So tonight my younger brother and at least 8 buddies in his group were profiled and discriminated against tonight at the Pheasant Lane Mall in NASHUA, NH!!!

They were celebrating one of the guys’ birthday and went in the Target store to make purchases. They had already bought their items when they were approached by one of the employees and told that they were “trashing” the store and needed to settled down. Although they said they were only laughing and playing around their little group they were kicked out of the store! One of my brother’s friends was very upset and was going to return his item out of pure disgust, BUT WASN’T ALLOWED TO!!

Halfway through the mall (far out of the Target store) the group was approached by two security guards who referenced one of the guys as “Afro boy/Afro kid” and cursed at the group.

I know teenage kids do stuff and can get pretty rowdy. But I know my brother. And if he or any of his friends was wrong then wrong is wrong. Idc who you are. And the same goes for myself. But I also know he doesn’t bother anybody in OR out of school bc we were raised with home training. You don’t go out in public acting ruthless and disrespectful. He hangs with a crowd he identifies with. Pretty down to earth, laid back boys despite their sizes. The boys are mostly tall and broad.

I don’t like pulling the race card, because that is not always the case. In fact the race card is the last thing I pull. I DO believe, however, this group was profiled and was disrespected on a character level. I also believe they were blamed for something that someone else in the store was doing. And I DO believe the tapes should be reviewed and that someone should be fired!