HOW DARE YOU LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT THE EMPTY SPACE TO MY RIGHT!
You do NOT have the right to freedom of looking. You are only allowed to look at SAFE SPACES!
You know, as much as we fuck around with this kind of stuff, it's getting more and more scary the shit that they are advocating (and somehow getting away with).
Typical answers coming from a white audience. News flash: Until you've been profiled you will never EVER understand what people of color go through when they shop and go about their business.
I know a retired teacher. She's in her 60s now. We had a talk one day about profiling, and she told me that when she goes into a store, security stares at her and will actually follow her around until she leaves. She's well educated. Has a masters in education. Also, has apartments in the area that generate 6 figures a year. Yet, she gets stared at and gets treated like a criminal. I wouldn't think you people would understand since many people here are white and male. I'm a white man myself, but I can at least sympathize with the OP.
Then go to another fucking store. It's not complicated.
You can call it profiling, anyone with half a brain will call it what it is: Statistics. And no matter how much you and anyone else wants to scream, pout, and whine like a complete baby - Statistics simply do not lie. They do not have feelings. They do not care about feelings. They are the absolute truth. And while I'm not going to advocate FOR these general policies, they certainly have the right to do so as they wish. Vote with your wallet.
Also I could careless if someone wants to follow me around at a store. I would turn around and say "Here, can you hold these for me while I keep looking around? Thanks."