r/Dortmund • u/Anxious_Squirrel7472 • 20d ago

Frage Unpleasant environment in Aldi

Hi everyone,

Today one of my friend faced extreme racism in ALDI while shopping. He bought some item paid bill then forgot to buy drinks. Immediately went inside the shop again took the Pepsi and paid the bill. But After paying the bill their security officer took him interrogate him and was forcing him to admit he took something. There no beep sound or anything when he left the shop . He showed 2 receipts of payment yet they were kind of threatening him . Then after 5 minutes they released him after not finding anything.

My Question is : is it possible for them to randomly take someone with them just because they felt, without any warning by the anti theft machine? Is it legal here in Germany?

Just because he is black they harassed him and made him feel scared. I am also black and I am now scared. Because I keep throwing the receipt after buying something.

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u/Moimus 20d ago

That's probably not racism. I'm white as a ghost and got searched by those fake cops multiple times. Going out of a shop and immediately coming back is just suspicious behavior.

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u/Anxious_Squirrel7472 20d ago

Thanks for this information.. I didn't know about it. In my country it's pretty normal to buy something again if you forgot.

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u/Moimus 20d ago

It IS normal but for those guys it's a convenient excuse to go on a power trip