While Staples understood that society's principles and beliefs were changing, he felt troubled by the fact that black men were still being judged and misjudged based on their appearance alone. One example was when he was a reporter in Chicago and he rushed to the office to meet a deadline and was mistaken for a burglar. The office manager becomes alarmed and calls security to try to get him out of the building. The next example he gives is when he is waiting for a job interview and decides to walk into a jewelry store. Upon entering, the owner apologized and quickly returned with a Doberman pinscher in hand. It was clear that the owner was afraid as she stood there, not even noticing the questions he was asking. One of his colleagues was arrested while trying to cover the story about a killer who lived in Waukegan, Illinois, and he was mistaken for the killer. Although he considers himself lucky so far, he is grateful that he did not suffer the same fate as his colleague. It is for this reason that Staples continues to modify its behavior in order to appear less