- Mother got here into Walmart in Jackson, Mississippi, together with her son in solely a diaper
- Supermarket employee Felicia confronted her with different buyers and referred to as cops
- Felicia stated she was fired three days later throughout her subsequent shift for posting video
Shocked buyers confronted a mom who introduced her toddler son to Walmart carrying nothing however a diaper in freezing climate.
The little boy was shivering as he sat within the purchasing trolley within the retailer in Jackson, Mississippi, on Wednesday throughout final week’s winter storm.
Temperatures plunged to 37F that day, but the kid wasn’t given correct garments for the purchasing journey.
Felicia Nicole, a Walmart employee who confronted the mom together with different buyers, stated she was sacked after posting video of the boy on-line.
The younger lady stated it was 20F or colder when the mom and little one got here in, and the boy was solely carrying a diaper with no shirt, socks, or footwear.
Shocked buyers confronted a mom who introduced her toddler son to Walmart carrying nothing however a diaper in freezing climate. This was after one other shopper put a jacket over the boy
The mom (left) merely continued her purchasing, tossing groceries into the trolley subsequent to her son
She stated earlier than her video started, one other shopper draped a black jacket over the boy after his mom refused to get him one thing to put on.
At one level the toddler visibly shivered together with his enamel chattering.
‘What’s mistaken with you?’ an older man requested the mom repeatedly as she grabbed searching for cabinets and tossing them within the trolley subsequent to her son.
She circled and advised the person to decrease his voice, then pushed her trolley away and twerked her backside mockingly at Felicia’s digital camera.
Felicia and different buyers stated somebody ought to name the cops, however the mom appeared to say police had already been referred to as on her twice earlier than.
‘As lengthy as you bought sizzling water, hearth extinguisher…’ she stated, earlier than dramatically pausing.
‘When you come within the retailer absolutely dressed and your child’s not…’ Felicia replied.
‘How many children you bought?’ the mom shot again, and Felicia stated she had one little one as the lady turned and pushed her trolley down the frozen meals aisle.
A second video confirmed a form older shopper, a girl on a mobility scooter, dressing the boy in a long-sleeved shirt and pants she purchased for him.
As she dressed the toddler, his mom stood subsequent to the trolley fiddling together with her cellphone.
A second video confirmed a form older shopper, a girl on a mobility scooter, dressing the boy in a long-sleeved shirt and pants she purchased for him
As she dressed the toddler, his mom stood subsequent to the trolley fiddling together with her cellphone
Felicia later posted an replace for her TikTok followers confirming that police have been referred to as on the mom.
‘Yes, we did name the police. I imply, why would not we? Why would not we?’ she stated, holding again tears.
‘When you see a baby that is being uncared for, do not have on any garments, only a diaper, no footwear, no socks, no shirt, no nothing. So why would not we name the police?’
Felicia stated the lady requested her if she had a baby and she or he did – however he died.
Behind her within the wall was a photograph of a small little one mendacity in a hospital mattress with a tube down his throat.
‘If my little one was dwelling, ain’t no means in hell my little one can be on the market with no garments on, only a diaper,’ she stated.
In a reply to a touch upon her video she wrote: ‘Some individuals don’t want children! They must tie her tubes and burn them’.
Felicia later stated hours after she posted the unique movies, her supervisor referred to as her demanding she take them down – which she did.
Felicia Nicole, a Walmart employee who confronted the mom together with different buyers, stated she was sacked after posting video of the boy on-line
Felicia stated in an replace that the lady requested her if she had a baby and she or he did – however he died. Behind her within the wall was a photograph of a small little one mendacity in a hospital mattress with a tube down his throat
She was not rostered to work final Thursday and Friday, and after reporting to work on Saturday, she was all of the sudden fired two hours earlier than her shift ended.
‘I took it upon myself to document it for the kid sake. No I wasn’t enthusiastic about the implications on the time, At that point my primary focus was on that harmless poor little one, and to get him some assist,’ she stated.
‘Now I’m jobless as a result of I used to be solely attempting to assist and save that child life.’
A fundraiser to pay Felicia’s payments whereas she seems for a brand new job has amassed nearly $4,000.
Former Planned Parenthood director Dr Abby Johnson was certainly one of many viewers horrified by the movies after they have been reposted to Twitter.
‘It can be not possible for me to not seize that child and maintain him subsequent to my physique till he warmed up and stopped shaking. If this lady treats him like this in public, simply think about what is going on to him in non-public,’ she wrote.
‘I hope her youngsters are eliminated and positioned right into a secure, loving dwelling. So many households can be prepared to supply that dwelling for him, together with ours.’
Jackson Police Department didn’t solutions calls to verify if any motion was taken towards the boy’s mom.