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posted 9th Jan
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/breast-feeding-moms-unhappy-malls-apology-134938861--abc-news-savings-and-investment.html
Three mothers who were hassled at a mall in Delaware over breast-feeding say they are not satisfied with management's apology and will not return until the mall shares details about employee sensitivity training.
On Saturday, Autumne Murray, 23, Diana Hitchens, 25, and her sister-in-law Jessica Hitchens, 23, had staged a "nurse-in" at the Concord Mall to educate the public about a woman's legal right to nurse in public.
They brought signs bringing attention to the retail company, Hollister, in protest of a nursing mother who was reportedly asked to leave a store in Houston.
One of the signs read, "Hey Hollister, my baby has a right to eat. It's the law."
The women say they aren't members of a breast-feeding advocacy group, but they have been in contact with the Breastfeeding Coalition of Delaware, a group of healthcare professionals who aim to increase public awareness of the benefits of breast-feeding babies.
The three women said they had no problems with the Hollister employees at the Concord Mall. But when they left the store, security guards and a state trooper, pictured below, questioned whether they were exposing themselves and were told they would have to leave if they did so.
The Concord Mall issued a statement on Monday, saying it "has never had an issue with any mother breast-feeding her children in the mall and intends to fully comply with the law permitting this activity."
A spokeswoman for the mall declined to elaborate on the statement.
"Two officers from a security agency that works with the mall responded to the protest in a manner that the protesters have indicated was inappropriate. These two officers have been removed from the Mall pending further investigation."
"We apologize to our customers and tenants and the protesters for any inconvenience this situation may have caused. The Concord Mall is making every effort to properly train all officers regarding a mother's right to breast-feed her child."
Diana Hitchens, mother of three children, said she feels that the apology is "half-hearted.
"They don't admit to any wrongdoing. They said we felt like we were treated improperly. They don't admit that we were," Hitchens said.
Also at issue is what the mall says was a "crude" remark on its "unofficial" Facebook page that it denies posting. In Facebook posts, a user under "Concord Mall" defended the security guards and said the mothers were an "eyesore."
The mall said it is reporting the violations to Facebook for posts that were not authorized.
The women say they are planning another nurse-in at the mall on Jan. 20 at 3 p.m.
"They said they hope this will not happen again," Hitchens said. "They didn't tell us what they are going to do. Our goal is that they implement staff training."
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I have 2 kids & live in Pennsylvania
posted 9th Jan
Their right to Breastfeed is protected by law. Staff should be informed of this and they cannot tell a mother to go away or cover up.
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I have 1 child & live in United Kingdom
posted 9th Jan
I think they are trying to make a story where there isn't one. Yes, even if the guards told them to leave. You have a right to breastfeed , but you do not have a right to sit in or protest on private property.
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I have 1 child & live in Fort Sill, Oklahoma
posted 9th Jan
it happened it Houston, why are they going to a random mall to protest about something that didn't even happen there? 
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I have 1 child & live in Texas
posted 9th Jan
I think it is stupid. Basically because it didn't even happen at that mall. They aren't even proving anything in my opinion and then for them to feel like the apology isn't good enough...   ..Yeah I'm not even going to say anything else.
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I have 2 kids & live in Illinois
posted 9th Jan
I feel that they have a right to breastfeed but are making a non sensical arguement regarding the wordage of the apology
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I'm due July 1st (a girl), have 1 child & live in St Catharines, Ontario
posted 9th Jan
Now here is another question, do you ladies think this will start a "trend" of women taking this approach to be heard on the public breastfeeding issue despite a law already set in place or do you think other women will make a sensible stance utilizing the law already in place for a less "showy" scene?
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I have 2 kids & live in Pennsylvania
posted 9th Jan
I think their panties are in a twist
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I have 4 kids & live in Glen Burnie, Maryland
posted 10th Jan
So the Hollister incident happened in Houston and these mothers protested in Delaware, at a mall that wasn't an issue in their eyes until after they protested? I'm not really one to get up in arms about public breast feeding. If I was asked to leave, I wouldn't, if an employee screamed at me to leave I would report them and do my best to have them reprimanded or fired. I don't know, I don't even see how this story is media worthy, it just sounds like a bunch of bitching for no good reason.
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