Originally Posted by
zeppinger
What is the primary difference between a purse and a back pack? A man carries a back pack and a woman carries a purse. I back pack can be carried over the should just like a purse and a purse can often be worn like a back pack. Its the same thing, its a bag that carries stuff. Potentially it can carry other peoples property out of their stores.
The discrimination is not against purses and backpacks but against men and women. If a store where to suddenly have a policy against people who wear pants into their store instead of skirts and dresses would this be discrimination against pants?
The difference between purses and backpacks is that high school and college students mostly carry backpacks, and most store managers believe--rightly or wrongly--that a lot of shoplifting is done by students.