The one time "you can't leave" is the best thing a Target employee can say.

Target staff told a shopper she 'couldn't leave' at self-checkout — they had spotted a man following and photographing her

Nina Sotom, who posts on TikTok as @ninasotom, was stopped by security at a Target self-checkout as she tried to leave. Staff told her a man had been following her through the store and secretly photographing her; the other security worker apologized for not catching it sooner and said the man had already been thrown out. The team then walked Sotom to her car. She posted about it on TikTok, thanking the staff for watching out for her.

Source: Target staff told a shopper she 'couldn't leave' at self-checkout — they had spotted a man following and photographing her — Upworthy

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