Just Noticing: Observations Of A Blogger
Posted by Michelle Moquin on October 27th, 2013
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“Just noticing…”
Barneys busted student for ‘shopping while black’
A college student from Queens got more than he bargained for when he splurged on a $350 designer belt at Barneys — when a clerk had him cuffed apparently thinking the black teen couldn’t afford the pricey purchase, even though he had paid for it, a new lawsuit alleges.
“His only crime was being a young black man,” his attorney, Michael Palillo, told The Post.
Trayon Christian, 19, a NYC College of Technology freshman from Corona, went to the Madison Avenue fashion mecca in April to buy the Salvatore Ferragamo belt after saving up his paychecks from a part-time job at the college.
But as soon as he exited the luxury department store, undercover officers grabbed Christian and asked “how a young black man such as himself could afford to purchase such an expensive belt,” according to the suit, filed Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court.
A Barneys clerk, who had asked Christian for identification when he bought the belt, called police claiming the purchase was a fraud, the suit says.
Plainclothes detectives hauled Christian off Fifth Avenue and into the local precinct.
There, Christian produced his identification, his debit card from Chase and the receipt with his name on it, the suit states.
“In spite of producing such documentation, Christian was told that his identification was false and that he could not afford to make such an expensive purchase.”
Cops eventually called Chase, which verified that the card belonged to Christian, and they let him go.
Police sources said Christian has no arrest record.
Christian told The Post he returned the belt out of disgust over his treatment by the world-famous clothing store.
“I didn’t want to have anything to do with it,” he said, adding that he was first inspired to buy the accessory by Harlem rapper Juelz Santana who wears the Italian designer’s duds.
Christian said he’ll never shop at Barneys again.
He is suing both Barneys and the NYPD for unspecified damages.
Barneys did not immediately comment.
A spokeswoman for the city’s Law Department said she would review the claims once she received the suit.
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Readers: A sick example of racial profiling. I cannot imagine what it must be like to be a black boy or man in our society. To have to live with having these kinds of things happen all of the time, knowing that it is because of the color of their skin. Many years ago, I used to be surprised when I would hear such stories because I used to think it wasn’t that prevalent. But over the years, I seem to get enlightened more and more from these articles I read and post here. This is an everyday thing that blacks have to deal with. It truly is disgusting.
Many years ago, I remember Howie saying to me that I had on “Rose-colored glasses.” I never thought that I did, but compared to how I “see” things now, I suppose he was right. I saw the best in all people, and believed that doing the right thing would win out. Now I try to see the best, but it gets awfully clouded by the hate that I see. And as far as people choosing to do the right thing? It has been proven over and over that racism wins over doing the right thing time and time again.
I had HOPEs that we were moving toward world citizenry. Now I know that in order to do that big changes need to happen.
I think I’ll end right there and get my day going.
Peace & Love…
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October 27th, 2013 at 3:57 pm
Michelle, I remember that dialog between us referring to “Rose colored glasses” and it has not gotten one drop better for the OTW. I believe if anything, it has gotten worse — perhaps less politically correct, but still very much on the minds of white men and OTW’s feeling they deserve this second-class treatment.
I remember a very good friend of mine walking around the Apple Computer Store in San Francisco and a white man claimed that he was robbed by this black man of his Apple notebook.
Guess what happened? My Black friend was arrested and spent the day in Jail. This is an everyday occurrence that blacks have to deal with in every State in the Union. It truly is disgusting and primitive behavior from white people. It shows that White people come in a variety of colors themselves.
All the store owner had to do was turn on the computer and find the legitimate owner by who the computer was registered to — but my friend wanted to take it a step further. He was willing to waste a few hours in jail to prove a point . . . The American Legal System is corrupt. All that needed to be done was turn on the computer and see who the computer was registered to.
Let’s face it: This Country is Racist! The Jails are overcrowded with black men of all ages spending too much time incarcerated while white men facing the same charges walk free. Justice is truly blind (Color Blind).
HOWIE
October 27th, 2013 at 10:41 pm
Tea Party fuck…or rather, a failed Tea Party candidate for local office in California, and now Libertarian Jules Manson, just called for the assassination of President Obama and his children on Facebook. Now, if I recall that is grounds for arrest. But, we’ll see if that happens to this guy…good way to get some press though…
http://freakoutnation.com/2011/12/18/tea-party-politician-on-obama-assassinate-the-fucken-nigger-and-his-monkey-children/
October 28th, 2013 at 7:04 am
I cannot believe that a uptight ‘clerk’ (Barney’s or elsewhere you are a paid employee like anyone else, get over it that you work in a fine department store) decided who could afford what, that’s ridiculous. That person was only concerned about credit card fraud bc the dude was black, end if the convo, if it was a white 19 yr old boy would uppity clerk call anyone? Nope. And credit card fraud has no color.
Doug, that article was sick, wtf?
Those if you in far reaching places, help me please. I had a conversation w someone who told me that definition of ‘integrity’ was different culture to culture. I claimed the opposite, that while the word integrity may be a western word the concept if integrity is worldwide. Integrity as in the definition: the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.
“he is known to be a man of integrity”
synonyms: honesty, probity, rectitude, honor, good character, principle(s), ethics, morals, righteousness, morality, virtue, decency, fairness, scrupulousness, sincerity, truthfulness, trustworthiness
Please, do tell!!!
Thank you, luv, Zen Lill
October 28th, 2013 at 8:09 am
TX is quite blatant in not wanting women to have ANY political power…and women help vote these fucks into office. It’s as if women sit there, look in the mirror and say to themselves, “I am not worthy of thought and responsibility, so I approve of you taking that from me for my safety.” Wow, it saddens me that people are comfortable in that thought process. Look at the numbers of women v men in TX and tell me why TX is the way it is…?
http://www.forwardprogressives.com/a-third-of-texas-women-may-be-disenfranchised-by-new-voter-id-laws-as-wendy-davis-seeks-governors-office/
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