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I was approached at a department store and was told in front of everyone that I was asking customers for money and if I continue again then I would have to leave. I was only in the store for approx. 1 minute. I just had enough time to walk into the store and go to the electronics section which is when the manager approached me and told me this. I feel that this was just based on the fact that I was a black male and nothing else. What are my rights in a situation like this.
Optional Information: State/Country of Question: Texas Already Tried: I am going this route because I talked to the department store customer complaint office. I spoke with the senior customer representative and asked him if I would be informed of any actions that might take place and he informed me that they would not be able to give me any information regarding their acitons of this situation. So I need to find out what I can do to ensure that this dosen't happen to someone else.
In a situation like this you would have to show that the most likely reason you were targeted is because of your race and that you were not in fact asking customers for money. If you can show these two things you have a case.
Since this was a national department store they have survelance cameras in the store. How would I be able to get a copy of the survalence tapes for the time that I was at the department store. Because the survalance tapes would show me letting my girl friend and son out of the car at the front door (because it was pouring down rain) and me parking and walking into the store and not speaking to anyone but my girl friend and walking straight to the electronics department where the incident happened.
You would be able to obtain a copy of the tapes through discovery as part of your suit against the store. Aside from by court order, the store has no obligation to turn over the tapes.
So does this sound like a case that an attorney would accept?
<p>Yes. </p>
Experience: Negotiate, Draft, and Review many complex commercial agreements each year.