White woman throws fit after allegedly shoplifting at Black-owned business
A woman threw a temper tantrum in the parking lot of the Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco after she allegedly was caught shoplifting in a Black-owned business. Employees of the store allege they saw the woman who hasn’t’ been identified was stealing several items, which included bathing suit, from the Pop Up Shop according to FOX News. Video of the incident which was posted on Instagram but since deleted showed the woman being confronted by a security guard in the parking lot. The security guard followed her through the parking lot, she grew upset and started flashing her middle finger and cursing.
“It’s just disappointing because these are all up and coming new businesses, and they really can’t afford to have items stolen. I mean four or five items can change the trajectory of their business. It’s just unfortunate,” Richard Bougere, a San Francisco-based rapper who co-owns the Pop Up Shop with his wife Danielle Banks, told the news station regarding the woman accused of stealing from the store.
“When you’re taking from somebody, you’re really taking from what they’ve been trying to build. They’re trying to invest in their kids. Some of the brands are mother-and-child owned,” Banks said.
The couple just opened the location on July 10 at Stonestown Galleria. The store has merchandise from Black-owned brands.
Akeem Diaz, a Bay Area artist who has several of his products in the store, sympathizes with people who are struggling, stating, “I get we’re in the middle of a pandemic, and I get that people are going through financial crises you know with the wealth gap continuing to widen.” He continued, “But she wasn’t in there stealing necessities. She was trying to steal to get cute.”
Bougere said, “I don’t condone it. It’s not cool. There’s other ways to get your money. Build your own business. Come to the Pop Up Shop. Put your business in our store and maybe you won’t have to what we call bip it [steal] in our city. Maybe you won’t have to bip it as much.”
The couple were eventually able to retrieve their items, but as of now there’s been no word on rather the woman will be charged.
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