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Responding to what is reported in the article I'd side with Walmart on this one. It is unfortunate that the black lady and her family were inconvenienced and needed to wait on a store employee to unlock the cosmetics section that contains products primarily favored by African-Americans. If white people somehow had immediate and unfettered access to the same product section the African-American lady's position regarding discrimination would certainly have merit.
When I have needed to purchase a can of spray paint at Lowe's or Home Depot I have had to hunt down a sales person to come unlock the spray paint section. I realize that the spray paint is locked behind a meshed shelf front solely because spray paint is frequently stolen when not secured.
It is a royal pain in the arse to hunt down a sales person just to purchase a can of spray paint. I doubt many people over the age of 30 are involved in spray paint theft. That said, I can understand and accept the position of Lowe's and Home Depot.
I don't often buy spray paint but when I do I go to a local Ace Hardware store where buying spray paint isn't a pain in the butt.
Try buying Sudafed. The horror. It has been a while since I purchased them. Had to walk up to the pharmacy counter and show my ID.
May be the lady misunderstood. I'm not sure how many products are being lock and key, but I know some are. It is the bad apples that make all of us have to jump through hoops at times.