Transcript for What Would You Do: Pharmacy calls police on black woman for using coupon
I’ve never seen this coupon re. I’t take Thi excuse me Sry. Can you getour manager? Stories have been popping up all the news black people ting to engage in everydayvities, resulting in a white perso calling the police. Cal cops on a black graduate student for falling asleep in aommonroom. Called policon children cutting grass. For golfing tooslowly race. A CVS manager captured as call 911se of coupon controversy. T manager refused to prs . Ming heelieved it was fraudulent. African-amer. No, I’m black. Bln’t a bad Rd. CVS firedhe two employees involved, released a statement saying they don’t tolerany practices that discriminate against any custom. May I see the coupon. Sure. I’m the manager, and I can’t accethis. It looks fake to me. If you overheard a STO mana — If you don’t leave, I’m going to have to C the lice. — Cns woman. I need help. “What would you do?” Our hid came are rolng this pharmacy.d Erica is trouble cash in her coupon. Thisfake coupon. We can’t accept it. This getsn line as the coming T ha Ma’am, I can’t act can you just it I’m not going to scan you not evetrying. Yr attitude is notelping anything. I understand you’re treated. You’rolving our custers. It’s okleaving. Good luck. Runs the door. Get out of I’m calling the cops. I’m goi to call the right now. With that threat, she stops in heracks. E an unrulomer. I need assistanassistance An african-ame It has nothi to doith the police. Disturbing customers. To heat U hee go. We come in to coolwn. Hi, guys. How are you, What wenking? I’m soembarrasse I wanted to Y. I was very up that anybody would act lihat in this and age. To see somebody called out for race, because I’m cia, I ted to leavnd I coul’t. Whycouldn’t you? Because there was an injustice being done. Erica is bk at the register. On’t know ma’am. This doesn’t look real. Right away, Thi stops browsing the magazines and tunes in to ouracto Can you scan it? No it’s a fraudulen coup. I know people E. What does that mean, Y people. Now she’s backing away from the register. Can I help you W someing? No, I’m putti it back. Who was he taking about. She givesurctors a piece of her mind. Ma’am, what should ido. Ime LE, I S in here every day, and I don’t need hear that. Before she steps out, stepin. Is is Calle ” would youdo?” I know, I’ve see itbefore. What did you ink? Ple, it’s lting, . Looks like you made it lf. W has time to do that. Not everyone we meet today Vo their opinion. If you don’tleave, I’m call the authorities. Do what you have T do. She’s an woma B pants. I’m black. Black I a bad word. She Wal away with ING involved. I felt uncomfortable, so I walked away. What D Y think? Stuff like this happens the time. I D anything about it ylmost immune, numb to it. ‘Mo they call the police on black peopll the it’s en happeni way too much. C youust scan it,nd you’ll see it’s not . If they don’t take it, they E, you know? E’s notve This next shopper isn’t sold on her coupon. A free coupo like that. This is his St S right. It’s nhibout black wh bl don’t accept it, find another that do. Why make a wo it’s too much hatred and all this craziness going on in worl Toda yoow? Why argue? It’s still not going to change their ‘S break it. Argui withomebody thathas a siness, yowin. You dwin, huh? Oh, my Thehow is called “What would you I know, I watchedit I hope theyunderstand it has nothing to do with ra so sick of this back and forth rarap. U unrstand? But what if I isn’tright? You have righ you have wrong. Y day ofur life. But orarguing, constantly, over and over again, you’reot going toomh anything. What if that young lady was so infuriating, she pulled out a and blowedoth their ains out. You never know. This is the wor. This is a fake coupon. I’m notdumb. Day, boils. That’s a totally racist thing. That’s the most rt thing I’ve heard all da man. . Havehings you want to purcha I don’t want T purchase anything the way you’re carryingonhe’s trying T sca us. U people C read, and its your. It fake. You lookfake too. Shbrought a coupon it America? You got to have a M on you. Y toe nice, if then’t underd you bei nice,you need get a little bit I ur voice Ts is not a legitimate coon man. As roll onlast time,e meet this mother/daughter duo. You’r making everyone uncoortable. You need to move pa LE on her own.and she does, until she hears thes hateful words. African-amens are always trying to gethi for free, D it’s not goingo work here Did just hear that? It’s like a scene from — just take stuffomething else. Her daughter jumpsht in You ppllike that? It’s 2018. We’rt paying for this ]. Ee what’sg? It’s because of you. They stop to comfort her before stormin out. Don’t you pe. Don’t ever say that again. I’m callihe police. Just run, because now how this turns Time to meet these very vocal women. Hi, mom. E you? I’m John Quinones. You’re in tears.yes. We’re divided today. D when I see things like , it me so upset. Cause we nd to bee. You got a to I going to give him buss. It’s unacceptablebehavior. What should when we see it? Tickp foranother. We’re human beings, and we des to beated the same no matter what our ethnicity or color. Espeally now.
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