A Chicago area gay couple who were recently shopping at the retailer have been banned from all stores permanently. While going through the self-checkout, video apparently caught the men and their two adopted boys not ringing through a lighter. The men, both lawyers, were then interrogated by store security for nearly an hour, only to be acquitted of charges and released. Wal-Mart management then informed the men they had been banned from all stores, and would be prosecuted for trespassing if they did not leave immediately. In addition, the store sent the men a bill for $158.40, or the full cost of the lighters. Both men, and the two sons, claim in statements that they were harassed and degraded during the event. Of particular note were the disparaging remarks towards lifestyle apparently made to the two young boys.
The question then begs itself: is Wal-Mart either (a) too elitist and strict in their policies; and/or (b) homophobic in their actions?
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