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HOUSTON—A shirt that appears to glorify drugs and drug dealers drew scorn from angry customers who sounded off in the parking lot of a southwest Houston discount store on Thursday.
“I can’t believe they’re selling something like this,” said George Wyatt in the parking lot of DD’S Discounts, which is located at Wilcrest Drive and Beechnut Street.
Customers like Wyatt were outraged about a sweatshirt that seemed to serve as a how-to guide for making crack cocaine.
DD’s was selling the item for around $8.
“I’m speechless,” added Wyatt. “I don’t know what to say.”
Printed on the shirt were a series of pictures along with the words, “stack paper say nothing.”
A former drug dealer, who asked not to be identified, explained what the pictures meant.
“There’s baking soda on it. That’s for cooking cocaine. There are spoons on it. It’s a crack shirt,” he said.
Reggie Gordon, a local activist who tries to keep troubled kids from turning to crime, expressed outrage.
“I want to know why they would allow this kind of stuff to be on their shelf,” said Gordon.
Late Thursday evening, the item was removed from the store’s shelves. A corporate spokesperson said the company was “committed to addressing issues quickly as they may arise.”
The spokesperson added that DD’s didn’t make the shirt and said it was only selling it. But some customers clearly thought it was a bad deal.
http://www.khou.com/news/Drug-Shirt-Controversy-135708993.html
“I can’t believe they’re selling something like this,” said George Wyatt in the parking lot of DD’S Discounts, which is located at Wilcrest Drive and Beechnut Street.
Customers like Wyatt were outraged about a sweatshirt that seemed to serve as a how-to guide for making crack cocaine.
DD’s was selling the item for around $8.
“I’m speechless,” added Wyatt. “I don’t know what to say.”
Printed on the shirt were a series of pictures along with the words, “stack paper say nothing.”
A former drug dealer, who asked not to be identified, explained what the pictures meant.
“There’s baking soda on it. That’s for cooking cocaine. There are spoons on it. It’s a crack shirt,” he said.
Reggie Gordon, a local activist who tries to keep troubled kids from turning to crime, expressed outrage.
“I want to know why they would allow this kind of stuff to be on their shelf,” said Gordon.
Late Thursday evening, the item was removed from the store’s shelves. A corporate spokesperson said the company was “committed to addressing issues quickly as they may arise.”
The spokesperson added that DD’s didn’t make the shirt and said it was only selling it. But some customers clearly thought it was a bad deal.
http://www.khou.com/news/Drug-Shirt-Controversy-135708993.html
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