I Paid For The Bra! Why Are You Arresting Me?

A Black woman was accused of shoplifting at a Victoria's Secret in Collierville, Tennessee 

In suburban Memphis a Black woman is not happy about the service she got at a local Victoria's Secret. This happened in Collierville, Tennessee, about 10 miles from Memphis.

It happened at the Carriage Crossing Mall and the woman is demanding accountability.

The worker at Victoria's Secret called the cops on Jovita Jones Cage after she bought a bra from the Victoria's Secret, but the worker forgot to take the sensor off it.

So she took it back with the receipt on the next day, explaining what happened.

"She got the receipts out and was able to find the right one and remove the sensor. I told her she could keep the bag there, because I was going to go shopping around the store," said Cage.

As she was trying on more clothes, a Collierville cop came into the store. He went straight up to her and told her she was under arrest for shoplifting.

Cage was shocked and upset.

Cage said she didn't do anything wrong. The cop said that she was being placed in custody because she was allegedly shoplifting inside the store.

The store manager decided to call the cops on her without any confrontation.

"I think it was for the simple fact that I was black," she said.

Jovita Jones Cage is fuming mad. Victoria's Secret in Memphis accused her of shoplifting after she came back into the store with an item that was tagged.

She attended Howard University and graduated. She tutors for children. Why would she want to steal?

After the cop and store manager aggressively searched her purse and bag, they told her that she is no longer allowed to shop inside the mall.

So she formally made a complaint with the corporate office and said the representative apologized and gave her a $100 gift card. She rejected it. She said that she can't be bought off.

The company formally made a statement. It said that it fired the store manager out the cannon.

"We are sincerely sorry for the experience Ms. Jones Cage Had in our store. Bottom line, we made a mistake, and we do not tolerate this behavior. Our head of stores has been trying to reach Ms. Jones Cage to personally apologize for her experience. Victoria's Secret is adamant that all customers be treated with dignity and respect. We have invested the matter, and the associate involved is no longer employed with our brand. In addition, we are meeting with every associate in the store to reinforce our values and policies. We are committed to delivering an excellent shopping experience to every customer, every time... we have work to do - and we are dedicated to this mission."

Cage said that the NAACP is now getting involved in the matter.

How about that?

Shopping while Black.

Grilling while Black.

Driving while Black.

Eating while Black.

Living in Trump's America while Black.