A video of a white male customer beating down a Black woman at T.J. Maxx as she attempted to walk through the exit with shopping bags of items has drawn debate and criticism on Twitter.
Online viewers of the footage are split about what transpired. Some are calling the man a “good Samaritan,” while others say he committed a crime by assaulting the woman.
Several women in the video can be seen wearing black hoodies and carrying multiple bags as they make their way out of the Mira Loma, California, store on Limonite Ave on Sunday, April 30.
As one woman reaches the door, the man steps in and grabs her. He reaches out and yanks her. The pair exchanged blows before he wrestles the woman to the ground. She lets go of the two bags and leaves the store.
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During the altercation, the man even knocks her into the store’s sensor detector before punching her. ABC 7 News states while no arrests have been made, a report was taken by local police. Bystanders in the store accuse the women of stealing.
“Have some shame,” one woman is heard yelling as the women run out of the store. However, onlookers also show concern as the man becomes more and more violent.
“A woman needs to get involved,” a woman off camera says.
Social media is split on its response to the video.
One user suggests that the man could be attempting to execute a citizen’s arrest, which is legal in the state.
User FireBird wrote, “That does not permit you to commit crimes yourself in the process.”
It is not clear how those social media users came to the conclusion that the man who intervened was attempting to arrest the woman he prevented from leaving with the stolen goods.
Many looked past the validity of his…
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