Black people must leave,... NJ Walmart announcer says

[tufsu1]

You can pick up any of those phones mounted on poles around the store and make your own custom announcement. It was probably some kid.

it is kind of sad that you know this 

[hillary supporter]

I laughed

i laughed when reednavy laughed.
Walmarts always been attentive to the minority community.
Thay should allow their employees to vote for a union.

[Doctor_K]

Is the formation of unions governed by state laws or is it at the discretion of the company in question?

Or another question is, are some states (like Michigan, for an obvious example) more union-friendly compared to Florida and Mississippi who are right-to-work states?

[will]

Walmarts always been attentive to the minority community.

In what way, exactly, has Wallmart been "attentive to the minority community"?

[TheProfessor]

What if they said "all white people must leave" or "all Latino people must leave"  would it have just been thought of as a joke and never have made national headlines???

[Ernest Street]

 Click on the photo section.    www.peopleofwalmart.com

[Cricket]

Funny how we give so much exposure to nothing more than a stupid prank in a store and we turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to real harm perpetrated on black people (some self-inflicted) everywhere.

[Sportmotor]

What if they said "all white people must leave" or "all Latino people must leave"  would it have just been thought of as a joke and never have made national headlines???

Probley wouldnt be half as funny

[hillary supporter]

What if they said "all white people must leave" or "all Latino people must leave"  would it have just been thought of as a joke and never have made national headlines???

Good point i stand corrected and apologize!

[Cricket]

What if they said "all white people must leave" or "all Latino people must leave"  would it have just been thought of as a joke and never have made national headlines???

What if they said "all the Jews must leave" ...

[Sportmotor]

What if they said "all white people must leave" or "all Latino people must leave"  would it have just been thought of as a joke and never have made national headlines???

What if they said "all the Jews must leave" ...

PFFFFT like they would be at walmart anyway.












(JUST KIDDING)

[heights unknown]

What if they said "all white people must leave" or "all Latino people must leave"  would it have just been thought of as a joke and never have made national headlines???

What if they said "all the Jews must leave" ...

PFFFFT like they would be at walmart anyway.












(JUST KIDDING)

LOL...you guys are crazy; serious side, I don't think it would have gained as much attention if they said white people; maybe a little more if they had said mexicans, hispanics, puerto ricans; but Jews? Not only national headlines like the black issue, but international as well.  Anyhoo, people need to stop this crap and get a life!

"HU"

[sheclown]

update

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- A 16-year-old boy patronizing a Walmart store in southern New Jersey took over the public-address system and ordered black people to leave, angering customers and prompting company leaders to apologize, police said Saturday.

Police said the boy, whose name is not being released because he is a juvenile, went on the intercom at Walmart's Washington Township store Sunday evening and calmly announced: "Attention, Walmart customers: All black people, leave the store now."

The teen was arrested Friday on charges of harassment and bias intimidation. Authorities said he was released to the custody of his parents; they did not know whether he had a lawyer.

"This was an extremely disturbing event on many levels," Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean Dalton said at a news conference. "Any statements like these that can cause harm or grave concern must be addressed as quickly we possibly can."

Dalton said the case would be handled in juvenile court in neighboring Atlantic County, where the boy lives. He would not say whether the boy has a criminal record, citing the teen's age, and would not disclose the teen's race, saying that did not factor into the investigation.

Authorities would not say whether the announcement was planned or made impulsively. Police said they were also investigating a teenage boy who accompanied the suspect to the store, but they had not charged the other boy.

Although a manager quickly went on the intercom system and apologized for the remark, many customers expressed their anger to store management. Some community members said Saturday that they've heard reports of similar incidents happening at the store in recent months that were not reported to police.

"We are concerned about that, and we're looking into these incidents. We want to work with the community to make sure these types of incidents don't happen," said Loretta Winters, president of the Gloucester County chapter of the NAACP.

Winters said she hopes the boy will get counseling and be educated about sensitivity so he can understand the consequences of his actions.

"I'm assuming this person didn't realize how hurtful his comments were," she said.

Officials for Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said the announcement was "unacceptable," and Dalton praised the company for its strong cooperation in the investigation.

"We're pleased this matter is resolved," Walmart spokesman David Tovar said in a statement issued after the news conference. "We have updated our intercom system at this store to prevent this from happening again. We again apologize to all of our customers and associates who had to listen to something so offensive."

The incident was the latest in a series of problems the retailer has had in its dealings with minorities and women.

There have been several past instances of black customers claiming they were treated unfairly at Walmart stores, and the company faced lawsuits alleging that women were passed over in favor of men for pay raises and promotions.

In February 2009, the retailer paid $17.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in its hiring of truck drivers.

And the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the company in May 2009, claiming some Hispanic employees at a Sam's Club subsidiary in California were subjected to a hostile work environment. That suit alleges managers failed to stop repeated verbal harassment, including the use of derogatory words, against employees of Mexican descent.

However, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has said the company has worked hard in recent years to show it cares about diversity.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Teen-charged-in-NJ-Walmart-apf-588972312.html?x=0

[JagFan07]

Looks like they had enough video to make an arrest

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Arrest-Made-in-Wal-Mart-Intercom-Case-88704842.html

A man has been arrested for allegedly announcing a hateful message over a South Jersey Wal-Mart's intercom, police told NBC Philadelphia.

The unidentified man, who is from Atlantic County, N.J., was taken into custody Friday evening, police said.

Officials are staying tight-lipped on the arrest, but more details are expected to be released at a press conference Saturday.

Several shoppers have been boycotting the retailer since last Sunday when a man accessed the Washington Township, N.J. store's public address system and announced: "Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now." .......