What do you think?

GingerNess · April 2013

Preface: I work at Winn Dixie in the cash office/cashier lead. Winn Dixie=grocery storeYesterday at work, three EMT guys came in. As they were checking out at the first register, another gentleman came in. He was probably in his 40s and was of another ethnicity/culture. He had a buggy full of fairly large, all black duffle bags. He came to me at the counter and said he was traveling and needed to use our scale to weigh his bags. People do this often so I thought nothing of it and told him it was no problem, go ahead.nbsp;Then I went to register one only a few feet away to help bag for the EMT guys. I overheard them saying things like "Better watch him..what's in the bag? A bomb?" etc, etcThey finished their order and went outside. Then the gentleman with the bags finished weighing all of them there were at least 5 and left also. A coworker heard what the EMT guys were saying and was PISSED. She was saying how racist they were and how everyone overreacts and needs to mind their own business. Well, I look outside a few minutes later and a cop was outside with the gentleman. He had his trunk open and all the duffle bags were visible. I'm assuming someone called the cops probably the EMT guys because no one else in the store paid any attention to it.So, who was right? Would you have called racism or would you called the police? Part of me feels like, well they were quick to judge. On the other hand, had it been something bad i.e., a bomb I feel like an idiot for not even noticing or paying close attention, KWIM?ETA: the cop and the gentleman left after about 3040 minutes of talking outside...I'm assuming all was fine since he wasnt arrested or anything like that.nbsp;

jen4ny · April 2013

This is going to sound terrible- but I probably would have been glad that someone called the cops. With 9/11, Boston, and all the other multiple attempted terrorist attacks I am paranoid. I have never called the cops on someone but if I thought they were

solsburyhill · April 2013

Given what just happened in Boston, people are on high alert for suspicious activity. I think walking around a grocery store with random black duffel bags counts as suspicious IMO. I've never in my life seen someone bring a few black duffels into a stor

vnstacie · April 2013

First, why would one need to weigh a bomb, second if it were a bomb there's no way it would get through security. Poor guy probably needs to change his luggage of choice.

Ms5586 · April 2013

SweetPea927:

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SusieBW · April 2013

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hoot179 · April 2013

vnstacie:
First, why would one need to weigh a bomb, second if it were a bomb there's no way it would get through security. Po

GingerNess · April 2013

First of all, I am so sorry to those of you who carbon mobile...that just looks like crap on mobile.

anyways, yeah after they said something I was like wow, good point. I mean, I feel bad for the guy because obviously he wasn't meaning any ha

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