A viral video from a Walmart parking lot in Moreno Valley, California is sparking conversation about racial profiling.
A man named Ja’Shear posted the video on Facebook this week. He says a woman followed him out of the store and accused him of stealing her son’s phone. According to Ja’Shear, she walked up and asked, you have my son’s phone? He says he pulled out his own phone and told her he did not have it. He began recording and stayed at the scene because he says he had nothing to hide and she threatened to call police.
The video does not show how the interaction began, so the beginning is described only by Ja’Shear. He said he believes he was targeted because of how he looks. The woman has not been identified here, and her side of the story was not included in the reports we reviewed. In the clip she can be heard saying the situation would be sorted out once police arrived.
According to ABC7 and other outlets, the phone was later found, apparently in the family’s car, and the woman walked away without apologizing.
After the video spread, Kaiser Permanente responded to a tweet about the clip. The company said it had seen the video, was investigating, and that the conduct shown does not reflect its views or beliefs. Kaiser did not say what role, if any, the woman has with the company.
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