This is a set up-—they wanted to get arrested.
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Feral Entitlement.
How long were they there?
Aren’t most Starbucks run by liberals?
I buy my coffee almost exclusively at Dunkin Donuts. Only on Vets day, do I venture in the Starbucks to get my free coffee.
The men were taking up customer space, not ordering anything.
Worst of all, they refused to leave after being requested to.
This is a restaurant, not a waiting station.
No one is entitled to a table and chair when they are not bringing in any new money. Sca-daddle!!
Next time give them job applications…
Article makes like its illegal to arrest blacks.
Philadelphia is completely liberal Democrat and black operated.
Uh, why is there “outrage” over their arrest? They were loitering. They were politely asked to leave, and refused.
This would be no issue if those were two white guys arrested for not following the requests of the owners/employees. But, glad to see a liberal organization getting attacked for this same BS.
Whatever.
/shrug
They will now sue. Already, a horde of lawyers is trying to contact them to open a lawsuit. Starbucks will bow down in penitence and give the two guys any money they ask for.
Some folks will hang out at Starbucks for the free wifi . They’ll nurse a cup of coffee for hours for the privilege. Some just sit in their car and do it.
Lately, though, for free wifi, their login screen fequires a name and address. Before, you could just accept the terms and dive in.
Maybe these two were just websurfing and occupying seats normally taken by paying customers (however marginally) doing the same. Maybe not. But if they just sat there and bought nothing in a commercial space, that’s loitering and most cities have laws against that.
antifa does not believe in private property
I see from the article the two were waiting for a friend—who turned up as the police were escorting the other two out. A neat coincidence.
I doubt a store manager would turn two people away if they were simply waiting on someone—even for half of an hour. If you’re in a place like Starbucks doing nothing for an hour and won’t buy anything...why do you need to be in there to do that?
Some mal-adjusted chess players were like that. Loitered in a clean, well-lit place for long hours, buying just a coffee or two and maybe some coffee cake. Maybe not so bad for two old friends at a McDonald’s, but I remember reading about a coffee shop in Canada that nearly went under because a couple dozen players camped at the tables during business hours buying next to nothing while they played. Police eventually convinced them to find some place else to play.
Who called the police?
“Aren’t most Starbucks run by liberals? “
“the two men allegedly remained in the Starbucks after a manager told them they had to order something, according to the witnesses inside the Starbucks”
A business can’t stay open if people camp out on the property but refuse to buy anything. If they are not interested in purchasing what the establishment sells, they should leave. If they refuse to leave, they are trespassing.
These two knuckleheads are looking for the race card payout.