Heres The Sign One Popular Chain Put Up That People Are Calling Racist Against Blacks According to reports, St. Louis Family Dollar stores have come under fire after putting up self-made signs asking customers to remove their hoods before entering the store. The signs were placed in reaction to a string of crimes, but they were not approved by the corporate leaders of the chain. The controversial signs read: Attn Customers: Please remove hoods before entering Family Dollar. Reports indicate that the stores have been the center of crime for a while now, with incidents ranging from simple theft to a robbery at gunpoint, and even a man firing a gun in one of the locations. They want peoples faces to be seen by the cameras, claims one local resident. And sometimes when you have on a hood, it might block your facial view. Other residents opposed the signs, claiming that it had racial implications. I would call it discrimination, claims resident Roger Williams. Thats not right. It shouldnt matter that youre going in there with your hood on. If youre not stealing, and youre buying, purchasing something, whats the problem? That shouldnt be an issue. The Public and Media Relations Manager has come forward in light of recent criticisms, claiming It is not company policy to ask our customers to remove hoods or sweatshirts before entering our stores. What do you think of the policy? Is it justified? 