New York retailers, police trade blame on 'shop and frisk'-NYAG now investigating.

[hrmjustin]

By Chris Francescani and Curtis Skinner

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police and retailers Macy's Inc and Barneys New York Inc traded blame on Tuesday over complaints by black customers who were stopped by police after making luxury purchases, in a case that has roiled civil rights leaders.

The state's attorney general launched an investigation into security practices at the two department stores after four customers complained they were unfairly targeted in a series of cases the city's feisty tabloids have nicknamed "shop and frisk," a play on a controversial policing tactic.

Barneys and Macy's officials said that police acted on their own, without input from store staff in choosing to stop shoppers who included a black actor with a role on a HBO series.

Following a meeting in Harlem with New York civil rights leader Al Sharpton, Barneys Chief Executive Officer Mark Lee likewise said his employees had no part in two incidents at his stores.

Read more at http://news.yahoo.com/macys-barneys-probed-racial-profiling-claims-report-132954624--finance.html

[PoliticAverse]

1. Stores say one thing, NYPD another. I wonder what the real story is. n/t

[hrmjustin]

2. They both likely have some blame.

[gopiscrap]

3. fucking assholes, they probably are working in collusion with one another

[hrmjustin]

4. That is what I believe.

[gopiscrap]

5. that's interesting because I thought I was the only one who felt that way.

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[hrmjustin]

6. No a lot of us do. This stuff is just too damn coincidental if you ask me.