An shop came under serious fire for a racist sign that was put up banning black teens and dogs from his store in Australia.

The sign at the Melbourne milk bar read:

“Statement. Because the 14-18 year old black always steal. Prohibit 14-18 year-old blacks and dogs into the shop,”

Melbourne resident, Cam, spotted the sign and posted it to twitter saying:

Local Melton Milk Bar is just asking for trouble with this sign! pic.twitter.com/iPvwPw1pzD
— Cam™ (@funkycarbon) April 14, 2017

The outrage obviously poured in and the owner tried to say it was an impulse to put the sign up after sharing CCTV footage showing eight black teens coming in and intimidating him and stealing. He said he had been the victim of 20 crimes in two years and that he just reacted.

The sign has since been removed.

Whilst I can understand frustration at youth harassment this man obviously has no understanding of working with a community and not against it. He should have engaged with local people and police and got help rather than alienating himself and ousting himself as racist.

Do you agree?

Read more here: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australian-shop-under-fire-over-sign-banning-black-teenagers-a7683571.html