TORRINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman is thanking customers and employees of a Target store who defended her after she was berated by a man who called her “disgusting” for breastfeeding her baby in public.
Jessie Maher captured part of the confrontation Monday in the cafe of the Torrington Target on video and posted it to Facebook. The video was viewed nearly 3 million times and shared nearly 43,000 times by Tuesday afternoon.
Maher says the unidentified man swore at her and insulted her. Maher can be heard saying that she’s shaking.
One woman comes to her defense, saying: “You shouldn’t be ashamed of feeding your baby.” Two male Target employees then confront the man and escort him away from the cafe.
Connecticut state law and Target policy protects women nursing in public.
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