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Target employee tells woman at self-checkout section ‘You can’t leave’—turns out it actually saved her life

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12.06.2026

Women’s safety is a rising concern in modern society. Each day we switch on the news to hear about another woman getting harassed or assaulted in public places. Even shopping centers and convenience stores covered with security cameras do not help much in dangerous situations. A woman named Nina Sotom (@ninasotom on TikTok) was out at her local Target to do some shopping, when she experienced something truly terrifying. In her TikTok video, Sotom mentioned that while she was about to make her exit after the shopping spree and reached the store’s self-checkout counter, Target’s security personnel stopped her from leaving.

@ninasotom @target ♬ original sound – nina

@target ♬ original sound – nina

What the security team actually stopped her for

Initially, Sotom was confused, but she gradually came to know the real reason behind the security personnel’s action. While Sotom was busy browsing, the security person was........

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