Parents Outraged After Father Is Suspected Of Kidnapping His Bi-Racial Kids

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  1. blackbull1970

    blackbull1970 Well-Known Member

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...ughters_n_3313143.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular


    A Virginia couple was shocked to find a police officer in front of their home when they returned from running errands, but they were even more surprised by the reason for the cop's visit-- to question whether or not they were in fact their children's parents.

    Joseph, a white man who didn't want his last name revealed, and his black wife Keana told FOX5DC that they were outraged after the policeman told them a security guard at their local Walmart had suspected Joseph of kidnapping his three young daughters.

    "He asks us very sincerely, ‘Hey, I was sent here by Walmart security. I just need to make sure that the children that you have are your own,’” Joseph said.

    "I was dumbfounded," Keana said. "I sat there for a minute and I thought, ‘Did he just ask us if these were our kids knowing what we went through to have our children?’

    The couple, who have been married for 10 years, have a four-year-old daughter and two-year-old twin girls. Joseph had taken the girls to a Walmart near their Prince County home to cash a check and left after spending a short time in the parking lot. After speaking with the officer, they called the store demanding an explanation.

    According to Keana, she was told a customer was alarmed after seeing her husband and children.

    "Well, the customer was concerned because they saw the children with your husband and he didn't think that they fit," Keana told the news station. "And I said, ‘What do you mean by they don't fit?’ And I was trying to get her to say it. And she says, ‘Well, they just don't match up.’”

    As interracial marriage rates increase, the birth of interracial children has soared in the past decade, with more than 7% born before the 2010 Census. According to the Washington Post, Virginia leads the nation in the percentage of marriages between blacks and whites, making Joseph and Keana just one of many couples who may be subjected to similar treatment.

    Although they were upset, the couple said they were not surprised by the incident. Walmart issued a statement to the TV station saying they were looking into the situation.
     
  2. Ches

    Ches Well-Known Member

    Wow!!! Are you kidding me???? :smt011

    And if that same woman saw a parent beating on their kid (not spanking, beating) in the parking lot at Walmart, she likely would walk on by and not want to get involved...
     
  3. JamahlSharif

    JamahlSharif Well-Known Member

  4. pettyofficerj

    pettyofficerj New Member

    SURPRISE!
     
  5. xoxo

    xoxo Well-Known Member

    This happened at Walmart or a similar store about five years ago with a White man and his adopted Black daughter.

    Walmart might hire outside security...but stop shopping at Walmart folks!
     
  6. Resurrected Fear

    Resurrected Fear New Member

    This obviously happened in an area where IR is few to none. this person overstepped their boundaries but it's an understandable mistake from the ignorant mind.
     

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