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  • Body Cameras To Be Worn By TJ Maxx and Marshalls Employees In An Effort To Reduce Thefts

    Body Cameras To Be Worn By TJ Maxx and Marshalls Employees In An Effort To Reduce Thefts

    TJ Maxx and Marshalls, two popular US retailers, have decided to provide their employees with body cameras as a measure to address the increasing incidents of theft, per the NY Post. 

    This move by TJX Companies comes after conducting trials with the body cameras at selected store locations earlier this year,

    “de-escalate incidents, deter crime and demonstrate to our associates and customers that we take safety in our stores seriously,”

    a spokesperson for the parent company told FOX Business. 

    The body cameras will be worn by specially trained loss prevention officers. The company has stated that the recorded footage will only be shared with law enforcement if requested or in response to a subpoena. During a recent earnings call, Chief Financial Officer John Klinger expressed the company’s hope that the presence of the cameras would discourage potential thieves once they are aware they are being filmed.

    According to the National Retail Federation, businesses across the country suffered losses totaling $112.1 billion in 2022 due to theft. In response, several companies, including Target and Dollar General, have announced their intentions to either limit or remove self-checkout options at their stores as a deterrent to thieves.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Yale Physician Says All Doctors Should Be Required To Wear Bodycams After Witnessing Several Encounters Of Black Patients Being Mistreated

    Yale Physician Says All Doctors Should Be Required To Wear Bodycams After Witnessing Several Encounters Of Black Patients Being Mistreated

    A Yale University physician says hospitals should mandate doctors to wear body cameras after experiencing several racist encounters from some of her colleagues, according to the Daily Mail. 

    Dr. Amanda Calhoun, who is a third-year resident doctor at Yale, said she has seen racist behavior coming from her colleagues toward black patients.

    “I have witnessed countless racist behaviors toward Black patients, often coupled with conscious and cruel statements,”

    Calhoun, wrote in a recent opinion piece for The Boston Globe.

    “I have heard White nurses joke that young Black children will probably join gangs and doctors describe the natural hair of Black people as ‘wild’ and ‘unkempt.’”

    The 28-year-old who described herself as an

    “expert in the mental health effects of anti-Black racism,”

    said in the article that she had

    “seen Black patients unnecessarily physically restrained.”

    She added,

    “I have stood in the emergency department as a Black teenager died from a gunshot wound while White staff chuckled, saying he was ‘just another criminal.’”

    Dr. Calhoun said she urges medical institutions to implement body and to ensure a safer and more liable work environment.

    “Monitoring the actions of individuals can result in self-checking behavior,”

    she wrote.

    “If we want to see a reduction in poor health outcomes for Black patients, we must hold health care professionals accountable in real time.”

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?