Well I Won't Be Shopping at Target Anymore: Perp Walk Leads to Employee Suicide

Just when they were living down the shame of one of the great hacks of all time this happens.

"The walk of shame is a Target policy to purposely cause shame, embarrassment and emotional distress to any Target employee who is suspected of stealing from Target,” the suit, filed last Thursday, states, according to NBC Los Angeles. ”The policy consists of employees being arrested and paraded in handcuffs through the Target store in full view of co-workers and customers.” The suit alleges that’s exactly what happened on July 15, 2014 to Gentles, who was later released and not charged with any crime. (The true reason for his firing, according to mom, was a verbal altercation Gentles had with another employee, off-site, months prior). 

So they perp-walked this kid out of the store and there were no charges or even a crime committed? That kind of thing has no place in retail or anywhere else in the US. Even the cops would let the kid leave the premisses before they cuffed him and put him in the squad car. Maybe Target couldn't afford removing his hand because of high insurance costs so the perp-walk would have to do.