A Pregnant Woman Accused of Shoplifting — Why I Side with the Store

Jeanne Grunert
Sep 6, 2018 · 5 min read

Business Insider reports that a pregnant woman is mortified, humiliated, and furious because store security at Staples, the office supply store, stopped to ascertain if she is really pregnant.

They thought she was shoplifting.

“assorted-color clothes hanged inside department store with lights turned on” by Prudence Earl on Unsplash

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