Indigenous teen restrained, racially profiled at mall, says family – CityNews

November 14, 2024

The father of an Indigenous teenager is speaking out after his daughter was restrained by security guards in what he says is a clear case of racial profiling.

Sino General says his 16-year-old daughter was with two friends at Guildford Town Centre in Surrey Tuesday evening when security guards singled her out, accused her of stealing, and wrestled her to the ground.

“They looked in her bag, pointed her out — ‘You’re the one stealing. You’re stealing in Victoria’s Secret.’ That’s where it’s frustrating because when she offered her bag and opened it like, ‘Look, I ain’t got nothing,’ they still tackled her,” he said.

General says there is no question this is related to racial profiling.

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