Walgreens Photo

A girl from a Facebook group I am in posted her story about being accused of stealing from this store. Here is her post: I was just accused of stealing out of a #Walgreens in Cincinnati, OH by this racist geriatric white cashier. I hate living in the midwest !!! I am so ANGRYYYY right now!!!!! I have NO REASON to steal. I am a DOCTOR. My friends/family know I am a couponer, so of course I wanted to go shopping for some deals. From the moment I walked into the store the cashier was looking and watching me hard. She didn't even greet me when I walked in the door like she did for other customers. Mind you I'm the only black customer in the store. She was not following behind or watching anyone else but me. Feeling uncomfortable I walked out of the store. After I walked out of the store I got into my car then I realized I couldn't find my car key. Suddenly, I looked up and I noticed the cashier and the store manager outside of the store with the phone in their hands and a pencil and paper writing down my license plate number. I then cracked the door a bit and overheard the cashier calling me "stupid." Finally, I got tired of them looking at me so I got out the car and asked them "was there a problem." The manager replied "let me see your bag". I said "no I have nothing to steal for I am a woman of God." Then I said to myself, you know what I'm going to go back into the store and show them my bag because I have nothing to hide. So then, I went back into the store and showed the manager my bag and I said "there is nothing in here but a bag full of coupons." The manager didn't even look in my bag, she completely refused. I then proceeded to walk out and I said "I will be reporting this." I went to my car and drove to the adjacent store's parking lot and I just cried. This accusation could have ruined everything that I have worked hard for. There was no reason for them to even accuse me of stealing. Nothing beeped when I walked out of the door. They never even checked the cameras. As a matter of fact I didn't even open my bag once in the store. I have leggings on with no pockets and my Tuskegee University sweatshirt with no pockets on. It is so crazy, you can be educated, black and trying to do the right thing and still be a victim of racism/racial profiling. I called corporate but I know for a fact that they won't do anything about this. It's so hard being black (or any person of color) in America. No one should be treated this way!