Is OTHER wrong in the post ? POST : Hear Me Out…

First off, I would consider myself a tolerant person. I’m a college student going to a primarily liberal college and I’ve learned a lot about the many hardships that African Americans had to suffer through.

I work a part time job at a drug store (Don’t want to give too many details on where I work). My main duties are to stock shelves, keep an eye out for shoplifters, help customers and occasionally work the register. I’ve been working at this establishment for a little over a year and a half I’ve noticed a pattern… I’ve noticed that a STRONG 90% of the shoplifters that come to the store are African American. About twice a day a grown African American man or woman (mostly women) come to the store and shop lift. At first, I thought I just be a coincidence, but it keeps on happening! Our shoppers are roughly 30ish percent black 50ish percent white and 20ish percent other races if I made a guess. I am aware of selective attention bias and when I first started noticing a pattern I always tried my best to make sure that I’m paying equal attention to everyone, but it’s gotten to the point where the only people that I have noticed shoplifting are African Americans and Kids. I’m not one of those people who thinks they steal “BeCauSE iTs iN tHeRE dNa” I understand that the mostly likely explanation is the population density of low-income houses/apartments in the vicinity of the store. Because of this, whenever an African American comes into the store I take their race into account when considering if I need to keep an eye out on them. This isn’t the only basis I would use, for example, Shoplifters often LOOK/ACT suspicious, there always staring at me and my coworkers and pace back in forth in one spot. (The point I’m trying to make is that I don’t SOLEY base it one race.)

Side Note- I would NEVER accuse someone of shoplifting unless I was 1000% sure that they are. I am WAY to socially awkward to blindly accuse people. Its one of my nightmares to accuse someone who isn’t shoplifting of shoplifting, I would look like such a dumbass. Additionally, when I’m suspecting someone, I don’t make it obvious I’m observing them. I believe everyone should feel comfortable when shopping and not feel like they are being watched. I use the mirrors we have on the ceiling and try to only observe without their knowledge. (cuz they usually shoplift when they think they aren’t being watched, and if they don’t shoplift I don’t want them to feel targeted.) Also---- EVERY SINGLE TIME I confront someone who I am 100% CERTAIN is stealing (1. I saw them take something and store it in a suspicious place. 2. They try to leave without paying it.) The NUMBER ONE excuse that is given is “Ohhhhhhh, Because I’m Black?”-NO! ITS BECAUSE I SAW YOU PUT IT IN YOUR FUCKING PURSE CUNT!

Anyway, AITA and I should just defy all of my and my coworkers’ observations and act like the African Americans in my area don’t steal a disproportional amount compared to anyone else?