asked if he believed he was racially profiled, he said, “There was no other reason.”
He was allowed to continue on his way after he showed his receipt for the duds and the cards with which he purchased them.
When Palmer returned to the store the next day to complain, a Macy’s manager blamed it on the cops and said officers frequently come into the store to monitor surveillance videos without permission, according to Palmer.
Palmer said a lieutenant at the midtown South stationhouse told him the officers “were just doing their jobs.”
Frustrated by that response, Palmer filed a grievance with the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
I suggest getting your "blackface" makeup professionally done. Make sure you pay over $300 for something using your debit card with matching ID. It would help if you can get someone to film all of this too.
A second Macys shopper has come forward, but this time, the cops chased him four blocks away. They told him the reason they were stopping him was because they "lost him in the surveillance" video.
Why do they continue to take the shopper's money, if they believe the transaction is fraudulent?? I'm beginning to believe these racist practices were instituted by Ray Kelly and Bloomberg. Their fear of the black penis knows no bounds. Jeez.
Here's the kicker--he has a Macy's credit card!!!! AND AMEX! Everyone who knows AMEX knows that you don't just get an AMEX card if you have low or spotty credit.
I hope he returned the merchandise. I wouldn't give Macy's the satisfaction, regardless of whether or not they are aware of what NYPD are doing. Macy's shouldn't be able to play ignorance here. If NYPD is surveilling people and asking for rooms to question people then Macy's needs to be aware of what's going on.
How come Robert Brown didn't speak up when he was harassed by the cops until now? Since he's a known actor, his encounter would have drawn a lot more attention.
Oh Lordy, Lord! I'm so curious to find out what he bought that they assumed was purchased fraudulently.
What's next, Khol's???
Do they HAVE to bring in Sharpton? Isn't there anyone else out there who's an expert on this?
Nothing extravagant. Just some shirts and ties. Simple men stuff.
He filed his complaint back in April. Glad he never wore the stuff. I wouldn't be able to either after being chased down like that.
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