Essie Grundy also read her own statement that addressed how the incident affected her at the time, “I was angry, sad, frustrated, and humiliated all at the same time. It was so emotional it’s hard to describe. I know there is a lot of racism out there, but I have never been faced with it up close.”
Walmart’s Policy: Locking Up At-Risk Items
Walmart issued an email statement to KTLA 5 in Los Angeles and said that no retailer “is immune to the challenge of crime. The decision about which items are subject to additional in-store security is made on a store-by-store basis and often at the discretion of the store manager.”
