Sunday’s cell phone video that has since gone viral when teenagers were detained.
The young men – Malik Aaron, Aaron Frederickson and Greg Kim – say another group of teenagers has been robbed.
The trio was told they could not leave the store while other customers.
Greg says a Target employee approached them and asked if they needed help. When they said no, the employee told them, “We can’t have you walking.” He said they were stopped by security when they went to the exit.
It is said that at one point, an employee of the store blocked the exit with shopping baskets.
Some of the teenagers started to register with the arrival of the deputies.
“Once they saw me recording, one of the officers started getting aggressive with me and snatched the phone from my hand,” said Malik Aaron.
“The officer threw me in the car and told me to close the effect after he threw me in the car,” Malik said. “And my legs were still hanging from the vehicle and he just slammed the door on my feet.”
Target apologized in part:
“… we are deeply sorry for what happened and we fired the member of the security team who was involved. What happened to these guests is in direct opposition to the inclusive experience that all our guests want to have. A member of our security team took action and stopped these guests, violating the security procedures of the target. “
Target added that all store leaders will resume mandatory safety and racial prejudice training.
“We immediately thought of ourselves as criminals,” said Aaron Frederickson.
The families intend to file a civil lawsuit against Target and the sheriff’s department.
The sheriff’s department did not comment.
In this case, the teenagers were not arrested.
According to a 2019 study by the California Department of Justice, black children accounted for 21% of juvenile arrests, but only 5% of the population.
“You know that micro-aggression is real,” said Malik’s mother, La Shaun Aaron. “Our children experience them every day.”
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