What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?undefinedWhat is the name of your state?Massachuetts
Last spring my daughters (ages 12&14 at the time ) went into Downtown to shop. They bought clothes from Filenes and a cd from a music store. I had given them a gift card that could only be used at a jewlery store geared toward teens. The store was busy and they were shopping around. They asked the store manager (they didn't know who she was at the time) if a specific type of jewlary was on sale ,they then went over to that area and began browsing. My yougest daughter picked up a ring with the initail of her first name on it (it was the only one left) and walked over to a different rack to look at something else. She was then approached by the security gaurd who tapped her on the shoulder and asked her were the ring was (she had put the ring down in front of her to pick up some dairys). She reached down and showed the security gaurd the ring and then he turned to the manager and said "she claims she put it down". He then asked the manager if he could take them to the back room to seach them (keep in mind this jewlery store is small and filled with other shopping teenagers and a fellow camper that attends the same academic summer camp with my oldest daughter). The store manager told the security gaurd to search them in front of the door which leads to the back room, he doesn't touch them but makes them shake out the clothes in their bags and checks the bag from the record store. he also makes them empty thier front and back pockets and low and behold
out pops the gift card with the store logo. As you have probably guessed the search was then ended. MY DAUGHTER ASKED WHY THEY WERE SEARCHED AND HE SAID THIS WILL HAPPEN TO YOU ALL THE TIME WHEN YOU SHOP IN DOWNTOWN --------. This happened in April of 2004 and i spoke via e-mail with one of the corprate reps a few times gave her all the info (much more detailed, time,date etc...). She was going to further investagate the matter, but my husband did not wan't to give our mailing address out at the time. Around the same time my daughter was diagnosed with scoliosis. Her first back surgery was in August of that same year,and then again in Febuary of 2005. She is now 100% well, physicaly and emoitionally. I resently sent a e-mail to see if we could resolve the matter and i am waiting for a response. I still have all the e-mail coraspondances. I believe my daughters were dicriminated againest based on color,all the customers in the store were caucasian except my children who are African American. Neither of my children had stolen anything and i believe the proper procedure to be used would have been to actually see mercandise being concealed, then the person would have to had been trying to exit the store with the stolen merchendice, which neither of my children had done. Both of my daughters now ages 13 and 15 understand the seriousness of this matter and in a recent discussion, i learned it effects their shopping experiences as they are uncomfortable shopping without a parent. As a parent i feel obligated to see this matter through, to show my kids that if your rights are violated even as children, something can and should be done. Do we i still have a case or has this incident happened too long ago for legal recourse?
Last spring my daughters (ages 12&14 at the time ) went into Downtown to shop. They bought clothes from Filenes and a cd from a music store. I had given them a gift card that could only be used at a jewlery store geared toward teens. The store was busy and they were shopping around. They asked the store manager (they didn't know who she was at the time) if a specific type of jewlary was on sale ,they then went over to that area and began browsing. My yougest daughter picked up a ring with the initail of her first name on it (it was the only one left) and walked over to a different rack to look at something else. She was then approached by the security gaurd who tapped her on the shoulder and asked her were the ring was (she had put the ring down in front of her to pick up some dairys). She reached down and showed the security gaurd the ring and then he turned to the manager and said "she claims she put it down". He then asked the manager if he could take them to the back room to seach them (keep in mind this jewlery store is small and filled with other shopping teenagers and a fellow camper that attends the same academic summer camp with my oldest daughter). The store manager told the security gaurd to search them in front of the door which leads to the back room, he doesn't touch them but makes them shake out the clothes in their bags and checks the bag from the record store. he also makes them empty thier front and back pockets and low and behold
out pops the gift card with the store logo. As you have probably guessed the search was then ended. MY DAUGHTER ASKED WHY THEY WERE SEARCHED AND HE SAID THIS WILL HAPPEN TO YOU ALL THE TIME WHEN YOU SHOP IN DOWNTOWN --------. This happened in April of 2004 and i spoke via e-mail with one of the corprate reps a few times gave her all the info (much more detailed, time,date etc...). She was going to further investagate the matter, but my husband did not wan't to give our mailing address out at the time. Around the same time my daughter was diagnosed with scoliosis. Her first back surgery was in August of that same year,and then again in Febuary of 2005. She is now 100% well, physicaly and emoitionally. I resently sent a e-mail to see if we could resolve the matter and i am waiting for a response. I still have all the e-mail coraspondances. I believe my daughters were dicriminated againest based on color,all the customers in the store were caucasian except my children who are African American. Neither of my children had stolen anything and i believe the proper procedure to be used would have been to actually see mercandise being concealed, then the person would have to had been trying to exit the store with the stolen merchendice, which neither of my children had done. Both of my daughters now ages 13 and 15 understand the seriousness of this matter and in a recent discussion, i learned it effects their shopping experiences as they are uncomfortable shopping without a parent. As a parent i feel obligated to see this matter through, to show my kids that if your rights are violated even as children, something can and should be done. Do we i still have a case or has this incident happened too long ago for legal recourse?
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