A Black British activist is furious after he said he was harassed and falsely accused of stealing because of his skin color.
Cephas Williams said the incident took place on Sunday, June 27, at the Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent, a village in the Borough of Dartford in Kent, England. In the 37-minute clip posted to Williams’ YouTube page the following day, two hands — which are not Black — are seen grabbing Williams’ wrist and two suitcases.
The man repeatedly questions, “Why are you grabbing my arm?” when asked by one of the men if he had paid for the items as he was leaving the House of Fraser department store. He then asks Williams for proof of purchase, which the Black man said he had but was concerned as to why his arm was being grabbed and he was seemingly being pulled back toward the store.
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“You can’t come at me like this. You can’t come at me like this and expect for me to show you a receipt,” Williams tells both men. “This is not how you speak to people. This is not how you speak to human beings. Why are you grabbing me up in the middle of Bluewater?”
One of the men, dressed in an black suit, later accused Williams of throwing a “tantrum,” to which he responded, “No, it’s behind my attention. Black people are going through this all the time.”
For the next several minutes, Williams repeatedly states, “let go of my arm!” All three men continue to argue over whether Williams had paid for both suitcases, which throughout the exchange, he maintains that he did. Eventually, two more security guards in yellow vests appear and attempt to calm Williams down.
Finally it is confirmed by the employee in black that the items were indeed paid for, and Williams demands that he admits his wrong on camera.
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