12. Atlanta, Georgia (9.1%)
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State Representative Erica Thomas and a man named Erik Sparkes got into a heated argument in a grocery store in July of 2019. Thomas was checking out in the express lane and may have had too many items, which annoyed Sparkes.
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Both had different accounts of what was exactly said during their heated exchange. Thomas claimed racial verbal abuse – Sparkes denied that claim, but admitted to swearing at her and calling her lazy.
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