He Didn’t Believe Her
According to Bates, the officer did not believe her. So she lifted her shirt to show him her belly and told Tinoco, “so he could see that I’m just a regular pregnant person buying school supplies.”
He Didn’t Believe Her
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Falsely Accused
The incident is the latest in a long line of high-profile incidents in which black customers in retail stores across the country have been falsely accused of theft while simply trying to shop. Shopping while pregnant with twins was stressful enough for Bates, so she didn’t need to be accused of faking her pregnancy to steal school supplies.
Falsely Accused
