If you believed you’d heard it all when it comes to over-the-top racist rants, allow me to introduce you to one of the most shameless examples imaginable: a woman named Janee Jewell Plummer. She’s not just your typical “Karen” screaming about minor inconveniences in a store aisle. She’s taken entitlement to a whole new level by punching, spitting, and hurling obscene slurs at a Black security guard—all because he dared to confront her for attempting to shoplift. According to multiple reports, she seemed to think she owned the place. Or at least she acted like it.
But ownership, entitlement, or whatever mania might be bouncing around in her head is hardly the biggest problem here. The real issue is the hatred—straight-up, unfiltered racism. Plummer took an ordinary confrontation about unpaid merchandise and warped it into an ugly display of bias that repeated itself not once, not twice, but several times. She’s apparently developed some obsessive fascination with victimizing the same individual, proving that she’s both unoriginal and dangerously hateful.
A Pattern of Racial Abuse
It’s not enough for Plummer to attempt robbery. She’s got to pepper it with the N-word and a barrage of physical assaults. If her behavior were limited to one incident, that would still be terrible, but at least you’d think maybe she lost her mind in the moment. Instead, she has a criminal record longer than some epic fantasy novels, including an earlier robbery where she threatened a random woman with a hammer and tried to steal her dogs. That’s not just bizarre; it’s downright terrifying.
But the piece de résistance in this twisted tale is the repeated targeting of the same Black security guard. You’d think that if someone lands in jail for screaming the N-word and punching a guard, they might, I don’t know, rethink that approach. Not Plummer. She came back, found the same guard, and spat on him. That’s right—somehow, she believed her spit was the exclamation point to drive home her hatred. She basically said, “I don’t have to like Black people.” Talk about a broken moral compass.
Failing to Stand Trial
If you’re thinking her behavior was so absurd the justice system would swiftly deliver consequences, hold that thought. This is where the story gets even more aggravating. She was found “unfit to stand trial” on certain charges, got some kind of break or leniency, and then—surprise—she failed to appear at a hearing. It’s like she’s mocking the entire system. This is a person who’s had run-ins with the law stretching back to the late 90s, but apparently can’t be bothered to show up when the judge calls.
It’s maddening because it shows a pattern. She’s not some person who had one bad day. She’s a career criminal who specializes in being vile. Most criminals at least have the decency to commit their crimes and then hide in shame. Not Plummer. She’s out here telling people she doesn’t have to like Black folks. It’s like she has a personal vendetta against common human decency.
How This Impacts Real People
It’s easy to shrug and say, “Well, she’s just one unhinged individual. Who cares?” But the unfortunate reality is that Marcus Evans, the security guard who got assaulted and called racial slurs, is a real person. He’s not just a name in a police report. He has to put up with these repeated attacks, with someone spitting in his face, punching him, and publicly humiliating him. This is more than a single event. It’s a relentless pattern of harassment that has left him—and likely many others—exhausted and fed up.
Evans, who relocated to Portland thinking he’d find a welcoming environment, says he’s experienced more racism there than anywhere else he’s lived. That’s a gut punch for anyone who still believes racism is just an occasional slip of the tongue by a clueless person. This is malicious, targeted behavior—over and over again.
Why We Should All Be Outraged
Some might label this incident “just another bias crime,” but that phrase is too neat. It doesn’t capture the sheer audacity of someone who repeatedly attacks a person because of their race and seems proud of it. This woman didn’t just lose her cool. She bragged about her hatred. That’s not ignorance. That’s a conscious choice to be malicious.
Remember that she has also tried to steal from the store, threatened to kill someone, and tried to steal dogs. She’s basically a one-person wrecking crew. It’s the sort of behavior that makes you wonder how many times she’s gotten away with smaller acts of hate that never made the news. Nobody morphs into a violent racist overnight. This likely has been her MO for a while, and now it’s just out in the open for everyone to see.
The Wider Problem
Don’t make the mistake of thinking Plummer is a standalone phenomenon. Her case is merely a loud, revolting example of a broader culture that tolerates or dismisses casual racism. The city of Portland, for all its supposed progressiveness, has plenty of stories like these. Maybe not always this extreme, but the racism is real, and people like Evans have endured far too many episodes to ignore.
So what’s going on? We have a city that prides itself on acceptance, yet we see an increasing number of hate-based confrontations. And it’s not just one group of victims. Multiple reports show that Portland has seen a spike in racially motivated crimes over the past few years. Plummer’s repeated attacks only highlight how broken the system can be when it tries—and fails—to hold racists accountable.
A Reminder That Words Have Weight
When Plummer screamed the N-word, spat on a Black man, and said she didn’t have to like Black people, she sent a clear message: some folks out there believe they’re entitled to treat others like garbage. And the sad reality is that she’s not the only one who thinks this way. The difference is that she’s brazen enough (or stupid enough, take your pick) to make it public. Maybe she thinks she’s unstoppable.
If there’s anything we can take from this fiasco, it’s that calling out racism isn’t optional. If someone like Plummer is allowed to run wild, constantly attacking people for their skin color, then we’re saying it’s somehow tolerable. And it’s not.
Final Thoughts
In my opinion, Plummer represents the worst mix of ignorance, arrogance, and unrepentant hatred. She doesn’t care about the damage she causes, and she seems proud of her barbaric behavior. She’s not simply a petty thief. She’s a person who actively terrorizes others because of their race—and then spews hateful remarks for good measure.
Maybe the courts will finally hold her accountable. Maybe they won’t. But we shouldn’t wait for the perfect verdict to decide how we feel about this. At the very least, we owe it to ourselves and to her victims to condemn this nonsense at every turn. We can’t just brush this off as another “Karen meltdown.” It’s far more sinister than that. It’s raw, unapologetic racism, and it deserves our absolute contempt. And if you disagree, well, maybe it’s time to question why you’d want to defend someone who sees nothing wrong with spitting on another human being while hurling slurs.