Barneys to pay $525K in NY shopper-profiling probe

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

NEW YORK (AP) — The upscale retailer Barneys has agreed to pay $525,000 to settle allegations of racial profiling at its flagship New York City department store.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the agreement Monday. It comes after several customers complained last year that they were singled out as suspected shoplifters because they were minorities.

Schneiderman says Barney's also will hire an "anti-profiling consultant" for two years, update its detention policy and improve training of security and sales personnel.

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[Frank Cannon]

1. "Anti-profiling consultant"? There's a job for that?

You mean, I can get paid to tell people how not to come off like an arrogant, racist fuckwit? There's money in that?

[bonniebgood]

2. training someone 'not to be racist a$$hat'? or training them to

hide it better. That position could add 9000 jobs in August. 'What a Country'.

[rocktivity]

3. Yikes, this is TOO weird -- I was discussing this just last night!

Last edited Mon Aug 11, 2014, 01:39 PM - Edit history (1)

The subject was Jay Z, actually -- he has a merchandising deal with Barney's, and someone wondered what had become of that scandal where young black shoppers were arrested for making suspiciously large purchases. That led to someone else suggesting they were probably victims of an online scam where you're "hired" to receive credit cards in your name along with instructions to withdraw money or make big-bucks purchases to be resold!


rocktivity