I have never been treated so poorly in all my life, as a customer, by such lack-luster grocery store employees and their contracted security amateurs. I clearly did not warrant the malevolent mistreatment, degrading disrespect, and vile disregard of my physical needs (accommodations) like an electric cart for disabled or a simple offer of help. For a customer worth so much I never felt worth so little until the moment I was Assaulted, confronted, and threatened with use of physical force by such a hot headed unprofessional thug named Carlo, an unlicensed security guard who lacked credentials and proper training. Carlo was contracted by Ralphs Grocery Company and Mr. Martin Torres, The Store Director of Store #100-Sunset. I was never greeted. I was only hostilely attacked and physically prevented entry to the store. I was ordered to leave my rucksack at the front of the store, if I was to be permitted entry to the store to shop. I asked where my rucksack would be SECURED (as in LOCKED in a safely secured FOOT LOCKER or LOCKER waiting for my return). I was told only so vaguely that it would be "kept up front at the front of the store" by a seemingly shady Store Director, Mr. Martin Torres. He never once treated me like a customer, nor did he ever offer me the use of a disabled cart in his store, nor did he offer any reasonable solution to his problem, my rucksack. Honestly, he insinuated that my rucksack was a suitcase or luggage, and that I looked like a transient homeless bum loitering in his business and he further insinuated that I was a thief, and not worthy of managing my own affairs without his own private personal involvement. HE NEVER OFFERED to bring out a set of lockers to the front of the store for customers whom he assumed would give his store such a bad image. He just offered me no guarantee of security for my personal property which he insisted remain in his less than attentive care and the care of his bouncers whose interest solely was to be "Fashion Police". There is clearly a double standard favoring a certain group of customer at Store Number 100-Sunset. What ever happened to the invaluable "VALUES" of Ralphs? I can only leave you with a few suggestions. If it is worth avoiding civil rights law suits, and taking on Big Corporate Business Tycoons with: As Martin Torres, Store Director Ralphs #100-Sunset put it, "No Back Packs! It is the policy given to me by Corporate. It is also my policy." Please understand that this store does discriminate against others. The VALUES of Ralphs mission statement state:"Diversity : Reflecting a workplace that includes a variety of people from different backgrounds and cultures, diversity of opinions and thoughts.", and "Inclusion : Your voice matters, working together works, encouraging everyone's involvement, being the best person you can be.", and especially this "Respect for Others : Valuing opinions, property and perspectives of others." Mr. Torres and Carlo showed NO RESPECT FOR MY PROPERTY, and NO RESPECT TO ME. They showed me a CLEAR LACK OF INCLUSION, and skirted around the DIVERSITY issue by making generalizations (DISHONESTY) that still managed to GREATLY INSULT ME (on a deeper level) and PUBLICLY DEGRADED ME TO EMBARRASS ME AND EXCLUDE ME as a CUSTOMER and as a Person (a Human Being). If you ask me, Mr. Torres and whomever made the "No Back Pack" Policy Lacks INTEGRITY TOO. It was too much to ask of them to avoid dealing with the technical Legal Issues by simply implementing a two-fold policy: First: If, No Back Packs, then implement Policy. Second: Enforcing Policy would be difficult and prove impossible without discrimination issues, unless they take the proper countermeasures by providing a FAIR AND REASONABLE SOLUTION to the physical security of the customer's private property by means of CUSTOMER LOCKERS LOCATED AT THE SERVICE DESK OR FRONT OF THE STORE. LOCKERS WHICH THE CUSTOMERS WOULD HOLD A KEY, AND THE STORE DIRECTOR WOULD HOLD A KEY. If the customer leaves private property in the locker by closing, then the Store Director has the right to open and remove that private property from the locker and deal with it IAW Corporate Policy for Lost and Found Property. It would give the customers the security and liberty of not needing to carry their Purses, Wallets, or Bags into your store. They let female customers carry purses into their stores, why not back packs or suitcases on wheels? Why discriminate against disabled? Why discriminate against those who have NO voice (the poor, destitute, or transient)? Where are your values? What ever happened to "Ralphs/Food 4 Less Foundation was founded in 1991 with a commitment to improving the quality of life in the communities served by Ralphs" and "focuses on the needs of those living in areas served by Ralphs"? HOW?! They discriminate against and exclude certain people from services and goods of their stores. How does that improve this community? read more