Looks like there were several groups of riders showing up to counter protest the Westboro loons and some of them were carrying vulgar signs and such and those were the ones the manager asked to leave.
Side note - This bit from the first comment on the article would seem to back up the part about the vulgar signs: "....I was in the middle of those groups and they did nothing wrong and was there to support the troops..just because they had things on their signs that others do not have the balls to put does not mean they are or were in the wrong..."
Thanks, Reese. I guess KRMG (and I) could have done a little more research...
Still, I have approached people who seemed scary, and offered my hand, and asked politely for them to move (they were in front of us at a concert), and had no trouble. I think the screaming Starbuck’s employee is what caused the problem.
Last paragraph of the article you linked:
“Starbucks released a statement saying “We apologize for the misunderstanding at our Bartlesville store. Our store partners (employees) In no way meant to dishonor or disrespect members of the military or their families. We are sorry for the loss of Sgt. Christopher Gailey and send our condolences to his family. To express our gratitude to those in the Bartlesville community who serve and have served in our armed forces, we welcome any of our troops or veterans to our Bartlesville store to enjoy a cup of coffee on us.”
Mongols — those are genuine 1%ers. That might be who the Starbucks manager chased off, not realizing he was dealing with an outlaw gang! Good thing the manager didn’t end up with some fresh ventilation.