Daisy Osakue, complaint from the Italian athlete: ‘They thought I was stealing because I was black’

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“There were a lot of people there and they stopped me, suddenly stopped because I was stealing the whole store. It bothers me, a lot.” Go back to talking about racism Daisy Osakuediscus thrower of the Italian national team, the Olympic champion, who lives in the province of Turin, in Moncalieri, and who has already reported on other occasions that he is a victim of discrimination, for example a few years ago when he was hit by an egg thrower from a car running and injured the cornea.

The inconvenience described in a social post

The story has been confirmed from the Ansa agency reported the Italian athlete’s video leak in a post published on Instagram. “I was stopped in Turin in an Apple store. They thought I was stealing, because I was black”, revealed Osakue. “It was a beautiful day, it was sunny and I needed a new adapter because I bought a new mobile phone. Suddenly, while I was on the top floor of the shop, a boy with an orange bib, one of the security. And he says to me: ‘You must pay before you leave’.” The girl then asks: “What do you mean? I’m going down, after I look at what I need, I’ll pay down.” The security officer responded promptly. “I’m doing my job, I’m just doing my job. The dialogue then continues: “Let’s be serious, let’s look at each other – Osakue explained at that point – you blocked me and not people else, why?”. At that point he says after opening his wallet and showing his Fiamme Gialle card “You blocked the only black soldier and stopped me because you thought I was stealing “, the angry statement of the blue athlete. “I’m going home on foot. If someone touches me, it’s all my fault leaving the house at Christmas to go shopping.” Then, the final breakout. “I understand it was working, people stealing and all you want ‘ and when there are more people you show that you are basing it on preconceptions and not facts.

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