A supervisor on the Nike retailer within the Santa Monica Place mall has been accused of racial profiling.
TaMiya Dickerson took to Fb to inform her story. In response to her posts, Dickerson and Joel Stallworth had been out procuring with their household on the night of July 5. Their 18-month previous son, Sammy, started carrying a small Nike basketball across the retailer, which might finally be bought. Upon leaving the shop, the supervisor chased them down, and accused them of stealing the merchandise. The supervisor additionally flagged down cops to make them conscious of the scenario.
“She ran two blocks, and referred to as the police on us. She adopted us from Nike to the AMC theater. We felt intimidated, and threatened bodily and emotionally,” stated Dickerson in a latest Fb publish.
A video clip of the incident posted by Dickerson signifies Stallworth displaying the officers his receipt for the ball. After the scenario was sorted out, the basketball was finally returned to the shop by the household.
“We’re taking the latest scenario at our Santa Monica retailer very critically, and we’re at the moment investigating the info. Now we have reached out to the household to precise our deepest apologies, and we are going to proceed to work with our groups to make sure we ship on our expectations for client experiences,” says Nike in an official assertion to Sole Collector.
In response to the Santa Monica Every day Press, the supervisor has since been fired, and the household is pursuing authorized motion.
