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Old 12-11-2015, 03:28 PM #1
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Default Apple store accused of 'racial profiling' after kicking out black teenagers...




An Apple store in Melbourne has been accused of racial profiling after a staff member asked a group of black teenagers to leave the premises because employees were worried the students would "steal something."

In a video filmed by one of the boys involved, an Apple employee can be heard telling the teens "these guys are just a bit worried about your presence in our store".

He said: "They're just worried you might steal something," to which one of the teenagers responds "Whoa, why would we steal something?"

15-year-old Ese, told Mashable: "It was just really offensive when he said 'we are afraid you are going to steal something. It was shocking; it was racism.

"He didn’t even give us a chance."

Following the incident, the boys who are reportedly between the ages of 15 and 16, went back to the store with their school principal to demand an apology, which they got.


However, it has done nothing to quell the accusations of racial profiling made against Apple.



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Ahh yes, another example of not knowing the full story, which will of course be labelled at 'racism!!!!!' by the media.
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This is unbelievable. What utter knobheads. Apple is rotten to the core.
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In all fairness, it's not Apple's fault, it's the idiots working in that store.
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In all fairness, they look like nasty hoodlums.
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In all fairness, it's not Apple's fault, it's the idiots working in that store.
Maybe so Liam, it's just that idiots like this give me the pip.
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well I doubt they were in there to buy..

I would have ejected them for having no intention to buy
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This is unbelievable. What utter knobheads. Apple is rotten to the core.
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Maybe so Liam, it's just that idiots like this give me the pip.
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For all we know they may have been looking very shifty
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One did look a bit too tall for my liking

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well I doubt they were in there to buy..

I would have ejected them for having no intention to buy
I don't know about that, it's kids that age that are the most into apple products imo
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Why were they in there if they did not want anything, if you want to have a quick chat with your mates you can go to coffee shop down the road
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This is unbelievable. What utter knobheads. Apple is rotten to the core.

But Kirk this is Down Under

Its Expected there
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I don't know about that, it's kids that age that are the most into apple products imo
yes but schoolkids in uniform get bought apple prods by mum and dad
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Why were they in there if they did not want anything, if you want to have a quick chat with your mates you can go to coffee shop down the road

Do you buy an item in every shop you browse in, maybe one of them had a birthday coming up and they wanted to see the product before asking for it
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Do you buy an item in every shop you browse in, maybe one of them had a birthday coming up and they wanted to see the product before asking for it
But it would look weird if a bunch of kids came into your shop and stood there talking.
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Do you buy an item in every shop you browse in, maybe one of them had a birthday coming up and they wanted to see the product before asking for it
thats what all the crims say


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The guy in the shop needs some customer interaction training
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Surely nowadays you would accuse them of carrying a bomb if you want to be an up to date racist "this store has a no muslims polcy etc"



theft? heloo the 1980s want your prejudice back
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theft? heloo the 1980s want your prejudice back

the honesty of the guy though could he not have said they had to evacuate the store due to a gas leak or something
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He should've just said "I don't like the look of those hoods".
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But Kirk this is Down Under

Its Expected there
Yeah, I realise that Arista, but maybe the staff should have let them stay in the store and just kept their eyes peeled.
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Yeah, I realise that Arista, but maybe the staff should have let them stay in the store and just kept their eyes peeled.

all items have alarms
They must have viewed them as a Danger.

Down Under is in the Past
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I got stopped leaving tesco a few days ago. I hadn't bought anything and I was wearing a backpack, and the security guy stopped me (by grabbing hold of my bag!) and then asked me outright if I'd stolen anything lol. I know I'm not black or anything so it's different (in that I know it wasn't racially motivated in my case), but it's a pretty humiliating thing to happen, especially for the boys in the video since they're so young. I think if they're going to search anyone, or kick people out their store, then they should AT LEAST have some evidence to back up their suspicions.
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